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Sep 27, 2012 07:32 PM ET // Alyssa Danigelis
A ski resort's plan to use sewage for snow production prompts gagging and protests.
Sep 10, 2011 03:19 PM ET // Sarah Simpson
The wealth of Afghanistan's geologic resources could be double the cost of what the U.S. has spent waging war against terrorists in that country. DNews talks with Said Mirzad of the U.S. Geologic Survey.
Jul 16, 2010 09:45 PM ET // Michael Reilly
A group of architects have a radical new idea for cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch: turn it all into a giant island the size of Hawaii's Big Island.
Feb 23, 2012 12:45 AM ET // Sarah Simpson
Despite the massive wildfires that have swept the western U.S. in recent years, the region has barely begun paying down the huge fire deficit it has accumulated over the last 100 years.
Dec 23, 2010 06:19 PM ET // Tim Wall
What matters in the long-run is how truly special a species is in the grand scheme of life on Earth.
Sep 14, 2010 07:25 PM ET // Michael Reilly
Researchers are building vegetable gardens that could one day be used to support colonies on the moon.
Sep 29, 2011 11:34 AM ET // Sarah Simpson
The USGS today identified 24 regions in Afghanistan with high-value minerals that are ready to be mined.
Jun 21, 2011 10:31 AM ET // Tim Wall
In what is considered a crazy plan to slow desertification, countries across Africa are planting a wall of Acacia trees.
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