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Here's a "rain dance" worth following. It's called cloud seeding, and it's been around for decades. Millions of dollars are spent each year on clou...
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- Added: Dec 17, 2006
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A lot of medicines are derived from plants. And today, the growing popularity of traditional medicine has many of us using herbs to prevent and tre...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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A technology that's used for offshore drilling is benefiting marine biologists worldwide.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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There's an alternative way to treat wastewater: filtering it with live plants and even snails!
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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A team of expert veterinarians is always on alert to help save animals from the devastating consequences of marine oil spills.
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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"Green" buildings incorporate the latest technology to squeeze the most out of the energy that's used for heating, cooling, and lighting. They're a...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
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In the past 20 years, poachers have killed nearly one million elephants. Poachers have driven the giant pachyderms -- which are prized for their iv...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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American chestnut trees once made up 25 percent of the eastern forest. People could pick chestnuts and roast them on an open fire. Their wood was ...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
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The endangered American Crocodile may owe its future to conservation measures taken near a nuclear power plant. The Turkey Point plant in south Flo...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:30
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We've all marveled at the shifting patterns that clouds form in the sky. Beyond capturing our imagination, though, clouds play a vital role in Eart...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
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Gunter Pauli is the director of "ZERI," which is short for Zero Emissions Research and Initiatives. He started out making biodegradable detergents...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
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About 20 years ago, New Jersey's filthy beaches were the butt of jokes. The medical wastes and other garbage that washed up onshore were forcing lo...
- Added: Dec 01, 2006
- Length: 01:34
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Growing meat without killing animals for food.
- Added: Oct 30, 2006
- Length: 01:56
Tiny tornados could make a big, helpful impact.
- Added: Oct 22, 2006
- Length: 01:50
What if weight gain were actually caused by a virus?
- Added: Oct 16, 2006
- Length: 01:55
Every November 2nd, Mexicans celebrate those who have died with Day of the Dead festivities...
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
- Length: 01:33
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Plants and animals in the ocean that might yield treatments for diseases
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
- Length: 01:34
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Here?s a surprise: An efficient automatic dishwasher will use less water than hand-washing those same dishes.
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
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Scientists say that carbon dioxide, a major contributor to global warming, is actually making poison ivy grow larger and more toxic.
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
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Many kinds of plastic are forever, or nearly so.
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
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When you?re shopping for food, how do you know if it?s really organic?
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
- Length: 01:34
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Biologists who try to measure Earth?s genetic diversity have one more place to look: the dirt under our feet.
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
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The future survival of the shamans will depend on how we value the source of their knowledge: the tropical forests.
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
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When it comes to falling asleep, we may owe it all to jellyfish.
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
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?As insignificant as a midge,? goes the old saying. But, are midges really insignificant?
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- Added: Oct 11, 2006
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