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Science NewsA Long-Dry California River Gets, and Gives, New Life2008-01-13 05:30 - Water is flowing in the Lower Owens River nearly 100 years after Los Angeles diverted the river into an aqueduct and sent it 200 miles south. Court Allows Scientists to Work at NASA Until Trial Over Background Ch... 2008-01-13 05:30 - The United States Court of Appeals allowed the scientists to continue working until the question of their privacy challenge can be addressed at a full trial. In Life’s Web, Aiding Trees Can Kill Them 2008-01-12 06:01 - When elephants were removed from a research site in Kenya, a mysterious decline in the colonies of good ants and a growth in the colonies of bad ants emerged. Paul MacLean, 94, Neuroscientist Who Devised ?Triune Brain? Theory, Di... 2008-01-11 06:01 - Dr. MacLean developed an intriguing theory to explain the brain’s evolution and to try to reconcile rational human behavior with its more violent side. Any Other Bright Ideas? 2008-01-11 05:32 - Compact fluorescents are efficient, but many people have not embraced their glow. City Council Passes Bill for Recycling of Plastic Bags 2008-01-11 05:31 - The New York City Council overwhelmingly passed a bill requiring large stores and retail chains to collect and recycle the plastic bags they give to shoppers. Digital Tools Help Users Save Energy, Study Finds 2008-01-11 05:30 - Giving people the tools to monitor and adjust their electricity use lowers their bills and could reduce the need to build new power plants, according to a government study. F.T.C. Asks if Carbon-Offset Money Is Well Spent 2008-01-10 05:30 - Corporations and shoppers in the United States spent more than $54 million in 2007 on carbon offset credits, but where exactly is that money going? In Greenland, Ice and Instability 2008-01-09 06:01 - A scientific scramble is under way to clarify whether the erosion of the world’s most vulnerable ice sheets can continue to accelerate. In Professor’s Model, Diversity = Productivity 2008-01-09 06:01 - In the long-running debate on affirmative action, Scott E. Page, a professor at the University of Michigan, is a fresh voice. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156 157 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 |
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