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'Air-Conditioned Clothes' Help Japan Beat Heat
Posted Fri Jul 22, 2011 10:57 AM ET | 0
Restrictions in electricity use are creating a demand in clothing that cools. Read more
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Early Heat Waves Are Deadliest
Posted by Larry O'Hanlon Tue Nov 30, 2010 12:15 PM ET | 0
At a time when climate scientists are predicting more frequent and longer heat waves, this isn't good news. Read more
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Warmer Planet to Stress Humans
Posted Tue May 4, 2010 11:43 AM ET | 0
As global warming pushes up Earth's temperatures, a large number of people won't be able to handle the heat. Read more
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Count the Power Hogs
Posted by Gene Charleton Mon Nov 30, 2009 07:29 PM ET | 0
Power engineers estimate that electronic devices make up 15-percent of household electric demand. Read more
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Army Using Spray Foam to Keep Tents Cool
Posted by Robert Lamb Mon Nov 16, 2009 05:00 AM ET | 0
The insulating spray foam hardens in 20 minutes and helps keep cool air in. Read more
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Dog Overboard Found Four Months Later : Discovery News
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:26 PM ET
A pet dog that fell overboard in rough seas off Australia survived alone on an island for four months. Read more
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Stimulus Funds Fuel 'Smart' Power Grid : Discovery News
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:25 PM ET
A chunk of stimulus cash is aimed at promoting a "smart grid" designed to foster renewable energy generation. Read more
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Planting Trees Saves Cash, Research Confirms: Discovery New
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 09:24 PM ET
Plant a tree: Save 25 bucks. Researchers in California have found that planting trees in strategic locations around your house can lower your summertime electricity bill by that much or more. Read more
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L.A. Traffic Causing Premature Births: Study: Discovery News
Posted Tue Jun 30, 2009 07:44 AM ET
New research shows that women will avoid looking at babies with facial birth defects more than men. Read more
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June: Why So Wet?: Discovery News
Posted Mon Jun 22, 2009 11:21 AM ET
Mud season has been extended. From North Dakota to Long Island, rain after rain after rain has dampened spirits and swamped roads. Picnics and kids' baseball games have been washed out, rescheduled and rained out again. Big-time sports, too. Read more
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Could These Weird Ideas Save the Planet? : Discovery News
Posted Thu Dec 4, 2008 12:01 PM ET
It's every harebrained scheme for itself at the U.N. climate conference's "Mini Sustainable Club." Read more
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Q and A: Recycling Astronaut Urine: Discovery News
Posted Fri Oct 17, 2008 08:11 AM ET
Engineer Bob Bagdigian chats about a new multi-million dollar system to turn astronaut pee into drinking water. Read more
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Discovery News : Discovery Channel
Posted Tue Feb 26, 2008 06:17 AM ET
A "doomsday" seed vault built to protect millions of food crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters opened Tuesday deep within an Arctic mountain in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard. Read more
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Discovery News : Discovery Channel
Posted Fri Feb 8, 2008 05:41 AM ET
Could the next source of clean energy be in the clouds? Read more
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