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International Energy Agency Sees Oil Use Falling - NYTimes.comAn energy agency expects global demand to fall by 200,000 barrels a day to 85.8 million barrels a day.
About New York - What the Search Engines Have Found Out About All of Us - NYTimes.com
A list of Google search queries by New Yorkers reveals an enormous interest in proton smashing and Bauhaus architecture.
The Day the Earth Stood Still to Be Broadcast to Outer Space - NYTimes.com
The makers of the new movie “The Day the Earth Stood Still” have arranged for it to be beamed into space on Friday.
Domestic Lives - Building a Home for Another Life - NYTimes.com
Building a cabin, I’m finding, can be a lever into a middle-aged man’s rural fantasies.
Dreams may no longer be secret with Japan computer screen
PhysOrg.com: A Japanese research team has revealed it had created a technology that could eventually display on a computer screen what people have on their minds, such as dreams.
Bacteria detoxify deadly seawater
PhysOrg.com: (PhysOrg.com) -- Some marine bacteria produce hydrogen sulphide, which is toxic to animals. Scientists have now discovered that bacteria also protect marine animals from this toxic gas. A bacterial bloom detoxified a vast expanse of hydrogen sulphide-containing water off the coast of Namibia, before it could unfold its full deadly impact. (Nature, early online edition, December 11th, 2008)
Video Shows Every Flight on Earth in 72 Seconds | Autopia from Wired.com
Aspiring scientists from the Zurich School of Applied Sciences have built a video simulation that displays the flight path of every commercial flight in the world over a 24-hour period.
MIT: Your Meteorologist Needs an Army of Drones | Wired Science from Wired.com
Flying drones aren't just for firing rockets at unsuspecting enemies anymore. By using swarms of sensor-laden flying robots, a team of MIT scientists says they can improve weather predictions
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Obama makes pick for energy chief, sources say - CNN.com
President-elect Barack Obama is likely to name Steven Chu, a physicist who runs the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, as his energy secretary, three Democratic officials close to the transition said.
Derinkuyu, the mysterious underground city of Turkey | Corner Mystery
Derinyuku es una de las ciudades subterráneas antiguas más fascinantes que se han encontrado hasta ahora, una autentica ciudad bajo tierra.
Obama and McCain Political Banners Team-up to Help Homeless in Colorado : TreeHugger
Photo Credit Carol Mitchell At the end of every election, there is always a leftover pile of buttons, signs, banners, broken and elated hearts. This year was no different than any other, and while many states had recycle programs
BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Chinese city downsizes for Unesco
The Chinese city of Hangzhou plans to lop off the top floors of several buildings to help the city's world heritage status bid, officials say.
Ozone Depletion Contributes to Ocean Acidification in the Southern Ocean : TreeHugger
Image from World Meteorological Organization Forty percent: That is the share of annual oceanic carbon dioxide uptake accounted for by the Southern Ocean. Given that oceans comprise Earth's largest carbon sink, that is not an insignificant figure; indeed, this
As Rates Near Zero, the Fed Turns to Unproven Methods - NYTimes.com
The Federal Reserve must now turn to an approach called “quantitative easing,” because it involves injecting money into the economy rather than aiming at an interest rate.
Necessary Medicine? - NYTimes.com
Health care and the economy share a sickbed. Barack Obama placed a heavy bet last week that they can recover together.
Observatory - Corals Indicate Another Sumatra Quake Is Likely - NYTimes.com
Scientists are forecasting that in the next several decades there will be another major earthquake off Sumatra like the one that spawned the tsunami in 2004.
A ’70s Cult Novel Is Relevant Again - NYTimes.com
“Ecotopia,” the '70s cult novel, has seeped into the American groundwater without becoming well known.
Hackers Plundering Brazilian Rain Forest | Threat Level from Wired.com
Brazilian hackers have gamed the government logging permitting processs, enabling the wanton theft of Amazon resources. Associated Press Brazilian authorities are investigating a hacking ring controlled by logging companies that
More food at lower cost: Important step forward towards increasing crop yields
PhysOrg.com: In the face of climate change, being able to increase crop yields by enabling plants to take up nutrients and water more efficiently becomes increasingly important, as fertiliser and water supplies incur significant energy and environmental costs.
Bush: Iraq war is not over, more work ahead - Yahoo! News
On an Iraq trip shrouded in secrecy and marred by dissent, President George W. Bush on Sunday hailed progress in the war that defines his presidency and got a size-10 reminder of his unpopularity when a man hurled two shoes at him during a news conference. News, Headlines and Latest Stories on Yahoo! News
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