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The Ethics of Resurrecting Extinct Species
April 8, 2013 At some point, scientists may be able to bring back extinct animals, and perhaps early humans, raising questions of ethics and environmental ... > full story -
'Pharmaceutical' Approach Boosts Oil Production from Algae
April 8, 2013 Taking an approach similar to that used for discovering new therapeutic drugs, chemists have found several compounds that can boost oil production by green microscopic algae, a potential source of ... > full story -
How Carbon Moves Within Planet Plays Big Role in Planetary Atmosphere Formation
April 8, 2013 A new study suggests that the way carbon moves from within a planet to the surface plays a big role in the evolution of a planet's atmosphere. Mars, which likely released much of its carbon as ... > full story -
No Map, No Problems for Monarchs
April 8, 2013 Monarch butterflies have long been admired for their sense of direction, as they migrate from Canada and the United States to Mexico. According to new findings from a team of scientists, the winged ... > full story -
Surprising Predictor of Ecosystem Chemistry
April 8, 2013 Scientists have found that the plant species making up an ecosystem are better predictors of ecosystem chemistry than environmental conditions such as terrain, geology, or altitude. This is the first ... > full story -
Carbon Dioxide Released from Burning Fuel Today Goes Back Into New Fuels Tomorrow
April 8, 2013 The search for ways to use megatons of carbon dioxide that may be removed from industrial smokestacks during efforts to curb global warming has led to a process for converting that major greenhouse ... > full story -
Gulf of Mexico Has Greater-Than-Believed Ability to Self-Cleanse Oil Spills
April 8, 2013 The Gulf of Mexico may have a much greater natural ability to self-clean oil spills than previously believed, an expert in bioremediation has ... > full story -
Byrd Came Oh-So-Close, but Probably Didn't Reach North Pole
April 8, 2013 When renowned explorer Richard E. Byrd returned from the first-ever flight to the North Pole in 1926, he sparked a controversy that remains today. Studying supercomputer simulations of atmospheric ... > full story -
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Population Boom Poses Interconnected Challenges of Energy, Food, Water
April 8, 2013 Mention great challenges in feeding a soaring world population, and thoughts turn to providing a bare subsistence diet for poverty-stricken people in developing countries. But an expert described a ... > full story -
High Salt Levels in Saharan Groundwater Endanger Oases Farming
April 8, 2013 For more than 40 years, snowmelt and runoff from Morocco's High Atlas Mountains has been dammed and redirected hundreds of kilometers to the south to irrigate oases farms in the arid, sub-Saharan ... > full story
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