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Smaller Fish – The Decade’s Most Underreported..
What was the underreported environmental story of the decade?
In 2000, Nobel Prize winner Paul Crutzen coined the term “Anthropocene” (anthropos = human being) for the current epoch in recognition of humans as a dominant force for environmental change on… read more
As Humans Change Landscape, Brains of Some Animals..
A new study suggests that the brains of several small mammals, including those of the little brown bat, have grown bigger as humans have altered the animals’ living conditions.
Evolutionary biologists have come to recognize humans as a tremendous evolutionary… read more
Ethiopia’s leap into geothermal power
ADDIS ABABA Oct 24, 2013
Ethiopia has signed a preliminary agreement with a U.S.-Icelandic firm for a $4 billion investment intended to tap its vast geothermal power resources and help it become a major exporter of energy for East Africa… read more
From Waste to Food to Fuel
Rice Production and Green Charcoal in Senegal
Inadequate management of human waste is a dire problem in much of the developing world. Swelling urban populations can make matters worse by exposing increasingly dense populations to illnesses carried by human waste.… read more
Netherlands highways will glow in the dark
A smart road design that features glow in the dark tarmac and illuminated weather indicators will be installed in the Netherlands. “One day I was sitting in my car and I was amazed by these roads we spend millions on… read more
