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Review: Why Evolution is True by Jerry Coyne

newscientist.com — The first "why" that struck me on seeing Why Evolution is True was why do we need yet another book on evolution? There are lots of good ones out there already and nothing less than a mountain of evidence to support the reality of evolution by natural selection.More… (General Sciences)

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Top 10 Scientific Breakthroughs of 2008

blog.wired.com — Scientists had plenty of reasons to celebrate in 2008. After decades of work, researchers made rat stem cells, built the first memristor, and watched a language evolve like an organism. But none of those accomplishments impressed us as much as the breakthroughs on this list. From stem cell therapy to finding ice on Mars.More… (General Sciences)

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Dead People Will Provide Heat to Crematorium Facilities

cleantechnica.com — If you’re dead and worried about the carbon emissions created from your cremation, relax. The Swedish town of Halmstad has a solution. After an environmental review showed that Halmstad’s crematorium was pumping too much smoke into the air, the facility’s director decided to re-use heat from the cremations to warm up the crematorium’s buildings.More… (Environment)

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True or False? The EPA Wants to Tax Cows

thedailygreen.com — In an early move to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from farms, was the EPA angling to tax livestock?More… (Environment)

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Habitable Exoplanets Could be Common in Our Galaxy

blog.wired.com — By observing the remains of smashed up asteroids around dead stars, astronomers were able to deduce their chemical composition. They found that the dust of many chewed-up asteroids resembles the materials inside Earth and the other small, rocky inner planets of our solar system.More… (Space)

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Today (January 5th) Is The Most Stressful Day Of The Year

telegraph.co.uk — Today is the most stressful day of the year, according to researchers. A combination of the cold weather, economic gloom and end to Christmas festivities will leave workers battling the January blues.More… (General Sciences)

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Biofuel Development Shifting From Soil To Sea.

sciencedaily.com — Bell-bottoms… Designer jeans… Disco… Big hair… Gas shortages. Some icons of the 1970s are emblazoned in the memories of those old enough to remember. A few styles, to the dismay of many, have come back in vogue—oil-related crises among them. More… (Environment)

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Inventor: Geo-Engineer a Worldwide Refrigerator Using Oceans

cleantechnica.com — Bailing out the entire human race might turn out to be cheaper than bailing out Wall Street: Spray gigatons of seawater into the air, mainly in the Northern Hemisphere, and let Mother Nature do the rest, suggests inventor Ron Acer in a patent petition for “a colossal refrigeration system with a 100,000-fold performance multiplier.”More… (Environment)

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Architectural Wind: A Cleaner Way to Keep the City Running

nytimes.com — A new building with affordable rents in the Bronx will be powered partly by 10 wind turbines, which should cut its utility bills for common areas in half.More… (Environment)

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Scientists Unlock Secrets Of Australia's Giant 30kg Koalas

independent.co.uk — Hundreds of thousands of years ago, giant versions of Australia's unique wildlife stalked the continent. There were kangaroos up to 3m tall and enormous wallabies, wombats and echidnas. There were also koalas: larger and weightier than the creatures sometimes seen today in eucalyptus trees.More… (General Sciences)

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Top 10 Things Launched Into Space Last Year

blog.wired.com — Space is getting crowded. The last 12 months have seen everything from a high profile space tourist, a powerful new space telescope, and everyone's favorite cuddly-looking microbes launched into space. Here are this year's tops.More… (Space)

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Spectacular New Images Showcase Saturn's Rings

livescience.com — The Cassini space probe snapped a series of images during two hours in July that have been put together to create a full, natural color view of the planet, its rings, and six of its moons.More… (Space)

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Remember all that "NONTOXIC" coal ash sludge?

cnn.com — When it comes to big money industry disaster spills, the media takes a "safe until proven toxic" attitude contrary to common sense. The coal ash sludge which has devastated the Tennessee River now shows to have elevated levels of arsenic. EPA says water safe, but arsenic at levels "considered harmful to humans"... so the H2O is safe but harmfulMore… (Environment)

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Military Hoping Chat Bots Will Replace Deployed Parents

informationweek.com — The U.S. Department of Defense is looking to develop virtual parents to comfort children when moms and dads on active duty aren't available to talk.More… (General Sciences)

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