Reprocessing Nuclear Fuel Makes Sense, But Is It Sensible?
Reprocessing spent nuclear fuel appeals to the modern urge to recycle, and some past concerns may be surmountable, but it remains an expensive and fraught process.
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Going Up? Vertical Farming in High-Rises Raises Hopes
An angry Mother Nature and increasing urbanization have led Columbia's Dickson Despommier to urge agriculturalists to consider tilling vertical farms in high-rises. A Miller-McCune.com interview.
‘The Strangler’ alter ego: Kudzu
In one of the best examples of promotion gone terribly, terribly wrong, kudzu — lovingly referred to as…
‘Exploder’ alter ego: Sandbox Tree
The dark pointed spines protruding from the smooth brown bark of the sandbox tree give the plant an…
‘Poison’ alter ego: Deadly Nightshade
The dark, intensely sweet berries of deadly nightshade may taste appealing, but ingesting one too many could be…
‘Sunburn’ alter ego: Blister Bush
All plants need the sun in order to grow, but leave it to blister bush to use the…
‘Dr. Spawn’ alter ego: Ragweed
Ah, the sweet smell of ragweed … bane of every outdoor allergy sufferer’s existence. Come late summer and…
‘Stingstro’ alter ego: The Stinging Tree
Australia is home to some of the world’s most deadly animals including the box jellyfish, the funnel-web spider,…
‘Toxic’ alter ego: Sago Palm
Pet owners and parents beware. The sago palm wants you to think it’s just a pretty addition to…
‘Inferno’ alter ego: Cogongrass
Wanted dead, never alive. Having taken up root on every continent except Antarctica, cogongrass is considered one of…