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TwitterPizza boxes are recyclable, but grease and cheese make them less so and can cause a whole batch of recyclable material to be diverted to the trash. Image credit: DreamstimeFrom Live Science:Many people assume that pizza boxes are recyclable. In fact, most boxes have recycling symbols on them and are traditionally made from corrugated cardboard.
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The Challenge of Pizza Box Recycling
March 3rd, 2009 
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1 Comment »Orion Dominates Winter Night Sky
January 17th, 2009 admin Orion as imagined, with the stars that make it up. This view shows the hunter as of around 8 p.m. local time this week from the southern United States. Look high in the southeast to first find the tight group of three stars that make up Orion’s belt.
Posted in Tech News Tags: Bright Stars, Burning The Candle At Both Ends, Dog Star, Hyades, Image Credit, Light Years, Luminosity, Mars Orbit, Pleiades, Pulsating Star, Pulsations, Robert H Baker, Southeast Sky, Star Sirius, Supergiant Star, Three Stars, Tight Group, Time Span, Winter Air, Winter Night Sky No Comments »Super-Predators: Humans Force Rapid Evolution of Animals
January 12th, 2009 admin Bighorn sheep are one of many species now documented as getting smaller, on average, due to trophy hunting that targets larger specimens and leaves smaller members of a population, and their genes, to reproduce. Image credit: Paul PaquetFrom Live Science:Acting as super-predators, humans are forcing changes to body size and reproductive abilities in some species 300 percent faster than would occur naturally, a new study finds.Hunting and fishing by individual sportsmen as well as large-scale commercial fishing are also outpacing other human influences, such as pollution, in effects on the animal kingdom. The changes are dramatic and may put the survival of some species in question.In a review of 34 studies that tracked 29 species across 40 different geographic systems, harvested and hunted populations are on average 20 percent smaller in body size than previous generations, and the age at which they first reproduce is on average 25 percent earlier.Read more ….
Posted in Science News Tags: Animal Kingdom, Bighorn Sheep, Commercial Fishing, Evolution Of Animals, Generations, Genes, Image Credit, Live Science, Members, Paul Paquet, Pollution, Population, Populations, Predators, Rapid Evolution, Reproductive Abilities, Specimens, Sportsmen, Survival, Trophy Hunting No Comments »What Science Says About Enlightened Sex By Sally Law, Special to LiveScience
January 4th, 2009 admin Women who practiced the Eastern techniques of mindfulness and yoga reported improvements in levels of arousal and desire, as well as better orgasms. Image credit: DreamstimeFrom Live Science:Another year, another batch of resolutions: eat right, exercise more, pay bills on time etc. All good in theory, but potentially dull in practice.In 2009, then, resolve to have better sex.
Posted in Science News Tags: Article States, Better Sex, Desire, Dreamstime, Eastern Practices, Image Credit, Improvements, Kama Sutra, Live Science, Medicine, Mindfulness, Orgasms, Pay Bills, Premature Ejaculation, Resolutions, Sally, Sex Review, Sexual Medicine, Sixth Centuries, Yoga No Comments »