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What Happens When Worms Go To Space?

The Huffington Post | Timothy Stenovec | Posted 11.30.2011

Read More: C. Elegans, Nasa, University of Nottingham, Nematodes, Space, Worms, Nematode, Mars, Animals, Space Worms, Caenorhabditis Elegans, Green News

The answer to how humans might react to long stints in the high-radiation and low-gravity environment of deep space may lie in microscopic worms that ...

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Gifts That Keep On Living

Avital Binshtock | Posted 01.16.2012

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Avital Binshtock

The problem with most holiday presents is that they're just so... lifeless. Not these.

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Worms, Germany: Centuries Of Jewish History Distilled

Alan Elsner | Posted 01.09.2012

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Alan Elsner

In the adjoining museum devoted to the history of the Jews of Worms, there is a chilling photograph of the synagogue going up in flames during Kristallnacht.

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Watch: Gold Mines Unearth Worms From Hell

Posted 11.15.2011

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Onsite Worm Composting: Boise Restaurant First In Continental U.S. To Vermicompost (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Red Feather Lounge and Bittercreek Ale House, Compost, Composting, Vermicomposting, Worms, Restaurants, Slidepollajax, Food News

Restaurant Worm-Composting In Its Basement (PHOTOS)

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What if all environmentalists could work together? Introducing Environmental Countdown (Video)

Nathan Havey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nathan Havey

Environmentalists are like worms. Yep, earthworms. Our individual work breaks down the waste around us and churns out more healthful substances. We e...

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Parasite Diets Warned Against As Weight Loss Strategy In Hong Kong

BusinessWeek | Posted 11.17.2011

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Hong Kong health officials warned residents against ingesting intestinal worms as a weight-loss remedy after Web sites were found to be promoting so-c...

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Mysteries of the Deep

Julie Packard | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julie Packard, Monterey Bay Aquarium, Mysteries of the Deep, Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, Mbari, Octopus, Sea Slug, Sea Stars, Penguins, Coral Reefs, Coral Reef, Biodiversity, Worms, Climate Change, Stanford University, Oceans, Great White Sharks, Ocean, Green News
Julie Packard

Almost on a daily basis scientists discover something new about the ocean. Some discoveries are delightful; others boggle the mind. For your enjoyment and amazement as we begin the new year, here are seven wonders from the seas.

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4000 Worms Take To The Thermosphere

Telegraph | Richard Alleyne, Science Correspondent | Posted 05.25.2011

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Scientists are transporting 4,000 microscopic worms found in a rubbish tip in Bristol to the live on the International Space Station to see how zero g...

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And Now for the Great News from Africa

Johann Hari | Posted 05.25.2011

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Johann Hari

Our governments are very good at building Weapons of Destruction -- but for a fraction of the cash they could unleash Weapons of Mass Salvation, eradicating disease after disease.

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