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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Shots - Health News
Print Me An Ear: 3-D Printing Tackles Human Cartilage
February 20, 2013 3-D printing can be used to make food, guns and maybe human ears. Researchers say that using collagen to print out ear cartilage solves a lot of the problems in making new ears for people with birth defects or injuries.
The Two-Way
Nation's West, Midwest In Path Of Massive Winter Storm
February 20, 2013 The storm moving out of California, could stretch from Oklahoma to the Ohio Valley.
The Two-Way
Antarctic Penguin Turns Up In New Zealand; Vets Say Condition 'Touch And Go'
February 20, 2013 The Royal penguin that washed up on a beach in New Zealand is the second from Antarctica to arrive there in as many years.
The Picture Show
Earth As Art: 'How Did Nature Do That?'
February 20, 2013 Satellites help track storms, power the GPS signals in our cars and phones and beam TV signals around the world. But they also send back striking, totally disarming images of planet Earth.
The Two-Way
Japan: Probe Of Battery Fire On Boeing 787 Finds Improper Wiring
February 20, 2013 Japan says an auxiliary battery was improperly connected to the main battery that overheated, forcing an emergency landing.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The Salt
Pictures Don't Lie: Corn And Soybeans Are Conquering U.S. Grasslands
February 19, 2013 Farmers in the Dakotas, Minnesota, Iowa and Nebraska converted 1.3 million acres of grassland into soybean and corn production between 2006 and 2011. Images derived from satellite data confirmed that changing landscape, which spells bad news wildlife and for soil integrity in some parts.
Krulwich Wonders...
The Filibuster Solution, Or 'What If Honeybees Ran The U.S. Senate?'
February 19, 2013 The politics of beehives might be able to teach our Congressional leaders a little bit about governing.
Environment
Forecasting Climate With A Chance Of Backlash
February 19, 2013 A surprising number of TV weather presenters are vocal deniers of climate change, while others fear audience backlash if they talk about such a polarizing topic. But one meteorologist in South Carolina is waging a climate education campaign, and says it's going over well.
Monday, February 18, 2013
Environment
Protesters Call On Obama To Reject Keystone XL Pipeline
February 18, 2013 Tens of thousands of protesters turned out on the National Mall Sunday to encourage President Obama to make good on his commitment to act on climate change. The pipeline would carry tar sands oil from Alberta, Canada, to refineries on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
The Salt
Growing Resistance, Oregon Hazelnuts Battle Blight
February 18, 2013 Carefully developed breeds are overpowering Eastern filbert blight, which had threatened to crush the U.S. hazelnut industry.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
The Salt
Should You Be Worried About Your Meat's Phosphorus Footprint?
February 17, 2013 An environmental researcher argues the heavy phosphorus footprint of meat is good reason to eat less meat, given that phosphorus is a finite resource and critical for food security. But not everyone thinks we should be worried.
