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BPA in bodies of 90% of Americans
vom Saal says that the chemical BPA, or bisphenol A, found in plastics, food cans and sales receipts, is also found inside the bodies of over 90% of Americans.
October 11, 2010
Natural gas for energy with Gerald Schotman
Schotman said modern gas plants emit up to 60 to 70 percent less CO2 than traditional coal plants. He said natural gas can be chilled and compressed into what’s called liquefied natural gas, or LNG.
October 11, 2010
Is Antarctica warming or cooling?
Antarctica is the only one of Earth's major continents that hasn't shown a consistent and clear picture of warming in recent years. One reason might be that data from Antarctica is sparse.
October 4, 2010
Census of Marine Life is now complete
The Census of Marine Life - a count of the organisms living in Earth's oceans - drew to a close in early October 2010. Read more about it here.
October 4, 2010
Trouble for walruses in warming world
In the early fall 2010, over 10,000 walruses were spotted on the Northern coast of Alaska. Fischbach attributes their presence onshore to the Arctic’s melting sea ice.
October 4, 2010
Rescue services in EU to use social media
A project in the EU aims to revolutionize the way we handle major crises by exploiting social media and plans to use it for rescue services.
September 28, 2010
Amazon rainforest has different amounts of carbon
From above, the treetops in the Amazon rainforest might look remarkably uniform. But different regions of the rainforest might store very different amounts of carbon.
September 27, 2010
Sean Smukler: First steps in feeding 9 billion
How do we meet the challenge of feeding our growing population? The first step, says Sean Smukler, is to observe and measure the way we farm now.
September 20, 2010
Relationships, sex and having children around the world
Hardee said that in some countries, relationships, sex, and having children can be high-risk activities since half the world's population is under twenty-five,
September 20, 2010
Largest molecule ever found in space
Astronomers have found the largest molecule and very special type of molecule in space. It’s C60, a molecule made of 60 carbon atoms.
September 20, 2010
