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As Congress Moves to End Gay Ban, Don't Let History Repeat Itself

Nathaniel Frank | Posted 04.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Unfriendly Fire, Don't Ask, Clinton, Gays in the Military, New Research, Ellen Tauscher, Palm Center, Sam Nunn, Congress, Obama, Anniversary, New Book, Don't Tell, Patrick Murphy, Shalikashvili, Politics News
Nathaniel Frank

Rep. Ellen Tauscher has just announced she'll introduce a bill to repeal the ban on open gays in the military, a momentous step that comes on the 15th anniversary of this highly unpopular policy.

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Sixth Mass Extinction Underway: Save the Buttercup?

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Biology, Extinction, New Research, Flowers, Environment, Santa Barbara, Science, Conservation, Endangered Species, Green Living, News, University of Santa Barbara, Buttercup Flower, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, Marc Cadotte, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

In general, loss of species that perform unique functions and have few close relatives (in evolutionary terms) would cause the most disruption.

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New Greenhouse Effect: Global Cooling?

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 11.12.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Making Cities Sustainable, New Research, Going Green, Green, Science, Spain, Joe Biden, Green Living, How to Save Money, Green Architecture, Green News, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green Tips, Green Roofs, Green News
Josie Garthwaite

Roofs account for 25% of total surface area in most cities, and pavement accounts for around 35%. If 100 major cities covered that space with reflective materials, it could offset as much as 44 metric gigatons of heat-trapping gases.

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It's Like a Free Lunch -- But Without the Calories

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 08.12.2008 | Living

Read More: Mice, Aicar, Research, Health, Exercise, New Research, Fitness, Pills, Salk Group, Exercise in a Pill, Medicine, Studies, Gnc, Obesity Crisis, gw1516, Weight Loss, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

"It's a little bit like a free lunch without the calories," says Dr. Ronald Evans, lead researcher of the Salk group. It's a bird, it's a plane, it's... exercise in a pill! Wait -- we've been promised this before...

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Eating Disorder Roulette

Charlotte Hilton Andersen | Posted 07.15.2008 | Living

Read More: Preppies, Anorexia, New Research, Teens, Eating Disorders, High School, Jocks, Emo, Bulimia, Goths, Athletics, Social Anxiety, High School Dropouts, Living News
Charlotte Hilton Andersen

Why do teens get eating disorders? Blame it on their friends! But wait, it's not that simple. In fact, it doesn't matter which group teen girls actually fall into, but only which group they most identify with.

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