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Beth Lebwohl
Reduce cost of windpower with wind forecasting?
July 18 marked the launch of the Wind Forecast Improvement Project (WFIP), which is intended to give a boost to the windpower industry, in the U.S.
July 19, 2011
Bruce Collette on the sad state of tuna stocks
Zoologist Bruce Collette told EarthSky why bluefin tuna is among the most important - and distressed - of fishes.
July 19, 2011
It’s dry across the US South and Southwest in summer 2011
Here in Texas and for 13 other states in the U.S. South and Southwest, severe drought conditions continue. Read more about dry weather.
July 17, 2011
Large-scale elephant census planned for Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka will conduct its first large-scale elephant census in nearly a century, amid fears its elephant population has been reduced by half in the past 100 years.
July 15, 2011
A tiny antenna that captures light
Researchers used a combination of synthesized DNA and semiconductors to create a tiny antenna that harnesses light. Read more about it here.
July 14, 2011
Targeted drug delivery for future medicine
Robert Langer told EarthSky, "You'd like a cancer drug to go to the cancer cell - and to no other cell in the body."
July 13, 2011
A tool-using fish in Australia
Researchers say they have evidence of a tool-using fish. Diver Scott Gardner captured images of the tool-wielding tuskfish in Australia's Great Barrier Reef.
July 11, 2011
First commercial-scale ethanol plant in the works
DOE will provide financial backing for the first commercial-scale ethanol plant in the U.S., which will produce motor fuel from corncobs, leaves and husks.
July 7, 2011
Why the Arizona dust storm on July 5 was so huge
The huge dust storm in Phoenix on July 5, 2011 started with rapidly descending air moving outward from area thunderstorms - combined with a lot of available dust.
July 6, 2011
Peak water limits with Peter Gleick
Our water use has the potential to reach peak limits. Water expert Peter Gleick said we've already hit peak limits in many parts of the world. Read more about peak water.
June 20, 2011
