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By Darragh Worland | Fri Nov 6, 2009 5:00 PM ET

Warning: This content is not suitable for the squeamish or otherwise prudish. However, the curious-minded among us will be fascinated. Read More

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By David Bois | Fri Nov 6, 2009 2:54 PM ET

Houseplants make a living space more visually pleasing, but an invisible though important benefit they offer is removing poisons from bad indoor air. Read More

More like this in: Health, Science Daily, Environmental Protection Agency, Oxygen, Air Quality, Plants, University of Georgia, Environment, Healthcare, Innovation & Discovery, Life Sciences, Home & Garden

By Darragh Worland | Fri Nov 6, 2009 1:46 PM ET

Hallelujah! A whole new kind of help could be just around the corner for women whose eggs are too old and men shooting blanks. Read More

More like this in: Health, California, Nature, Britain, Stem Cells, Stanford University, Newcastle University, Infertility, Gene Therapy

By Jill K. Robinson | Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:34 AM ET

How do you fix the hurricane-trampled mangrove forests on a tropical island? Get in a kayak and plant thousands of trees, one at a time. Read More

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By Katherine Gustafson | Thu Nov 5, 2009 2:18 PM ET

Morris Animal Foundation gives $13 million to undertake more than 200 animal research studies and train more veterinary scientists. Read More

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By David Bois | Thu Nov 5, 2009 12:35 PM ET

The Sahara's solar riches are figuring prominently in a newly announced proposal to generate up to 15 percent of Europe's power needs. Read More

More like this in: Technology, Energy, Europe, Africa, Germany, Clean Energy , The Guardian, Green Energy, Green Tech, Physorg.com, Sahara Desert

By David Bois | Thu Nov 5, 2009 11:15 AM ET

Science brings the dirt on critters gettin' down: Fiddler crabs trade sex for muscle, and fruit bats will readily fly south of the equator. Read More

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By Planet Green | Thu Nov 5, 2009 9:56 AM ET

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By Katherine Gustafson | Wed Nov 4, 2009 3:05 PM ET

Climate is affecting the highest and lowest points on the Earth. Nepal's government will gather on Mt. Everest to point that out, mirroring the Maldives underwater cabinet meeting. Read More

More like this in: Climate change, Global Warming, Water, Associated Press, Ocean, The Associated Press, Copenhagen, Denmark, Nepal, Lakes, Himalayas, Maldives

By David Bois | Wed Nov 4, 2009 1:57 PM ET

In the blink of an eye, geologically speaking, the African rift will be the planet's newest ocean. Read More

More like this in: Africa, Ocean, Ethiopia, Physorg.com, Geologists, Live Science, Eastern Africa, Africa, Environment, Physical Sciences