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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-17144863 fuller account http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/public/cyclesafety/article3329890.ece

US urban tree cover declining at around 4 percent per annum

http://nrs.fs.fed.us/news/release/urban-forests-lose-ground The benefits derived from urban trees provide a return three times greater than tree care costs, as much as $2,500 in environmental...

Birds sing louder amidst the noise and structures of the urban jungle

Urban birds sing louder and at higher frequencies than their country cousins in order to rise above the predominantly low-frequency background noise of urban environments. http://news.ku.dk/all_news/...

Are There Biosocial Origins for Antisocial Behavior?

Biosocial research is a multi-disciplinary way of studying antisocial behavior which involves aspects of behavioral genetics, neuroscience, evolutionary biology and developmental psychology....

Alkali cement offers 97 percent savings in carbon dioxide emission and energy use over Portland Cement

http://www.drexel.edu/now/news-media/releases/archive/2012/February/Engineers-Develop-Cement-With-97-Percent-Smaller-Carbon-Dioxide-and-Energy-Footprint/