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Five hotbeds of biodiversity Here are five flora- and fauna-rich ecologies that Conservation International, a nonprofit organization in Arlington, Va., says are more than 70 percent intact.
Ice caps not shrinking as much as once thought, new data showMountain glaciers and ice caps around the globe collectively lost 148 billion tons of ice a year, according to new satellite measurements.聽The rate is 30 percent lower than scientists thought.
Cover StoryWind power: Clean energy, dirty business?In the developing world, where land-intensive wind turbines are being rapidly constructed, wind power has often turned clean energy into dirty business.- The 'wind rush': Green energy blows trouble into MexicoGreen energy's big success is a rude awakening in the isthmus of Mexico.
Carbon dioxide super-scrubber? Potential good news in global warming fight.Scientists have announced a potential breakthrough in developing a new material that removes carbon dioxide from the air. CO2 scrubbing could be a useful tool against global warming.