27.02.11

Cement From Thin Air

A biologist's plan for radically reducing carbon emissions As a marine-biology student in the 1980s, Brent Constantz was astonished to discover how simply corals conjure their stony mass from nothing more than seawater. The trick? They combine the calcium and bicarbonate
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FYI: Can Skyscrapers Prevent Tornadoes?

It's true that the plains of Kansas are a more familiar backdrop for tornadoes than Times Square, but the funnels can form just about anywhere if the conditions are right. The reason Tornado Alley, the area stretching from Texas to South Dakota and from the Rocky
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Cement From Thin Air

A biologist's plan for radically reducing carbon emissions As a marine-biology student in the 1980s, Brent Constantz was astonished to discover how simply corals conjure their stony mass from nothing more than seawater. The trick? They combine the calcium and bicarbonate
Read more...


FYI: Can Skyscrapers Prevent Tornadoes?

It's true that the plains of Kansas are a more familiar backdrop for tornadoes than Times Square, but the funnels can form just about anywhere if the conditions are right. The reason Tornado Alley, the area stretching from Texas to South Dakota and from the Rocky
Read more...


FYI: Can Skyscrapers Prevent Tornadoes?

It's true that the plains of Kansas are a more familiar backdrop for tornadoes than Times Square, but the funnels can form just about anywhere if the conditions are right. The reason Tornado Alley, the area stretching from Texas to South Dakota and from the Rocky
Read more...


Cement From Thin Air

A biologist's plan for radically reducing carbon emissions As a marine-biology student in the 1980s, Brent Constantz was astonished to discover how simply corals conjure their stony mass from nothing more than seawater. The trick? They combine the calcium and bicarbonate
Read more...