Jul 25 2011

How To Eat Well And Save The Planet Too

Pork, farm-raised salmon, chicken and turkey are all on a par when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions, but pigs are in a category of their own when it comes to environmental impact.

Jun 14 2011

Curb Soot and Smog to Keep Earth Cool, Says UN

Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating.

Jun 07 2011

Killer Bacteria Source May Never Be Found

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Bacteria,Farm,Organic,VegetablesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 2:59 pm
The scare has led puzzled officials to warn consumers off raw tomatoes, cucumbers, lettuce and sprouts.

Apr 25 2011

Poison Key to Early Life

Tag: Chemistry,Comets,Earth,Meteorites,NASA,Organic,Polymers,The MoonIrene Klotz @ 5:07 pm
How did Earth manage to hold onto its organics after being slammed by a Mars-sized object 4.4 billion years ago?

Mar 22 2011

Prehistoric Skin Holds Building Blocks of Life

These organic compounds survived 50 million years buried in rock in Utah's Green River Formation.

Mar 10 2011

Green Products that ‘Break Down’

Biodegradable plastics, electronic components and clothing are gaining ground.

Jan 28 2011

Ocean on Saturn’s Moon Full of Gas

Tag: Enceladus (moon),Heating,Hydrogen,Moons,Moons of Saturn,NASA,Orbits,Organic,Saturn,SpacecraftDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:25 pm
The fizzy ocean on Enceladus may be capable of harboring life.

Jan 18 2011

Organic Milk More Nutritious?

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Climate,Cows,Dairy,Farm,OrganicJessica Marshall @ 4:32 pm
Organic milk contains more healthy fats than conventional milk, finds a U.K. study.

Jan 04 2011

Viking Found Organics on Mars, Experiment Confirms

Tag: Alien Life,Aliens and UFOs,Deserts,Experiments,Mars,NASA,OrganicIrene Klotz @ 12:57 pm
Using Mars-like soil taken from Atacama Desert, a study confirms Mars has organics, and Viking found them.

Dec 21 2010

Meteorite Holds Amino Acid Surprise

Tag: Asteroids,Meteorites,NASA,Organic,UniverseDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 7:15 pm
Amino acids, the building blocks of life, are forming in environments never thought possible.

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