Secrets of the CO 2 Eaters
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The genetic map of a type of teeny-weeny ocean algae could have a big impact on how scientists try to protect the Earth&#39;s oceans from greenhouse gases.
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Recent analyses of ESAÃ¢ÂÂs Mars Express data reveal that concentrations of water vapour and methane in the atmosphere of Mars significantly overlap. This result provides important new hints to evaluate the hypothesis of present life on the Red Planet.
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US scientists discover how to make plastics from orange peel, using the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide.
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A soon-to-be-published weight-loss book helps dieters reduce not just their intake of calories, but the negative impact of their food consumption choices on the environment.
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By Anonymous  Industrial Biotransformations, Second Edition Edited by A. Liese, K. Seelbach and C. Wandrey, Feb.
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German scientists have activated CO2 by using graphitic carbon nitride as a catalyst, moving science closer to artificial photosynthesis.  The achievement was reported by a team led by Markus Antonietti at the Max Planck Institute for Colloids and Interfaces in Potsdam, Germany.
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By Gerrodette, Tim  HOW TO SAVE OCEANIC LIFE Marine Conservation Biology: The Science of Maintaining the Sea's Biodiversity. Elliott A. Norse and Larry B. Crowder, eds. Island Press, Washington, DC, 2005. 470 pp., illus. $49.95 (ISBN 9781559636629 paper).
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A look at the people who are behind the scenes of Flavours.
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Researchers have uncovered one secret to the Argentine antâs success at invading new territory: dietary flexibility.
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A primer on the oil-for-food accusations
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The rate at which humans are pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere has more than doubled since the 1990s, according to Australian research, the latest report warning about the high rate of emissions accumulating in the atmosphere.
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Official website will tell us how much carbon dioxide we are each producing and how to cut it.
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A Swedish university will investigate how much methane a cow releases when it belches.  Methane, a greenhouse gas believed to contribute to global warming, will be measured in the air around the cows in the study by special collars.
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The discovery of carbon-14 paves the way for determining the age of rocks, fossils and what have you. Compiled by Tony Long.
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Helium isotopes reveal hidden stores of geothermal energy.
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The issue of reducing carbon dioxide  (CO2) emissions from cars has lodged in the brains of car  industry executives, but the evidence under the bonnet at the  Geneva car show is less conclusive.
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Science & environment: Scientists home in on secrets of longevity in study of pensioners who live to 90 and beyond