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Science News

Multiple Hazards (1 Letter)
2008-02-27 05:31 - To the Editor:.

A Place in the Sun (1 Letter)
2008-02-27 05:31 - To the Editor:.

Tracking the Rise and Decline of Dust in the Western U.S.
2008-02-27 05:31 - The world is becoming even dustier, and changes in land use are at least partly responsible, but how long have land-use changes been having effects?

Photovoltaic Cells Are Still Very Green, Comparative Test Shows
2008-02-27 05:31 - Over the life cycle of solar cells ? from the mining of raw materials to the finished product ? just how green are they?

The Encyclopedia of Life, No Bookshelf Required
2008-02-27 05:30 - Scientists are writing the Book of All Species on the Web, in the hopes it will be useful to scientists and nonscientists alike.

Where Science and Design Collide, a Few Weird Sights to Behold
2008-02-27 05:30 - A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York contains more than 200 objects and images that may evoke a ?whoa? or an ?ugh? or simply ?huh??

Coral Reefs and What Ruins Them
2008-02-27 05:30 - Researchers who studied a string of Pacific Ocean atolls are painting the first detailed picture of pristine coral reefs.

Human Shadows on the Seas
2008-02-27 05:30 - Scientists are building the first worldwide portrait of human impacts on the oceans, which have left just 4 percent of the seas pristine.

Ray Wu, 79, a Genetic Transformer of Crops, Is Dead
2008-02-26 05:30 - Mr. Wu was a biochemist and genetic engineer who helped lead research at Cornell University on genetically modifying crops to better withstand environmental stresses.

L.I. Duck Farms Struggle With Water Regulation
2008-02-26 05:30 - The Jurgielewicz family property, believed to be the only major free-range duck farm in the United States, struggles to control wastewater.


 
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