Palm Oil Frenzy Threatens to Wipe out Orangutans

TANJUNG PUTING NATIONAL PARK, Indonesia - Hoping to unravel the mysteries of human origin, anthropologist Louis Leakey sent three young women to Africa and Asia to study our closest relatives:  It was...

Demand for ethanol is starving Mexicans

Ethanol made from corn is likely one of the earth's most viable (read: cheaply produced) alternatives to oil. Corn can be grown in many places, after all. Last I checked, Kansas wasn't feeling particularly hostile...

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