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Beyond Rio: Pursuing ‘Ecological Citizenship’
By the Editor on June 25, 2012Andrew Revkin reflects on the end of the “Rio+20” United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in his Dot Earth...
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Scientists Criticize Lack of Urgency in Rio+20 Accord
By the Editor on June 25, 2012The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) ended with an international agreement on the need for all countries...
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Killings of Environmentalists Appear to Be on the Rise
By the Editor on June 21, 2012Around the world, sticking up for the environment can be deadly, and it appears to be getting deadlier. People...
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The Science of Fatherhood: Why Dads Matter
By the Editor on June 17, 2012For decades, psychologists and other researchers assumed that the mother-child bond was the most important one in a kid’s...
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Fatherhood Alters Men’s Behavior
By the Editor on June 17, 2012Scientists say new dads exhibit hormonal changes and, in turn, alter their behavior, which suggests that having children influences...
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Irrigation Expert Crosses Religious, Political Lines to Win Major Prize
By the Editor on June 13, 2012Daniel Hillel developed a system called micro-irrigation, which has opened up dry regions to farming, revolutionizing agriculture worldwide. The...
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Copenhagen Aims for Climate Neutrality By 2025
By the Editor on June 6, 2012By investing in bike paths and energy-efficient buildings, the capital of Denmark aims to produce no more CO2 than...
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Can Self-Interest Drive Sustainable Energy for All?
By the Editor on May 31, 2012A bold plan to bring every person on Earth sustainable energy within 18 years will face its first test...
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Study Traces Origins of Monogamous Coupling
By the Editor on May 29, 2012From an evolutionary standpoint, the key players in the mating game were males with poor fighting skills and females...
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Chimps’ Personalities Are Like People’s, Study Says
By the Editor on May 23, 2012Chimpanzees and orangutans really do have personalities “like people”, researchers say. For years experts have debated whether great apes...