German beer-makers are concerned about the impact of fracking on beer quality
German brewers have sent a letter to various officials in Berlin to voice their concern that shale gas exploitation via fracking could endanger the water supply on which they depend.
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Killing lions to protect them? Does it make sense?
In today's New York Times, Alexander N. Songorwa, the director of wildlife for the Tanzanian Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism, makes a plea for the African lion not to be declared an endangered species
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There's life even at the deepest point of the ocean (11,000 meters down!)
More evidence that the old saying "life always finds a way" is correct was found at the deepest point of the planet's oceans, the Mariana Trench.
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Vaginal gel loaded with bee venom may destroy HIV
Scientists develop nanoparticles to destroy HIV with bee venom, before infection even occurs.
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Seal pups use surfboard as a slip-n-slide
A GoPro camera mounted to an old windsurfing board shows what harbor seal pups will get up to when given a new toy to play with!
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Scientists successfully create living embryo of an extinct species
UNSW researcher Mike Archer says that, at first, the egg seemed inactive. "But then, all of a sudden, one of the cells divided, and then it divided again, and again."
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Remora fish, those suckers of the sea, are inspiring new adhesives
Remora fish are known for their ability to latch on to other fish and not let go. How they do that is of interest to scientists, who are looking toward this fish for clues to better adhesives.
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Climate change is top threat, says US Navy commander
Admiral Samuel Locklear, commander of the US Pacific Command says that the biggest long-term security threat in the Pacific region is climate change.
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Let this slime mold blow your mind! Haunt your dreams!
Watch this and marvel in the weird and wonderful world of slime mold.
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A Picture is Worth... Chris Hadfield tweets Pi from space
The commander of the International Space Station looks down at the Sahara Desert and thinks it looks like a pie crust.
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Fermented cow dung air freshener wins two students top science prize
Two high school students win top prize with their herbal-smelling air freshener that's eco-friendly, better for human health -- and is made from cow poop.
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Town hangs dead vultures from trees to warn others to keep away
With the help of the USDA, Bridgewater, New Jersey, is tackling its vulture problem in one of the spookiest ways possible.
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House-eating invasive species of giant snail found in Australian port
File this one under "we think we've just dodged a bullet". Invasive species are a huge problem in general, but even moreso in ecosystems that are isolated.
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Antarctica seen naked for the first time!
Scientists from the British Antarctic Survey, along with collaborators from around the world, have created the most detailed map yet of what is hidden under Antarctica's ice sheets.
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Canada's glaciers are "headed for an irreversible melt"
A new study published in the Geophysical Research Letters reaches the scary conclusion that about 20% of all the ice contained in Canada's glaciers could melt by the end of this century.
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Carl Sagan would love SpaceX's Grasshopper
As the Russian meteor recently reminded us, Earth is not immune from space rock. Thankfully impacts are rare, and big impacts even rarer, but as Carl Sagan so eloquently put it, we can't keep whistling in the dark forever.
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Stunning photography of To The Arctic book and film
The work of photographer Florian Schulz is complied in an IMAX film and companion book. We highlight some of the best of his images.
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Recycling 2.0, molecular sorting to scavenge raw materials from wastes
With precious resources increasingly trapped in a complex matrix of different materials, molecular sorting offers hope for recycling.
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Rescued alligator fitted with first-of-its-kind prosthetic tail
If there appears to be a glint of gratitude in this gator's generously-toothed grin, it just might be because he's feeling whole once again.
