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Mortuary Idea Flushes Bodies Down Drain
Posted: Friday 05/09/08 01:38 PM EDT
Filed Under: Nation News, Science News
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Alkaline hydrolysis, developed 16 years ago to dispose of dead animals, is gaining support as an alternative for human remains. Using lye, heat and pressure, the process dissolves a cadaver into a thick brown liquid. Here, BioSafe Engineering President Brad Crain displays one of the company's alkaline hydrolysis cylinders in Brownsburg, Ind.
Gorilla Celebrates 55th Birthday
Posted: Friday 05/09/08 01:39 PM EDT
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Jenny, the world's oldest known gorilla, celebrates her 55th birthday in style. Her caretakers at the Dallas Zoo present her with a four-layer frozen fruit cake and treats wrapped in banana leaves.
Are Conservatives Happier Than Liberals?
Posted: Wednesday 05/07/08 08:07 PM EDT
Filed Under: Politics News, Science News
A new study finds that people with conservative ideologies report greater life satisfaction than individuals with liberal beliefs. Why? Because right-wingers are supposedly better able to rationalize social and economic inequalities, while left-wingers lack the philosophical framework to view such disparities positively.
Koalas at Risk From Climate Change
Posted: Friday 05/09/08 09:21 PM EDT
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Koalas are threatened by the rising level of carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere because it saps nutrients from the eucalyptus leaves they feed on, a researcher says.
A Third of Honey Bee Hives Lost in 2007
Posted: Wednesday 05/07/08 03:49 PM EDT
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A new survey had grim news about honey bees: Slightly more a third of the nation's commercially managed hives died in the past year. It's the second consecutive year of "substantial" losses of bees, said Dennis vanEngelsdorp, president of the Apiary Inspectors of America. His group commissioned the study.
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