May 2, 2013
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The new feature of the antidepressant drugs of the 1990s was that they had milder side-effects than their predecessors. Combined with aggressive marketing, this meant that annual sales in Sweden increased from just under EUR 18 million to over EUR 100 … Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 29, 2013
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By combining high-resolution surface data obtained from laser scanning with subsurface geodata, scientists have succeeded for the first time in providing a full picture of so-called karst depressions on the island of Crete, including a three-dimensiona… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 27, 2013
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Scientists say a key protein in Schwann cells performs a critical, perhaps overarching, role in regulating the recovery of peripheral nerves after injury. The discovery has implications for improving the treatment of neuropathic pain, a complex and lar… Continue reading
Share on FacebookMarch 1, 2013
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The world’s shark populations are experiencing significant declines with perhaps 100 million – or more – sharks being lost every year, according to a new study. Continue reading
January 23, 2013
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Researchers have created a way to store data in the form of DNA – a material that lasts for tens of thousands of years. The new method makes it possible to store at least 100 million hours of high-definition video in about a cup of DNA. Continue reading
Share on FacebookMay 25, 2012
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Keeping a coupon book is frustrating. Deals have expiration dates and sorting through junk mail is tedious, and not to mention bad for the environment. Nearly 100 million trees are cut down annually to make junk mail in the U.S., according to the Bay Area Recycling Outreach Coalition. Yowza!!, a location-based mobile coupon app, was [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookFebruary 9, 2012
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U.K. retailer Marks & Spencer has recycled 100 million hangers in the last six months, raising more than $588,000 for international children’s charity, UNICEF. The retailer’s hanger recycling scheme is simple: customers are given…
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by Kaid Benfield
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Kaid Benfield, Director, Sustainable Communities, Washington, DC
Traffic laws in the US (and certainly elsewhere) are pretty much a joke in my experience. Openly flouted and seldom enforced. It’s a matter of math, I guess: &… Continue reading
October 29, 2010
by Shravya Reddy
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President Obama is going to India next week and high on his agenda should be the strengthening of the Green Partnership formed a year ago with Prime Minister Singh on his state visit to Washington. The leaders’ agreement set off a year of expandi… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJuly 26, 2010
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The U.S. government is funneling more than $100 million to six projects that will turn carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuel, plastics, cement and other products.
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