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BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | Evolution faster when it's warmerThe climate could have a direct effect on the speed of "molecular evolution" in mammals, according to a study.
FORA.tv - Jon Kamen: Mass Urbanization and 19.20.21 Project
@radical.media CEO Jon Kamen presents 19.20.21, an initiative to research and document the first 19 cities to reach 20 million inhabitants during the 21st century.EG is the celebration of the American entertainment industry. Since 1984, Richard Saul Wurman has created extraordinary gatherings about learning and understanding. EG is a rich extension of these ideas - a conference that explores the attitude of understanding in music, film, television, radio, technology, advertising, gaming, interactivity and the web - The Entertainment Gathering
Alcohol worries kept hand sanitizer from flu-hit reserves
Federal officials spent days debating whether to send hand sanitizers to First Nations communities struggling
Plastic Irrigation Trays Make The Most of Dew and Weeding Obsolete : TreeHugger
They don't look pretty, and not what you'd imagine when you skip through an apple orchard but new plastic irrigation trays make the most out of limited water resources. We've already posted on fog and dew collectors. Here's something
Russia to be Particularly Screwed by Climate Change : TreeHugger
Yes, this is an actual photograph of Moscow. Via Wold Front Page According to a new report from the World Bank, Russia is screwed. And in case you hadn't inferred, that's not quite a verbatim quote from the report.
Deep in Bedrock, Clean Energy and Quake Fears - NYTimes.com
AltaRock Energy will drill near San Francisco using a method that has caused earthquakes elsewhere.
Cartographic treasures show little change in city life
(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique collection of rare Manchester maps reveals how worries about congestion and binge drinking were just as prevalent 100-years-ago as they are today.
A new approach to engineering for extreme environments (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Composite materials such as fiberglass, which take on a mix of properties of their constituent compounds, have been around for decades. Now, an MIT materials scientist is taking composites to the nanoscale, where entirely new properties, not found in any of the original compounds, can ...
Prehistoric flute in Germany is oldest known
(AP) -- A bird-bone flute unearthed in a German cave was carved some 35,000 years ago and is the oldest handcrafted musical instrument yet discovered, archaeologists say, offering the latest evidence that early modern humans in Europe had established a complex and creative culture.
Obesity May Have Offered Edge Over TB - NYTimes.com
A controversial hypothesis suggests that by revving up the immune system, excess fat may have provided a now-outdated survival tool.
Hidden Whale Culture Could Be Critical to Species Survival | Wired Science | Wired.com
Though it sounds at first like a marine biologist's take on political correctness, respecting the cultural diversity of whales may be essential to saving
Washing machine that uses one cup of water - Telegraph
An environmentally-friendly washing machine developed in Britain that uses
only one cup of water to clean clothes could be on sale next year.
5 Documentaries You Must See to Understand the Water Crisis : TreeHugger
Photo via Randy Son of Robert @ flickr There's a lot to know about the world's water crisis--as you can tell from the month of posts we've been doing on just this one topic. But if you're new to
Melting German Glacier Gets Sunscreen, Again : TreeHugger
Germany gives its national treasure, the Zugspitze, the deep freeze. Photo via flickr by Stephen A A couple weeks ago, Germany's highest mountain, the Zugspitze, got dressed in a sun shield to protect its melting glacier during summer. The
As Factories Close, Graduates Focus More on College - NYTimes.com
Teenagers in suburban Dayton, Ohio, are heading to community colleges after manufacturing plants closed.
Probing question: What is 'Talk and Die' Syndrome?
Ah, summer! Season of baseball, bike rides, barbecues -- and head injuries. There’s nothing like warm weather to get people outside and active, and nothing like activity to fill up an emergency room.
BBC NEWS | Business | Gazprom seals $2.5bn Nigeria deal
Gazprom signs a $2.5bn deal with Nigeria's NNPC, which could boost Russia's control over European energy supplies
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