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Solaqua Uses Solar Power to Purify Water : TreeHugger
Image via SOLAQUA A cool new design by Jason Lam, a student designer at University of New South Wales, shows a water purifier that uses the power of the sun to make water drinkable. It's intended for places with

Wild dogs that commute from suburbs to scavenge in city | The Sun |News

STRAY dogs are leaving animal experts amazed — by commuting to and from a Russian city centre on underground trains

Analysis Finds Elevated Risk From Soot Particles in the Air - NYTimes.com

A review found that the risk of having a condition that is a precursor to heart attacks for people living in soot-laden areas goes up by 24 percent, as particle concentrations increase.

Scientists unravel the mystery of white-nose syndrome

The mysterious disease that has killed more than 90 percent of wintering bats in some caves and mines from Vermont to Virginia during the last three years has raised numerous questions about the nature of the disease and how to control it.

Altruism’s Bloody Roots | Wired Science | Wired.com

By favoring acts of battlefield selflessness, Stone Age warfare might have accelerated the development of altruism. A computer model of cultural

Why White Men Get Paid More | LiveScience

Customers prefer them, and managers frequently hire and set pay based on customer preferences.

News | SDSU | Cigarette Butts Toxic to Marine Life

"Ni Hao, I've Got This Huge F--ing Factory Spewing Pollution Into My River, Can You Send Someone Over?" : TreeHugger

Flickr: poorfish China Launches Complaint Hotline for Pollution In China, the mobile phone has become one of the most powerful tools citizens have to fight pollution. Today, the Chinese Ministry of Environmental Protection is hoping to redirect citizen frustration

Russian Warns Against Relying on Dollar - NYTimes.com

President Dmitri A. Medvedev said wobbly American policies have made the dollar an undesirable currency for reserves held by central banks.

'Colossal' Magnetic Effect Under Pressure

(PhysOrg.com) -- Millions of people today carry around pocket-sized music players capable of holding thousands of songs, thanks to the discovery 20 years ago of a phenomenon known as the “giant magnetoresistance effect,” which made it possible to pack more data onto smaller and smaller hard drives. ...

Skyscraper greenhouses to sprout in crowded cities: expert

Vertical greenhouses that grow organic fruit and vegetables smack in the middle of crowded cities where land is scarce may soon be a reality, a Swedish company developing the project said Friday.

'Warrior Gene' Responsible for Gang Membership, Weapon Use

(PhysOrg.com) -- Boys who carry a particular variation of the gene Monoamine oxidase A (MAOA), sometimes called the “warrior gene,” are more likely not only to join gangs but also to be among the most violent members and to use weapons, according to a new study from The Florida State University that ...

Bacteria from the deep can clean up heavy metals
A species of bacteria, isolated from sediments deep under the Pacific Ocean, could provide a powerful clean-up tool for heavy metal pollution.

Bee-killing parasite genome sequenced

Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists have sequenced the genome of a parasite that can kill honey bees. Nosema ceranae is one of many pathogens suspected of contributing to the current bee population decline, termed colony collapse disorder (CCD). Researchers describe the parasite's genome ...

Drinking water from air humidity

Cracks permeate the dried-out desert ground, the landscape bears testimony to the lack of water. But even here, where there are no lakes, rivers or groundwater, considerable quantities of water are stored in the air. In the Negev desert in Israel, for example, annual average relative air humidity is ...

Beehive fence deters elephant raiders

(PhysOrg.com) -- A fence made out of beehives wired together has been shown to significantly reduce crop raids by elephants, Oxford University scientists report.

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Mondoweiss: Max Blumenthal: Feeling the Hate In Jerusalem on Eve of Obama's Cairo Address

Max Blumenthal writes: On the eve of President Barack Obama’s address to the Muslim world from Cairo, Egypt, I stepped out onto the streets of Jerusalem with my friend Joseph Dana to interview young Israelis and American Jews about their...

Cm: Dolphins create bubble rings by blowing air in a water vortex ring...

Did a meteor bring down Air France 447? | Cosmic Variance | Discover Magazine

Miscellany | Back in 1996, after the initially very mysterious explosion and crash of Flight 800 from JFK to Rome, there were numerous eyewitness accounts of a streak in the