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New Material Lifts Technology From Desert Beetle, Harvests Water From Air

The global water scene should strike fear into the hearts of even the most privileged of middle-class Americans. There will be good years and there will be worse years, but...

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Environment

Bee Extinction Is Threatening The World’s Food Supply, UN Warns

Last Monday, members of nearly 100 national governments met in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur for a weeklong conference to discuss the threats facing animal pollinators...

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Sustainable Development

Experience The Milky Way In High Resolution Over Multiple Wavelengths

About 90 percent of the global population lives north of the equator, so it’s no wonder that the Southern Hemisphere often gets short-shift. But when it comes to stun...

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Environment

New Material Lifts Technology From Desert Beetle, Harvests Water From Air

The global water scene should strike fear into the hearts of even the most privileged of middle-class Americans. There will be good years and there will be worse years, but...

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Environment

Here's Why It's A Very Bad Idea To Wipe Mosquitoes Off The Face Of The Earth

It would be hard to find an insect more despised these days than the mosquito. The blood-sucking pest is considered more lethal to humans than any other animal in the world...

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Environment

Decomposing Jellyfish Goop Is Clogging Up Norway’s Northern Fjords

A mysterious purple goop has invaded some of Norway’s northern fjords in the region of Troms, irritating fisherman and generally just grossing people out. No one can ...

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Sustainable Development

NASA’s New Space Telescope Will Study Dark Energy And Earth-Sized Planets

It’s finally official: NASA’s next major telescope project will be the innovative Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope (WFIRST). The space telescope is projecte...

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Environment

A Grass Called ‘Hairy Panic’ Has Engulfed Part of a Small Australian Town

A small town in Australia is being engulfed by something called “hairy panic,” and it’snot what you pull out of a clogged shower drain. Hairy panic is the...

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Sustainable Development

Neuroscientists Score A Rare Hit Against An Impenetrable Face Of Schizophrenia

One of the most prevalent and difficult-to-treat symptoms of schizophrenia isn't hearing voices or paranoia or any of the more popularly associated features of the disease&...

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Human Rights

Rural Households Have Higher Debt Than Urban Counterparts: NSSO Report

A new survey by the National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) shows that rural households have higher debts than their urban counterparts. At the same time, an urban house...

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