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There's been quite a bit about global warming in the news recently, with The National Academy of Sciences reporting to Congress that

recent warmth is unprecedented for at least the last 400 years and potentially the last several millennia. Read the rest

There may be a huge backlash to Al Gore's new movie, An Inconvenient Truth, and its message of global warming, but that's not stopping the government from funding a new study on how sea ice affects the movement of water in the Arctic Ocean. Read the rest

According to the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions, of 179 businesses surveyed, 66% are not adequately prepared for a bird flu outbreak. Read the rest

With gas prices pushing past $3.00/ gallon, the US government is trying to encourage innovation by sponsoring a contest with up to $10 million in prizes for anyone that can make hydrogen fuel cells a viable way to fuel cars. Read the rest