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The Gates Foundation Issues Toilet Challenge
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is hosting a competition to reinvent the toilet for the 2.5 billion people...
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Wildlife Vanishing From Brazilian Rainforests
It’s not a great time to be an endangered species in Brazil. The rate at which wildlife is dying...
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Climate Models Predicting More Droughts Gain More Support
The United States will suffer a series of severe droughts in the next two decades, according to a new...
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More Trial, Less Error: An Effort to Improve Scientific Studies
So many scientific studies are making incorrect claims that a new service has sprung up to fact-check reported findings...
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Mapping the Future of Climate Change in Africa
Our planet’s changing climate is devastating communities in Africa through droughts, floods and myriad other disasters. Using detailed regional...
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The Search for Energy Takes a Turn Underwater
The fearsome tides that sweep out from the easternmost shores of the United States have for more than 80...
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Emerging Economies Alter Global Innovation Landscape
The dynamics of global innovation are changing as a result of the activities of emerging economies, according to The...
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World Depleting Underground Water Reserves for Agriculture
The world is depleting underground water reserves faster than they can be replenished due to over-exploitation, according to scientists...
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Could Space Mirrors Stop Global Warming?
In the early 2000s, Lowell Wood of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory proposed cooling the earth by launching reflective mirrors...
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U.S. Initiatives Aim to Tap Into Scientists’ Skills
The U.S. Department of State has increased its efforts to promote international cooperation in science and engineering by launching...