Earth

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    More Than a Miner Problem: Asbestos exposure is prevalent in mining community

    A new study of the residents of Libby, Mont., confirms that even people who don't work with asbestos can have lung abnormalities caused by the mineral.

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    Double Trees: City trees grow bigger than country cousins

    Clones of an Eastern cottonwood grow twice as well in the New York metropolitan sprawl as in rural New York State.

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    Antimosquito coils release toxic fumes

    Researchers have measured several pollutants in smoke emitted from so-called mosquito coils, which people burn at night to fend off insects.

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    Satellites show Earth is greener

    Daily observations from space for nearly 2 decades indicate that our planet is getting greener.

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    Second cancer type linked to shift work

    Women who have worked at least a few nights a month for many years appear to face a somewhat increased risk of colorectal cancer.

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    Suspended Drugs: Antibiotics fed to animals drift in air

    Borne on dust floating in and around farm buildings, antibiotics given to animals may later be inhaled by people—with possibly detrimental health effects.

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    Girls may face risks from phthalates

    The high incidence of premature breast development in Puerto Rican girls has been linked with phthalates, a family of ubiquitous pollutants found in plastics, lubricants, and solvents.

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    Slow Turnover: Warming trend affects African ecosystem

    Over the past 90 years, rising water temperatures in Lake Tanganyika have led to dramatic losses of productivity among the microorganisms that form the base of the lake's food chain.

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    Germs Begone: New technology cleans dangerous water

    For a penny per liter, people in the developing world should be able to remove most pathogens and toxic pollutants from their home drinking water.

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    Lead delays puberty

    Even low concentrations of lead in a girl's body may delay her reproductive maturation.

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    Meteorite Crater

    The Barringer Crater in Arizona is one of the more famous geological sites on Earth. This Web site recounts the history and science of the crater’s formation 50,000 years ago and provides information about its discovery, its purchase by D.M. Barringer, and its current status. Go to: http://www.barringercrater.com/

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    Spawning Trouble: Synthetic estrogen hampers trout fertility

    Exposure to a synthetic estrogen called ethynylestradiol, which is commonly found in birth control pills and enters the waterways through sewage effluent, reduces male trout’s fertility by half.

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