Choking China: The struggle to clear Beijing's air
As pollution levels return to normal in China's capital after a record-breaking month of smog, what can be done to banish the smog?
New Scientist
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Deep sea gold rush: Mining hydrothermal vents
As mining companies prepare to exploit the copper and gold in the seabed, we explore the fate of the unique ecosystems around tectonic boundaries.
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Dozens of countries queue up to go nuclear
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Irradiating organic food would save lives
<p>Organic farming must ditch its irrational mistrust of science or risk losing its reputation as being safer and healthier.<br /> http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028186.200-irradiating-organic-food-would-save-lives.html?full=true&print=true</p> <p> </p>
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Beyond antibiotics: A new way to fight superbugs
<p><style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }</style> <p><font size="3" style="font-size: 13pt;"><i>German E. coli deaths show it's time to look past the wonder drugs of the 1950s in the battle against lethal bacteria.<br /> http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028163.600-beyond-antibiotics-a-new-way-to-fight-superbugs.html?full=true&print=true<br /> </i></font></p> </p>
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'Sustainable' timber is not always what it seems
<p>Most products sourced from tropical timber destroy the forest – and a sustainability logo may not be a reliable guide for your green conscience. While a report this week celebrates a 50 per cent increase in the area of tropical forests that are sustainably managed, other studies suggest this assessment is open to question.
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Wired Californian forests to guide response to climate
<p>Two forests wired up to track water should help the US's most populous state adapt to a warming world in which the stuff becomes increasingly scarce.</p> <p>http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028164.300-wired-californian-forests-to-guide-response-to-climate.html</p>
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United plates of America: The making of a new world
<p>The collision of North and South America changed the Earth's climate dramatically – and may have happened far earlier than we thought.<br /> <br /> http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028161.600-united-plates-of-america-the-making-of-a-new-world.html?full=true&print=true</p>
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Reshaping the Mississippi for a warmer future
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African land grab could lead to future water conflicts
<p>Is this the face of future water conflicts? China, India and Saudi Arabia have lately leased vast tracts of land in sub-Saharan Africa at knockdown prices. Their primary aim is to grow food abroad using the water that African countries don't have the infrastructure to exploit. Doing so is cheaper and easier than using water resources back home. But it is a plan that could well backfire.</p>
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Mississippi delta blues
<p><style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; }</style> <p><font size="3"><i>When humans try to constrain rivers, the results can be calamitous. (Editorial)<br /> </i></font></p> <p><font size="3"><i>http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21028142.700-mississippi-delta-blues.html</i></font></p> </p>