Environment
Links between air pollution and early death established
21 Apr 2012
In a study appearing this month, MIT researchers report that emissions from cars, trucks, planes and powerplants cause 13,000 premature deaths — more than road accidents — in the UK alone each year. By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office
Long-term exposure to air pollution may increase risk of hospitalisation for lung, heart disease
20 Apr 2012
Marine worm feeds on carbon monoxide and hydrogen sulphide with the help of symbiotic bacteria
19 Apr 2012
Insects have personalities too, research on honey bees indicates
By Diana Yate | 14 Apr 2012
Majority-biased learning
13 Apr 2012
New method to prevent undersea ice clogs
13 Apr 2012
Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 11 Apr 2012
Research by MIT suggests copper-gold nanoparticles may reduce greenhouse gas emissions and turn carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels with relatively little energy
Hybrid copper-gold nanoparticles convert CO2
By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office | 11 Apr 2012
Research by MIT suggests copper-gold nanoparticles may reduce greenhouse gas emissions and turn carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels with relatively little energy
Glass sponge as a living climate archive
07 Apr 2012
3D planning tool for the city of tomorrow
03 Apr 2012
Reducing cash bite of wind power
By By Megan Fellman | 02 Apr 2012
Pesticides killing queen bees, says study
30 Mar 2012
No luck for Posco’s Odisha plant as green clearance cancelled
30 Mar 2012
Posco’s steel project, slated to be the biggest FDI in India, has run into fresh trouble as its go-ahead has been cancelled by the National Green Tribunal
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