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Science News

William L. Kraushaar, Cosmic-Radiation Expert, Dies at 87
2008-04-11 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.


 
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