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- A 'green burial' for cyclist, environmentalist
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-01-2012 12:00 AM -0800
Patrick Ytsma, who lived mindful not to harm the environment, is laid to rest in the same manner — without harsh chemicals, without concrete, without a polyester-lined casket.In life, Patrick...[more]
- Will the year 2012 be an apocalyptic game-changer?
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-01-2012 12:00 AM -0800
Amid a swirl of science, hucksterism and genuine spiritual belief, prognosticators say Dec. 21, 2012, will usher in a new era of nonviolence and sustainability or bring about TEOTWAWKI —...[more]
- A 'green burial' for cyclist, environmentalist
Category: Science
Publish Date: 01-01-2012 12:00 AM -0800
Patrick Ytsma, who lived mindful not to harm the environment, is laid to rest in the same manner — without harsh chemicals, without concrete, without a polyester-lined casket.In life, Patrick...[more]
- Jet Propulsion Lab ushers in new year with moon-mapping project
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-31-2011 07:12 PM -0800
Jet Propulsion Lab's GRAIL project will study the moon's gravitational field in hopes of learning more about the origins of Earth and the solar system.At the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada...[more]
- Spill makes waves amid Brazil oil boom
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-31-2011 04:30 PM -0800
Brazil's plan to become a top petroleum producer is grounded in the state-run oil company's difficult deep-water extraction project. So a relatively small offshore spill has stirred big concern.
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- Volunteers to help patrol new marine sanctuaries
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-31-2011 12:00 AM -0800
Some worry about a clash between environmentalists and fishing enthusiasts if violators are confronted by observers who hold no law enforcement authority.Wardens won't be the only people on patrol...[more]
- Monkey missing from San Francisco Zoo sought
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-30-2011 07:43 PM -0800
Banana Sam vanished after someone cut two holes in the mesh of the squirrel monkey exhibit. The animal is 1 foot tall and looks harmless but has sharp teeth and 'will definitely bite if provoked,'...[more]
- Pigeons, like monkeys, can do the math
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-30-2011 04:15 PM -0800
New Zealand researchers report that the birds can count, a skill previously thought to be unique to primates.For typical city folk, there may be no creature more pedestrian than the pigeon, that...[more]
- WHO "deeply concerned" by mutated birdflu research
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-30-2011 01:43 PM -0800
LONDON (Reuters) - The World Health Organization issued a stern warning on Friday to scientists who have engineered a highly pathogenic form of the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus, saying their work...[more]
- Lunar probes to resolve mystery of moon's interior
Category: Science
Publish Date: 12-30-2011 11:41 AM -0800
CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) - Two robotic NASA probes are due to arrive at the moon this weekend to resolve a long-standing mystery of what is inside Earth's natural satellite and how it got...[more]
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