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UT researchers link algae to harmful estrogen-like compound in water

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University of Tennessee, Knoxville, researchers have found that blue-green algae may be responsible for producing an estrogen-like compound in the environment which could disrupt the normal activity of reproductive hormones and adversely affect fish…

Categories Blog Entry, Earth, Energy & Environment, Health, Life & Non-humans

Blue crab research may help Chesapeake Bay watermen improve soft shell harvest

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Baltimore, Md. (January 24, 2011) — A research effort designed to prevent the introduction of viruses to blue crabs in a research hatchery could end up helping Chesapeake Bay watermen improve their bottom line by reducing the number of soft shell …

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Researcher finds proximity to freeway associated with autism

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LOS ANGELES (December 16, 2010) — Living near a freeway may be associated with increased risk of autism, according to a study published by a team of researchers from Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, the Keck School of Medicine of the Universit…

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New research changes understanding of C4 plant evolution

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Frostburg, Md. (November 15, 2010) — A new analysis of fossilized grass-pollen grains deposited on ancient European lake and sea bottoms 16-35 million years ago reveals that C4 grasses evolved earlier than previously thought. This new evidence cas…

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Small materials poised for big impact in construction

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Bricks, blocks, and steel I-beams — step aside. A new genre of construction materials, made from stuff barely 1/50,000th the width of a human hair, is about to debut in the building of homes, offices, bridges, and other structures. And a new …

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Climate accord loopholes could spell 4.2-degree rise in temperature and end of coral reefs by 2100

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