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3D-Textured Solar Cells to be Tested on the International Space Station
04/16/2013…a new type of 3D-textured solar cell will soak up 16 sunrises everyday from the “back porch” of the orbiting research vessel.
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Starving Baby Sea Lions Flood Southern California Shores
04/16/2013The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has just declared the crisis an “unusual mortality event.”
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US, Russia vie for largest natural gas reserves
04/15/2013The resource is being used in an ever-increasing array of activity, from generating electricity to powering locomotives and public transport
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Supersized Crabs Bulking Up on Carbon Pollution
04/15/2013Carbon pollution from power plants, factories and vehicles is settling in the ocean …
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Corporations Can’t Ignore Climate Change
04/12/2013When a strong storm can bring the world’s largest financial institutions to a standstill, it is crystal clear that the challenges of climate change are inextricably linked to our economy.
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Ethiopian Lions, Sumatran Rhinos and Other Links from the Brink
04/12/2013Ethiopian lions, Florida panthers, Sumatran rhinos and Yangtze porpoises are among the endangered species in the news this week.
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Can Soil Replace Oil as a Source of Energy?
04/11/2013Food as a battery—that is what we would like you now to consider.
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Florida Algae Bloom Leads to Record Manatee Deaths
04/11/2013“We’ve seen in the past that when algae blooms coincide with manatee movement, it results in catastrophic mortality.”
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Up to 120 Tons of Radioactive Water Leak from Fukushima Daiichi Storage Tank
04/10/2013Tens of thousands of gallons of radioactive water leaked from an underground storage tank at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi power plant this past Saturday.
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