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Possible New Approach To Purifying Drinking Water, Thanks To Genetic Tool
A genetic tool used by medical researchers may also be used in a novel approach to remove harmful microbes and viruses from drinking water. In a series of proof-of-concept experiments, engineers demonstrated that short strands of genetic material could successfully target a matching portion of a gene in a common fungus found in water and make it stop working.
The Food Chain - Worries Mount as Farmers Push for Big Harvest - Series - NYTimes.com
As the world clamors for more corn, wheat, soybeans and rice, farmers are trying to meet the challenge.
The 3 Physicists in Congress Calculate Their Influence - NYTimes.com
There are only about 30 scientists among the 535 senators and representatives in the 110th Congress, but physics is on a roll.
Fishers, Fierce Predators, Make a Home in the Suburbs - NYTimes.com
The fisher’s ability to adapt quickly astounds biologists, who see it as a conservation success, but it has also cultivated a reputation as a killer of small pets.
Mind - Optical Illusions Show How Brain Anticipates the Future to ‘See’ the Present - NYTimes.com
New research suggests that the brain’s adaptive ability to see into the near future creates many common optical illusions.
Liquid Crystals Slow Light Pulses to a Snail's Pace
PhysOrg news: Liquid Crystals Slow Light Pulses to a Snail's Pace
Scientists discover macaque monkeys in Indonesia that fish - News
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DWP drops 400,000 balls onto Ivanhoe Reservoir - Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power dropped the ball Monday.
BBC NEWS | Business | Racing principles' role in cutting emissions
Automotive industry gurus famous for having made some of the world's fastest cars search for ways to cut emissions.
Plants Found to Show Preferences for Their Relatives - NYTimes.com
Confounding scientists, some plant species show an ability to recognize (and prefer) their own relatives.
Drying of the West - Photo Gallery - National Geographic Magazine
BBC News | Africa | Children high on sewage
Street children in Zambia have found a new way to forget their misery - by sniffing methane gas from bottles of sewage.
Waterless Washing Machine » Celsias
Lagos Journal - Pirates Step Up Attacks on Fishing Boats Off Nigeria’s Coast - NYTimes.com
The waters off the 530-mile Nigerian coastline have been called the most dangerous in the world after a precipitous rise in the number of attacks over the past year.
Atlas shows effects of climate change on Africa
PhysOrg news: Atlas shows effects of climate change on Africa
From Canada to the Caribbean: Tree leaves control their own temperature
PhysOrg news: From Canada to the Caribbean: Tree leaves control their own temperature
Experts: New Bird flu vaccine looks promising
PhysOrg news: Experts: New Bird flu vaccine looks promising
xkcd - A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language - By Randall Munroe
METRO NEWS BRIEFS: CONNECTICUT; Judge Rules That Police Can Bar High I.Q. Scores - New York Times
BBC NEWS | Health | Ovulation moment caught on camera
A human egg has been filmed in close-up emerging from the ovary for the first time.
BBC NEWS | South Asia | Pakistan fury at deadly US strike
Pakistan condemns a US air strike which killed 11 of its soldiers along the border with Afghanistan.
Gardeners New and Old Make Way for Vegetables - NYTimes.com
A growing number of Americans, driven by higher grocery costs and a stumbling economy, have taken up vegetable gardening or increased the size of their gardens.
60 Minutes - AOL Video
Scientists are collecting a billion and a half seeds from all the world's crops to keep in safe storage deep inside a mountain near the North Pole. Sc...
Fight Your Migraines With a Drug Made From Left-Handed Sugars | Wired Science from Wired.com
To rid the world of migraines, Eli Lilly has joined forces with a German biotech startup that makes drugs from unusually twisted molecules. Noxxon Pharma will test experimental drugs made
Computer models show major climate shift as a result of closing ozone hole
PhysOrg news: Computer models show major climate shift as a result of closing ozone hole
The N.E.A. Offers a 21st-Century Profile - Ars Gratia Artis and for the U.S. Economy, Too - NYTimes.com
Drawing from the census, the National Endowment for the Arts has compiled what it bills as the first nationwide profile of professional artists in the 21st century.
As Food Crisis Looms, Key Research Remains Underfunded
Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com
In Rio Slum, Armed Militia Replaces Drug Gang’s Criminality With Its Own - NYTimes.com
The militias have filled a vacuum of authority by promising residents security in exchange for payments and the chance to take over a host of illegal businesses.
BBC NEWS | Middle East | 'Jewish settler attack' on film
Footage taken with a camera handed out by a human rights group appears to show Jewish settlers beating up Palestinians.
Giant greenhouse complex will be size of 80 football pitches - Telegraph
Telegraph Earth is your source for environmental and green news and environmental and green issues, with information on climate change, global warming, pollution, green living and recycling, and all other environment issues.
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