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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Will intensified farming save the rainforests?
<p><i>The idea that you can save the natural world by increasing the efficiency of agriculture is very appealing. This writer is far from convinced</i></p>
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Mad cow disease is almost extinct globally
<p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" /> <title></title> <meta content="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Linux)" name="GENERATOR" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> <p><font size="3">Bovine spongiform encephalopathy, aka "mad cow disease", is almost extinct just 25 years after it was disc
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Hard cases don't mean UK vaccine policy is wrong
<p><i>The emotive row over universal flu vaccination misses a crucial fact – vaccines have a downside.</i></p>
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The legacy of BSE
<p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" /> <title></title> <meta content="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Linux)" name="GENERATOR" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> <p><font size="3"><i>We have to remain vigilant so we can act at the first sign of an emerging disease. (Editorial)
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Remember the lessons of past clinical trials abuses
<p><i>Vulnerable people are increasingly targeted as subjects for clinical research. Have we forgotten the lessons of past abuses?</i></p>
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Casting a critical eye on climate models
<p><i>Today's climate models are more sophisticated than ever – but they're still limited by our knowledge of the Earth. So how well do they really work?</i></p>
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Intensive logging created New England's rich wetlands
<p>Those who enjoy the wetlands and seafood of New England's coastline may be surprised by who they have to thank: the loggers of the 18th and 19th centuries. In clearing vast tracts of land, those prolific loggers released so much sand and dirt that open-water bays turned into swamps.</p>
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Last chance to hold Greenland back from tipping point
<p> <meta content="text/html; charset=utf-8" http-equiv="CONTENT-TYPE" /> <title></title> <meta content="OpenOffice.org 3.2 (Linux)" name="GENERATOR" /> <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> <p><font size="3"><i>New data and models show that Greenland's ice cap, the world's second largest, is on track to hit a point of no r
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Stick to your guns, climate scientists
<p>Climate scientists should not be apologising for their errors when they could win hearts and minds by patient explanation. </p>
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We need an energy sixth sense to fight global warming
If we could see the energy we use we wouldn't be so wasteful. Technology can help, says Joseph Giacomin.