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White House Promotes a Bioeconomy
The Obama administration announced a broad plan to foster development of the nation’s “bioeconomy,” including the use of renewable...
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World’s Glaciers Out of Balance
Earth’s glaciers are seriously out of balance with the global climate and are already on their way to losing...
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Controversial Research: Good Science Bad Science
It sounds like a great idea: experimentally mutate a rare but deadly virus so that scientists can do a...
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Plastic Debris Found Littering Ocean
There’s far more little bits of plastic in the ocean than previous studies have indicated, according to new research....
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Ancient Farming Method May Help Conserve Savannahs
A fire-free farming method practiced by early inhabitants of the Amazonian savannahs could help inform efforts to conserve and...
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Antarctic Ice Melting From Warm Water Below
Antarctica’s massive ice shelves are shrinking because they are being eaten away from below by warm water, a new...
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Study of Fighters Shows Brain Changes Are Seen Before Symptoms
Detectable changes in the brain precede the appearance of symptoms like memory loss or other changes in cognitive function...
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Where’s the Beef? Early Humans Took It
When human ancestors began scavenging for meat regularly on the open plains of Africa about 2.5 million years ago,...
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Botanical Institutions To Catalog World’s Plants
The World Flora catalog is being planned, to be comprised of scientific information and images of plant species worldwide....
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Should Robots Be Blamed for Battlefield Mistakes?
As militaries develop autonomous robotic warriors to replace humans on the battlefield, new ethical questions emerge. If a robot...