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(Reuters) – A planned $5 billion transmission line to send power from wind farms off the East Coast cleared a hurdle, allowing the Google Inc-backed project to move to the next step in the approval process, officials said. The Department of the Interior declared on Monday there was “no overlapping competitive interest” in proposed areas for building the line off the mid-Altantic coast. [More]
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Know Your Neurons: The Discovery and Naming of the Neuron
Different Types of Neurons (click to enlarge). A. Purkinje cell
Look, Computer, No Hands!
It's common for us to address our computers using hand gestures, although many convey frustration and may involve a single finger. In the future, however, sign language could become an effective way of surfing the Web, managing files or manipulating virtual objects on screen. [More]
Asian Demand Forecasts Boom for Coal
China will widen its gap with the United States as the world's largest coal-producing country by the end of the decade, riding continued strong demand from its electric power and steel-making sectors, according to a new analysis from New York-based GBI Research. [More]
Time to Can the Round Numbers
Ever notice that we ve got a thing for round numbers? We like our data neat and tidy. The world of ocean pollution and litter prevention is filled with nice round numbers
Livestock bacteria are as old as the livestock they kill
Aurochs were the ancestors of domestic cattle.
How barley domesticated its clock
Most organisms that live on or near the surface of the Earth or its oceans have evolved a circadian clock – a daily timer of all biochemical, physiological and behavioral functions.
Older Adults Prize Accuracy More Than Speed
Older adults often take longer to make a decision than young adults do. But that does not mean they are any less sharp. According to research at Ohio State University, the slower response time of older adults has more to do with prizing accuracy over speed
Denver Zoo Embraces Dung Power
Vying to become the ‘greenest’ zoo in the world, the Denver Zoo has installed a new energy system run entirely on animal dung and garbage. The system uses a process called gasification to turn waste into energy
Milestones in the Effort to Eradicate Polio [Timeline]
Advances in the 1950s and 1960s, including unprecedented cooperation between Soviet and U.S. scientists , allowed polio to be eradicated throughout the Americas by 1994 and all of Europe in 1998. Eliminating the crippling scourge has been more difficult , however, in some parts of Africa and Asia.
