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Too Many Dates and Not Enough Biofuel?
Date palm plantations line the banks of the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in Iraq. Once leading date exporters, they now r…
How Do 100 Million Women Just Disappear?
Imagine a world without women. No, it’s not the tagline for some gloomy successor to Atwood’s feminist dysto…
Freedom from SIGG-nificant BPA
This is a new SIGG water bottle with a Keith Haring lady liberty design, part of a limited edition series celebrating Am…
Cities Promote Green Credentials in Bid to Host 2016 Olympic Games
In the not-so-distant past, cities competing to host the Olympics focused on size, infrastructure and the ability to bui…
Frugality: the ‘F’ Word Americans Can’t Live Without
The signs seem to be everywhere: We are becoming a more frugal nation that needs to be fed deals and discounts as we plo…
Scientists Baffled by High Sea Lion Death Count in a Non-El Niño Year
It’s not unusual in California to see from 1,500 to 2,000 sea lion deaths on our beaches each year. But this year …
From the Marriage Sucks File: Scientists Say Sleeping Together Ruins Your Health
And we’re not talking about that kind of sleeping together. The couple that snoozes together, loses together. Or r…