As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation Program - New York TimesFarmers are taking their fields out of a government conservation program that pays them not to cultivate.
A Cleaner, Leaner Jet Age Has Arrived - New York Times
To save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, aviation manufacturers are developing all-composite fuselages and geared turbojets.
Death Looms for a Flood-Control Project - New York Times
A debate is taking place over the lower Mississippi Delta’s transformation from wetlands to dry fields.
Latest College Reading Lists: Menus With Pho and Lobster - New York Times
As students’ palates grow more sophisticated and admissions become more competitive, many top colleges are making their dining halls more gourmet.
Why the dating game is taken at face value
PhysOrg news: Why the dating game is taken at face value
Scientists take drugs to boost brain power: study
PhysOrg news: Scientists take drugs to boost brain power: study
Money for Indias Ultra Mega Coal Plants Approved - Dot Earth - Climate Change and Sustainability - New York Times Blog
Andrew C. Revkin on climate change and sustainable living.
April 9, 1806: I.K. Brunel Is Born, a Giant Among Engineers
The greatest civil engineer of his day built railroads, bridges, tunnels, docks and ships ... at enormous scale.
Los Angeles' Future in Mobility: Many Goals But Many Obstacles | Autopia from Wired.com
Los Angeles' population will grow by 2.4 million by 2030, resulting in a total of 7 million cars on the roads each day. Already, congestion in Los Angeles is one
IMF says US crisis is 'largest financial shock since Great Depression' | Business | guardian.co.uk
Fund says there is now a one-in-four chance of a full-blown global recession over the next 12 months
NASA's Top Climate Scientist Says Big Oil is Hiding a "Planet in Crisis" | The Daily Galaxy: News from Planet Earth & Beyond
The Daily Galaxy -News from Planet Earth & Beyond, is an eclectic text and video presentation of fascinating news and original insights on science, space exploration, technology, and their reflections in popular culture (film, books, events).
3D printer to churn out copies of itself - tech - 18 March 2005 - New Scientist
A self-replicating 3D printer that spawns new, improved versions of itself - and a wealth of useful household objects - moves closer to reality
Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods - New York Times
Researchers are looking for new ways to use renewable sources like corn and switchgrass instead of petroleum as the raw ingredient in plastic.
BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Breakthrough' at Stonehenge dig
Archaeologists say they have broken through to a layer which could help to explain why Stonehenge was built.
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