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Earth/Science

: July 1st, 2009

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Ship of Plastic Bottles to Send Eco-message as it Crosses Atlantic

Sunday, 28 June 2009

You've heard of a ship in a bottle. How about a ship made of plastic bottles? That would be the Plastiki, designed to sail the Pacific on an 11,000-mile voyage highlighting the dangers of living in a throwaway world. The launch date has been moved back to late 2009. (C...

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Boy Discovers Microbe that Eats Plastic

Thursday, 18 June 2009

PhDs have been searching for a solution to the global plastic waste problem, but the solution may have come through a pair of 16-year-olds. The teen winner in l...

Researchers Get Drinking Water From Air Humidity

Sunday, 14 June 2009

Scientists in Stuttgart have found a way of obtaining drinking water from air humidity. The system is based on solar collectors, making it an entirely energy indep...

Man Builds Stonehenge Using Nothing but Gravity (Video)

Thursday, 11 June 2009

A retired carpenter with 35 years experience in construction has demonstrated that he can lift a Stonehenge-sized pillar weighing 22,000 lbs using nothing but...

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