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Clownfish helps its anemone host to breathe

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  • April 26, 2013

The sight of a clownfish wriggling through the stinging tentacles of its anemone is a familiar and seemingly well-understood one to most people—the stinging anemone provides a protective home for the clownfish who is immune to such stings, and in tur…

Clownfish helps its anemone host to breathe

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  • April 26, 2013

The sight of a clownfish wriggling through the stinging tentacles of its anemone is a familiar and seemingly well-understood one to most people—the stinging anemone provides a protective home for the clownfish who is immune to such stings, and in tur…

Caribbean Nations Take Control of Their Collective Energy Future

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  • March 8, 2013

In the face of the many challenges inherent in getting 15 countries—each with their own resources, priorities, and political complexities—to agree to anything, let alone a comprehensive regional energy policy, the Caribbean is now on the brink of t…

France Unveils Measures to Decrease Energy Use

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  • February 26, 2013

Even after the election of François Hollande as President of France, an energy conservation measure of the previous government will be implemented. The Sarkozy government wanted to require shops and offices to turn off their unnecessary lights at nigh…

New Environmentally Themed Sci-Fi Novel "Sowers of God:The Holes of Mare Frigoris" Explores Dark Future

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  • June 28, 2012

What does the future entail when it comes to the environment and the energy crisis? Will we come up with a sustainable method of procuring energy that has no negative repercussions to the Earth or will we continue to use up our resources and be forced…

5 Most At-Risk Rivers in the World

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  • June 12, 2012

It is often said that life began on a river bed. It’s no surprise that, still today, the world’s rivers make up some of the most fundamental sources of fresh water and habitats for life of all kinds. Unfortunately, some of the largest and most highly-n…

Energy Efficient LEDs Displace Conventional Technology and Value Shrinks Overall

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  • June 4, 2012

Improving lighting efficiency is an investment in the future. Yet costs have been prohibiting many people from becoming early adaptors of energy efficient commercial lighting such as LED lighting. This is finally starting to change as we now have rese…

Tokyo Electric Power wants government bailout to help pay victims of meltdowns

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  • December 27, 2011

Tokyo Electric Power Co asked a government-backed bailout body on Tuesday for an additional 690 billion yen ($8.8 billion) to help compensate victims of the nuclear crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi power plant.

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Mars Science Laboratory launches, on its way to Mars

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  • November 27, 2011

Yesterday, NASA began a historic voyage to Mars with the launch of the Mars Science Laboratory, which carries a car-sized rover named Curiosity. Liftoff from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas V rocket occurred at 10:02 a.m. EST.
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Economic woes no excuse for climate inaction, says China

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  • November 22, 2011

Economic problems in Europe and elsewhere should not get in the way of a new pact to fight global warming, China’s top climate official said on Tuesday ahead of major climate talks in South Africa.

Delegates from nearly 200 cou…