Federal Lab Says It Can Harvest Fuel from Air (With a Catch)
Scientists at Los Alamos National Laboratory say they have developed a way to produce a truly carbon-neutral fuel using carbon dioxide removed from the air as the raw material. dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com
Trawl of two groups' genes shows differences
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trawl through the genes of white people in Utah and Yoruba people in Nigeria shows a significant number of differences that can explain why some groups respond differently to drugs than others. feeds.reuters.com
Tiny Mexican porpoise near extinct from fish nets
SAN FELIPE, Mexico (Reuters) - The vaquita, a tiny stubby-nosed porpoise found only in Mexico's Sea of Cortez, is on the brink of extinction as more die each year in fishing nets than are being born, biologists say. feeds.reuters.com
UW-Madison will host human-powered vehicle challenge
The University of Wisconsin-Madison this weekend will host the 25th annual American Society of Mechanical Engineers Human Powered Vehicle Challenge. news.wisc.edu