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MIT scientists pinpoint origin of dissolved arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water

Scientists pinpoint origin of dissolved arsenic in Bangladesh drinking water

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (21) | comments 0

Researchers in MIT's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering believe they have pinpointed a pathway by which arsenic may be contaminating the drinking water in Bangladesh, a phenomenon that has puzzled ...


Sponges recycle carbon to give life to coral reefs

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 13, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Coral reefs support some of the most diverse ecosystems on the planet, yet they thrive in a marine desert. So how do reefs sustain their thriving populations?


Researchers Identify Problems in the Uranium Bioremediation Avenue

Researchers Identify Problems in the Uranium Bioremediation Avenue

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 26, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toxic uranium is often found in soil and groundwater in places where uranium was either mined or enriched to make nuclear fuel and weapons. Uranium contamination, which is a threat to wildlife ...


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Replacing corn with perennial grasses improves carbon footprint of biofuels

Biology /

created Dec 02, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Converting forests or fields to biofuel crops can increase or decrease greenhouse gas emissions, depending on where – and which – biofuel crops are used, University of Illinois researchers report this month.


New life beneath sea and ice

Biology /

created Nov 17, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (16) | comments 3

Scientists have long known that life can exist in some very extreme environments. But Earth continues to surprise us. At a European Science Foundation and COST (European Cooperation in the field of Scientific and Technical ...