Top 10 new species of 2011

By Thomas H. Maugh II / Los Angeles Times May 23, 2012 Top 10 lists are standard fodder for media: the 10 best dressed, the 10 best-looking, the 10 most wanted, etc. But the International Institute for Species Exploration, headquartered at Arizona […]

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Rare-Earth Mining Rises Again in United States

By Danielle Vinton / Wired.com The fight over the minerals that run the electronic world entered a new phase in March when the United States, the European Union and Japan collectively filed a case against China, accusing the rare-earth powerhouse of violating […]

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