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• Glacier-Sailing with the Katabatic Winds
  Though the poetics and ingenuity of some environmental engineering solutions may defy feasibility they still inspire hope .
• State of the world’s birds
  A 2002 commission released by the federal government reveals the critical threat facing all birds today, and the steps we can take to prevent greater losses to our biodiversity.
• The Population of China’s Provinces Compared
  In order to truly understand the magnitude and scale of the Chinese population a new map compares the demography of provinces with that of similarly populous nations.
• How To Fight Wildfires
  With global warming leading to the driest seasons on record firefighters are having to develop new ways of controlling the ever increasing threat of wild fires.
• Emergence Of Agriculture In Prehistory Took Much Longer, Genetic Evidence Suggests
  By tracking the evolution of domestic crop species scientists have found new indications that agriculture didn’t explode into pre-civilization but rather developed at a much slower pace.

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Originally published September 23, 2008