Exactly what America needs: Pie chart plates that remind you of portion sizes and food groups depending on your nutritional needs. Design is by HAF, and the plates will be produced in Iceland. (Via.)">
Saving tropical forests: Value their carbon and improve farming technology
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In a warming 21st century, tropical forests will be at risk from a variety of threats, especially the conversion to cropland to sustain a growing population. A new report this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
Bioenergy choices could dramatically change Midwest bird diversity
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Ambitious plans to expand acreage of bioenergy crops could have a major impact on birds in the Upper Midwest, according to a study published today (Oct. 4) in the online edition of the Proceedings of ...
Powerful supercomputer peers into the origin of life
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Supercomputer simulations at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are helping scientists unravel how nucleic acids could have contributed to the origins of life.
First-of-its-kind study finds alarming increase in flow of water into oceans
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Freshwater is flowing into Earth's oceans in greater amounts every year, a team of researchers has found, thanks to more frequent and extreme storms linked to global warming. All told, 18 percent more water fed into the world's ...
'Living Voters Guide' invites Washington voters to hash out ballot initiatives
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Voters across the country are entering the season of ballot measures. In Washington, this fall's nine statewide ballot measures include two competing liquor initiatives, a bond measure for school upgrades, ...
Twitter co-founder Evan Williams steps down as CEO
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(AP) -- Twitter co-founder Evan Williams is stepping aside as the short-messaging service's CEO. He will turn the job over to Dick Costolo, who has been steering Twitter's operations for the past year.
Skype getting new CEO from Cisco
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(AP) -- Skype is replacing its CEO with a Cisco Systems executive. The change may indicate the Internet calling service is closer to announcing specific plans for an initial public offering.
Protecting embryos against microbes
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Headed by the Kiel zoologist Professor Thomas Bosch, a team of scientists from Germany and Russia succeeded in deciphering the mechanisms, for the first time, with which embryos of the freshwater polyp Hydra ...
The sky is falling (less) onto Puget Sound
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Most toxic pollution falling onto Puget Sound's waters has decreased – some by as much as 99 percent – below earlier estimates, according to a region-wide study. Despite the overall decline, the ...
An eye for an eye
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Revenge cuts both ways in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Scientists of the University of Zurich, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Tel Aviv and Quinnipiaq Universities show that attacks by either side lead ...
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