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| Dangerous Mercury Spills Still Trouble Schoolchildren One night in February, high school principal Matthew Smith got a frightening wake-up call.The local fire department alerted him that the home of a student at Agua Fria High School was contaminated with liquid mercury that apparently had been taken from a science classroom. The next day, emergency crews descended on the school in haz-mat suits, discovering a toxic trail of mercury vapors in classrooms, locker rooms, and buses. [More] Presented By:You Need the Speed of Norton 2009Introducing the revolutionary Norton Internet Security 2009. With a one-click, one-minute install, under 7MB of memory usage and fewer, shorter scans, it?s the fastest security suite anywhere. Get your FREE trial today!Click to Learn More www.norton.com/speed Ads by Pheedo rss.sciam.com |
Clean Diesel Comes of Age For decades, diesel trucks and buses have spewed large amounts of soot, smog-causing gases and carcinogens into the air.But new diesel engines are more than 90 percent cleaner than a few years ago, far exceeding the emission reductions required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, according to a new study released Thursday. [More] rss.sciam.com |
A bat that crawls as much as it flies shows ancient lineages Given fully functional wings, what animal wouldn’t prefer to fly? The lesser short-tailed bat (Mystacina tuberculata), as it turns out. The resident of New Zealand proves to be one of only two bats in the world that is just as comfortable scampering on the ground as it is soaring through the sky. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Oil Rig of the Future: A Solar Panel That Produces Oil BANGALORE, India--In the ongoing hunt for alternative fuel sources that are also cost-effective, researchers are looking into making biofuel from genetically engineered diatoms, a type of single-celled algae with shells made of glasslike silica. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Organic Wine-Makers Look to Greener Packaging Dear EarthTalk: Apparently boxed wine (instead of bottled) is becoming all the rage for environmental reasons. What are the eco-benefits of boxed wine over bottled? --Justin J., Los Angeles, CA [More] rss.sciam.com |