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Pees and Carrots

Pees and Carrots

Researchers say human urine works great as sustainable fertilizer

They were perfectly lovely, the beets Surendra Pradhan and Helvi Heinonen-Tanski grew: round and hefty, a rich burgundy, their flavor sweet and faintly earthy like the dirt from which they came. Unless someone told you, you’d never know the beets were grown with human urine. More…

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Asian Carp, Knocking at the Great Lakes’ Back Door

Asian Carp, Knocking at the Great Lakes’ Back Door

As humans have circumvented Niagara Falls for aquatic transportation, so too have non-native species

What Would You Do with Eight Million Gallons of Water Every Day?

What Would You Do with Eight Million Gallons of Water Every Day?

The MTA contemplates using groundwater as a geothermal energy source

Green is the New Black at Fashion Week

Green is the New Black at Fashion Week

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Diving for Drug Discovery

Diving for Drug Discovery

Pharmaceutical research is taking to the high seas

Tobacco Plant Could Get New Gig

Tobacco Plant Could Get New Gig

Researchers show the cash crop could be a promising source of biofuel

The Cars Will Be Charged

The Cars Will Be Charged

Make way for the electric vehicle

Bald Eagles on the Hudson River

Bald Eagles on the Hudson River

Once on the brink of extinction, bald eagles are making a home for themselves near New York City