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Bell Labs Is Gone. Academia Steps In. - New York Times

A vanguard group of universities is giving corporations greater access to ivory-tower laboratories — for a price.

Before It Disappears - New York Times

Many travelers are chasing what may be a modern-day version of an old human impulse — to behold an untrammeled frontier.

Chip-Shrinking May Be Nearing Its Limits

PhysOrg news: Chip-Shrinking May Be Nearing Its Limits

Chemical Find Shuts Down 2 LA Reservoirs

PhysOrg news: Chemical Find Shuts Down 2 LA Reservoirs

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Evidence Mounts for Electromagnetic Earthquake Precursors

A 30-year-old argument over whether earthquakes are preceded by an electromagnetic signal continues this week at the American Geophysical Union annual meeting.

Canada Province Rat-Free for 50 Years

The United States is home to 150 million rats, by some estimates. Alberta, Canada, has none. The reason? Meet John B. Bourne and his seven-person crew of vertebrate pest specialists.

Agriculture: the price of adaptation | EnergyBulletin.net | Peak Oil News Clearinghouse

EnergyBulletin.net : Peak Oil News Clearinghouse. : It's becoming increasingly recognized that today's industrial agriculture will stop being viable once cheap abundant fossil fuel becomes a thing of the past. Less often recognized are adaptations already taking place that will allow more sustainable agricultural systems to take its place - but at a price.

Small group of US experts insist global warming not man-made

PhysOrg news: Small group of US experts insist global warming not man-made

Neuronal circuits able to rewire on the fly to sharpen senses

PhysOrg news: Neuronal circuits able to rewire on the fly to sharpen senses

National Park Plans to Cull Its Herd of Elk - New York Times

Sharpshooters will be used to cull an elk population that roams and sometimes rampages through Rocky Mountain National Park, according to park officials.

Four Bolivian regions declare autonomy from government - CNN.com

Tensions were rising in Bolivia on Saturday as members of the country's four highest natural gas-producing regions declared autonomy from the central government.

Climate - Global Warming - Carbon Dioxide - China - Developing Countries - New York Times

Can the emerging superpower fast-forward through the most carbon-intense phase of nation building?

Michael Pollan - Argiculture - Disease Resistant Staph - Concentrated Animal Feed Operations - Sustainability - New York Times

What sustainability is really about.