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  • Organic Chemistry

    Organic food may be richer in nutrients and more healthful to eat than food grown with the use of pesticides and other chemicals, according to researchers from the University of […]

  • Fringe Fried Endangered Species

    The giant panda, Tasmanian tiger, and hundreds of other endangered species are living on the fringes of their historical habitats rather than in their centers, according to a study published […]

  • Another Contaminated New Jersey

    German retailers pulled Nike soccer jerseys from store shelves yesterday because of a televised report that the shirts contained a potentially harmful fungicide. On Tuesday, a business news show reported […]

  • Hoisin Charge Here?

    China has decided to press forward with a huge project to transport water over a great distance from the south of the country to the north. The plan, originally conceived […]

  • Smog Gonnit

    Mexico City’s air was cleaner last year than at any previous time in the 1990s as a result of stricter enforcement of pollution laws, according to a government study. Authorities […]

  • Global Climate Coalition Benz Over

    Saying there may be evidence of global warming, DaimlerChrysler withdrew yesterday from the Global Climate Coalition, an industry group that argues against the reality of climate change. Still, DaimlerChrysler — […]

  • Frog and Toad Are Dead

    Fertilizer levels that the EPA says are safe for drinking water can kill some species of frogs and toads, according to a new study published in the journal Environmental Toxicology […]

  • Al Gore Suffers From Weak Spine

    Democratic presidential rivals Al Gore and Bill Bradley had a little spat last night over logging in the White Mountain National Forest in New Hampshire and Maine. Speaking at a […]

  • Fish Rap

    A 1995 deal between Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt and Defense Secretary William Cohen, who was at the time a Republican senator from Maine, helped to keep Atlantic salmon off the […]

  • More Power to 'Em

    Electricity deregulation is giving a boost to clean energy in Pennsylvania — about a third of state residents who have chosen a new electricity supplier since the market opened have […]