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Drillers could take lesson from Dust Bowl  
The early 1920s were a good time for wheat, but by the 1930s, dust and drought were choking the Great Plains, depression was gripping the world and of particular interest to grain farmers -- and perha...

 

Backlash grows in financing cut by Komen cancer group  
The renowned breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure faced an escalating backlash Thursday over its decision to cut breast screening grants to Planned Parenthood. Some of Komen's local affil...

 

Fireworks send Beijing air pollution soaring  
Clouds of smoke from Lunar New Year fireworks sent air pollution in Beijing soaring under a new more sensitive measurement system, reports said Sunday. Readings of

 

After Outcry, Cancer Group Keeps Ties to Planned Parenthood  
Susan G. Komen for the Cure, a breast cancer charity, said on Friday it was retreating from a decision to cut funding to Planned Parenthood. (1 Related)

 

Python Swallows Deer Whole  
No mammals are safe from the voracious appetite of invasive Burmese pythons, which appear to be eating their way through the Florida Everglades. Research suggests that many former common ...

 

Columbian mammoth  
Risky behaviour by adolescent Columbian mammoths proved fatal, causing them to slip into the deadly hot springs of South Dakota. read more

 

How to predict a supervolcano eruption  
Supervolcanic eruptions, which can devastate entire continents by pouring out poisonous gas and scorching magma for months, may be predictable. read more

 

A Dash of Disorder Yields a Very Efficient Photocatalyst  
A little disorder goes a long way, especially when it comes to harnessing the sun’s energy. Berkeley Lab scientists jumbled the atomic structure of the surface layer of titanium dioxid...

 

The Saga of the Dark Universe Includes Berkeley Lab  
In relating the discovery of dark matter and dark energy, author Richard Panek shows how physicists and astronomers at Berkeley Lab and UC Berkeley not only contributed to the study of ...

 

Licorice as treatment for Barrett's esophagus  
(NaturalNews)Licorice, or Glycyrrhiza glabra, is a legume and member of the Fabaceae, or pea family. It has been used for over 3,000 years to treat a variety of ailments. Currently, medical studies su...