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From recycling to energy use, new strategies are needed to ensure a more sustainable future
April 19, 2012 |
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This guide, in observance of Earth Day 2012, helps consumers move well beyond the throw-it-out mentality
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The third annual ARPA-E summit showcases potentially transformative energy technologies
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The science behind moving species under threat from climate change
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Solving climate change, the Sixth Great Extinction and population growth... at the same time
60-Second Earth
Scientists are suggesting that the present day is part of a new era in the planet's history. David Biello reports
A genetically modified strain of common gut bacteria may lead to a new technology for making biofuels that does not compete with food crops for arable acreage
Material changes enable a new battery to store more electricity--and could boost the driving range of electric vehicles
Can small, LEGO-like reactors help create better prospects for the nuclear industry?
A five-step global plan could double food production by 2050 while greatly reducing environmental damage
Extinction juggernaut races across the globe
Can the planet handle more than seven billion humans?
April 22, 2010, marks the 40th anniversary of the original Earth Day. How far has the planet come in the intervening decades?
As the world continues to grapple with energy-related pollution and poverty, can innovation help?
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