Biology/BIODIVERSITYMarine Pollution Control by Seaweed Planting and Composting12 May, 2008 12:05 pm According to a new study by researchers in China and Japan, we found that marine bacteria were helpful in enhancing composting process of wakame, a kind of seaweed generally existed in the coastal area of the sea. The discovery was reported in the International Journal of Biotechnology, an Inderscience publication....  Read more
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Technology/FUTURE ENERGIESBio-Char: An Eco-solution12 May, 2008 12:05 pm A segment on CNN discusses bio-char (biomass-derived black carbon).... Read more
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Earth & Environment/CLIMATE CHANGEClimate Change See Modern Echo in 1930's Dust Bowl9 May, 2008 11:59 am Farming pushed natural drought into disaster -- and could do so again...... Read more
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Technology/NANOSCIENCEIt's 10 p.m. Do You Know Where Dad Is?9 May, 2008 11:59 am Barry Steinhart and Richard Atkinson debate tagging their father with a nanoscale tracking device to ensure his safety. The Power of Small panel discusses the how nanoscale tracking devices can be used... Read more
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Technology/NANOSCIENCEPower of Small: Introduction to Nanotechnology9 May, 2008 11:59 am How will nanotechnology change the world? Nanotechnology is a rapidly moving and all-encompassing suite of technologies that promises to change almost every aspect of our lives, from our health to our... Read more
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Technology/FUTURE ENERGIESOil, Gas-- and Carrots9 May, 2008 11:58 am (May 8, 2008) While oil and natural gas prices are skyrocketing, the world's energy consumers are trying to find ways to reserve oil and gas for themselves. Now, energy rich countries are using their... Read more
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Earth & Environment/CLIMATE CHANGEMIT Tracks Carbon Footprints of Different Lifestyles8 May, 2008 03:23 am In America, even the smallest footprints are large...... Read more
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Technology/FUTURE ENERGIES[Opinion] Saudi to Keep Oil for Itself.6 May, 2008 06:43 pm King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has commanded that some recent finds of crude oil be left untapped to preserve the nation's oil-wealth for future generations. The king is quoted as saying: "When there were... Read more
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Science & society/SCIENCE POLICY[Opinion] UK Scientists Seeks to Ban Creation of "Humanzee"1 May, 2008 01:35 pm The UK is debating a new bill to govern the ethics of creating embryos. ... Read more
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Technology/FUTURE ENERGIESUN Rapporteur Talks about the Global Food Crisis1 May, 2008 01:35 pm he United Nations is expected to reveal a so-called battle plan to tackle the growing global food crisis. The meeting in Switzerland on Monday comes after a warning from the UN's Special Rapporteur... Read more
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