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Plane May Be Better Than Car in Climate Equation

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Searching for Bad Poetry About Geology

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UPDATED: Priceless Russian Fruit Plant Collection Faces Demolition

The Solúcar facility's acres of heliostats, or mirrors, focus the sun's rays to create temperatures of 570 degrees, generating energy but not harmful emissions.

A Spanish Breakthrough in Harnessing Solar Power

Solar technologies being pioneered in Spain show even greater promise for the United States

Contact lenses that act as computer screens face an obstacle: power.

Embedded Technologies: Power From the People

Energy harvested from our bodies will make possible mind-boggling gadgetry

"Bacteria can talk to each other," says Bonnie Bassler. "Not only can they talk, but they are multilingual." And she knows how to speak their languages.

Listening to Bacteria

By studying microbial communications, Bonnie Bassler has come up with new ways to treat disease

Experts say these crops if grown widely, could help feed the hungry.

Five Game-Changing Crops That Could Help Feed the Hungry

Food security experts say these crops, if grown more widely, could help feed the hungry

Invest in the poorest of the poor, advises Rosamond Naylor.

Rosamond Naylor on Feeding the World

The economist discusses the stresses that climate change and a greater world population will have on our food supply

A "living skyscraper" could rise from the shallows of Lake Michigan and serve Chicago.

The Rise of Urban Farming

Grow fruits and vegetables in city towers? Advocates give a green thumbs up

Brian Boutin, a Nature Conservancy biologist, stands protectively over a newly planted bald cypress sapling. Park managers hope to slow the submersion of the Alligator River National Wildlife Refuge.

Rising Seas Endanger Wetland Wildlife

For scientists in a remote corner of coastal North Carolina, ignoring global warming is not an option

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A Coral Reef Constructed From Yarn

This fall, a different kind of coral reef will be on display in the National Museum of Natural History’s Ocean Hall

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Electric Cars Won’t Save Us from Climate Change

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Top 10 Science Volunteer Positions Around the Smithsonian

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More Heat Waves on the Horizon

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A Wealth of New Species

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Oceans of Plastic

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Italian Scientists May Face Trial for Not Predicting 2009 Earthquake

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A Map of Earth’s Gravity

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Planes Punch Holes in Clouds and Create Rain

A large oil slick floats about a mile off Perdido Key, FL, where cleanup crews worked to recover the oil, Saturday, June 12, 2010.

Five Myths of the Gulf Oil Spill

Myth number one: Oil spills are rare

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