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Solar Socket: Portable Power from Any Windowpane

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

A solar-powered device called the Window Socket, which attaches to a windowpane via a suction cup, can charge cell phones even at night.

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Hair to Dye For: Toxic, Cancer-causing Chemicals

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Toxic chemicals in commercial hair dyes have long been linked to bladder cancer; now scientists report that one of those chemicals can linger on skin and hair for months or even years.

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Protein for Breakfast Curbs Food Cravings: A Healthy Way to Fight Off Hunger

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Eating 35 grams of protein for breakfast—from such foods as eggs, lean meat, yogurt and cottage cheese—depresses the appetite all day long, research shows.

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Oil Alternative: Bio-Breakthrough Can Reduce Fossil Fuel Use

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Scientists have found a way to use xylose, an abundant plant sugar, to make hydrogen in a process that releases almost zero greenhouse gases and needs no heavy metals.

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School Lunches Minus the Meat: New York Cafeteria Goes Completely Vegetarian

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

At the nation’s first no-meat school cafeteria, New York’s P.S. 244, students are happily foregoing hot dogs and hamburgers for falafels and tofu in sesame sauce.

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Shellfish Solution: Bivalve Farming May Purify Fouled Waters

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Scientists hope that a raft loaded with mussels on the Bronx River will provide evidence that the shellfish can clean up polluted waters by absorbing excess nitrogen.

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Killing Fields: Neonicotinoid Pesticides Threaten Birds and Insects, Too

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Controversial neonicotinoid pesticides linked to catastrophic honeybee declines in North America and Europe may also kill other creatures.

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Fare Sharing: Three Is the Perfect Number

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Using phone apps, progressive urban commuters can now stand at bus stops and catch rides from solo car drivers that need two more people to zip through a high occupancy vehicle lane.

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Global Glamour: Natural Beauty Aids from India

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

Coconut oil, rosewater, chickpea flour and herbs are among the natural, inexpensive ways that women in India enhance their feminine appeal.

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The Humble Apple May Ace Cancer: One a Day Keeps Your Risk Away

Aug 30, 2013 12:13PM

An apple a day cuts the risk of deadly colorectal cancer in half and also stems the growth of liver, breast, esophageal and stomach cancers.

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