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Fuel from water hyacinth
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People who maintain ponds and lakes will know how much of a nuisance water hyacinth is. Sure, this aquatic...
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…. And sunflower is Hawaii’s largest biofuel source
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Hawaii’s longest operating biodiesel producer, Pacific Biodiesel Technologies is planting sunflowers...
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UPM turns cooking oil into biodiesel
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UPM buses and tractors had started using the biodiesel in the first stage of the researh. SERDANG:...
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Genome sequence of polar alga explains adaptation to extreme climates
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An international team of researchers has identified the genetic mutations which allowed microalgae (phytoplankton)...
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Oil and gas deposits could be located with help of DNA soil analysis
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WHILE a lot of sciences are involved in finding oil and gas, biology might not be the first science that...
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Seagrasses greatly reduce bacteria, benefiting humans and marine life
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SEAGRASS meadows reduce bacteria pathogenic to humans and marine life by up to 50%, a new study shows. What’s...
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Planetary Health
Looking back at the Morocco meet
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ROBYN WILSON was a delegate representing Monash University Malaysia at the COP22 (Conference of Parties...
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Planetary Health
Who invented carbon dating?
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BEFORE 1940s, scientists had no accurate way of determining the age of fossils or other ancient objects....
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Where is the world’s largest active volcano?
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THE ever famous tourist vacation spot, Hawaii, is home to the world’s largest volcano, Mauna Loa. To...
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