The small, chinless "Hobbits" of Indonesia, cousins of modern humans also known as Homo floresiensis ("Flores Man"), turn out to be older than scientists had previously thought.` Continue Reading →
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High-speed rail is all the rage: here, there and everywhere
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High-speed rail seems to be top of mind among the world's transportation wonks and policy makers, with action in the U.S., Europe and, most of all, China. Continue Reading →
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Official: ‘We have failed the wild tiger’
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The head of an international wildlife organization says it has "failed miserably" to halt the precipitous population decline of tigers in the wild. "How have we let this happen?" Continue Reading →
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In California’s high desert, a solar gamble
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The California Owens Valley, the scene of decades of intense environmental hostilities and the subject of the famous Roman Polanski film "Chinatown," once more finds itself at center stage. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, which turned Owens Lake into a dry wasteland and created one of the most prodigious polluters in America, wants to turn its lake bed into one of largest sources of solar power in America. Continue Reading →
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New tech turns ordinary windows into solar cells
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New thin-film technology could also be applied to other surfaces, turning buildings into power generators. Continue Reading →
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Turks turn tires into ‘stardust’
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If successful, the process could prove instrumental in the vexing environmental challenge of dealing with landfill-hogging tires. In Europe alone, 325,000 tons of tires are buried in landfills each year. Continue Reading →
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Researchers on track to prevent train wrecks
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A team of European and Israeli scientists is devising an electromagnetic sensing system that could serve as an early-warning mechanism for natural disasters that currently cause trains to derail. Continue Reading →
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A damming effect on giant catfish
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The Giant Southeast Asian catfish is in danger of extinction, a recent report concluded. Continue Reading →
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There’s wind in their (renewable) sales
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Zotos International, Inc., of Geneva, N.Y., a company begun years ago as a maker of hair dyes, in July announced plans for a $7 million, 3.3 MW on-site wind power project, 30 percent of which is to be funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. Continue Reading →
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Amazon forest destruction falls dramatically
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But there's debate over whether the decline is due to new enforcement technologies or basic economics. Continue Reading →