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Science NewsWilliam L. Kraushaar, Cosmic-Radiation Expert, Dies at 872008-04-11 05:30 - Dr. Kraushaar used early satellites to measure gamma rays and X-rays in space and then theorized about the ultimate sources of the cosmic radiation. Front Row: Where That Suit Has Been 2008-04-11 05:30 - Now some clothing companies are beginning to provide the prepurchase itinerary of clothes to environmentally conscious consumers. Dot Earth: Money for India’s ?Ultra Mega? Coal Plants Approved 2008-04-10 06:01 - India’s Tata Power group just gained financial backing from the International Finance Corporation, a branch of the World Bank, for its ?Ultra Mega? power plant. Death Looms for a Flood-Control Project 2008-04-10 06:01 - A debate is taking place over the lower Mississippi Delta’s transformation from wetlands to dry fields. A Cleaner, Leaner Jet Age Has Arrived 2008-04-10 05:30 - To save fuel and cut greenhouse gas emissions, aviation manufacturers are developing all-composite fuselages and geared turbojets. On the Irish Coast, Reconsidering Energy From the Town Up 2008-04-10 05:30 - The town of Dundalk, Ireland, is developing clean energy sources and reducing energy demand in a 1.5-square-mile site called a Sustainable Energy Zone. Harnessing Biology, and Avoiding Oil, for Chemical Goods 2008-04-10 05:30 - Researchers are looking for new ways to use renewable sources like corn and switchgrass instead of petroleum as the raw ingredient in plastic. The Food Chain: As Prices Rise, Farmers Spurn Conservation Program 2008-04-10 05:30 - Farmers are taking their fields out of a government conservation program that pays them not to cultivate. Letters: Advocating Fetal Autopsies (1 Letter) 2008-04-09 05:31 - To the Editor:. Observatory: Even by Parasite Standards, These Worms Stand Out 2008-04-09 05:31 - The tiny nematode worm makes its host, a tropical ant, look like a bit of fruit, which in turn makes them enticing to birds. 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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