by Tanya Lewis
We chat with an expert about the risks and benefits of oral
contraception.
by Dan Ferber
Novel project plans to use region to generate three-quarters
of power of the Hoover Dam.
by
Jane J. Lee
Sea
surface temperatures may be responsible for expansion of grasslands.
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Storehouse. Mangrove soil is rich in carbon,
but it's released to the atmosphere if forests are converted to shrimp farms.
Credit: Wikimedia Common
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by
Erin Loury
Cellular
“cat scans” reveal internal machinery without slicing and dicing.
It's
worse than you thought, if the shrimp come from farms that destroyed mangroves.
by
Dan Ferber
Villagers
had sophisticated understanding of acoustics.
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Going deep. Drilling for natural gas
in shale formations in Pennsylvania.
Credit: Ruhrfisch, Wikimedia Commons
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No
evidence that hydraulic fracturing for gas contaminates groundwater, report
finds, but problems exist at the surface.
You can also join live chats on the hottest
topics at the AAAS annual meeting:
19 February, 3 p.m.
Chat with experts about the fate of
our seas.
18 February, 3 p.m.
Talk with experts about the evolution
of life in deep, dark places.
17 February
Experts
answer your questions on how our most basic communication tool is changing.
Listen to podcasts of interviews of leading
scientists reporting on their work at the meeting:
By Kerry Klein
What can be done to preserve dying
tongues?
by Sarah Crespi
Scientists reconstruct sounds from
days gone by.
by Sarah Crespi
How do microbes contribute to the
global ecosystem?