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...streams in eight regions across the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and found that only about a quarter of the nitrogen that spills into rivers makes it to open water, with most of the rest managed by bacteria that live in the waterways. In a process called denitrification, the microbes convert nitrates in the water into nitrogen gas, which is released into the atmosphere. It's an excellent example of a biological service: one of the many free processes performed for us by our environment, without which life as we know it might not be possible. (Think how expensive it would...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Another Problem with Biofuels? | 3/12/2008 | See Source »

...some ways it settles you in because you know that it’s going to be a great battle and it helps you stay focused.”Harvard finally broke through for a goal 6:38 into the second frame. After the Crimson failed to convert on its first power-play opportunity, freshman Liza Ryabkina slammed a hard shot home from the blueline for her 10th goal of the season and second of the weekend.St. Lawrence quickly brought the game back to a tie just under six minutes later when a Carson Duggan shot drew Kessler...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cahow’s Overtime Winner Saves Harvard, Secures ECAC Title | 3/10/2008 | See Source »

...what that team is.”After sprinting out to a 13-point lead in the first half, the Bears halted every chance at a Harvard run with another timely score.When Harvard got within five with a minute to play in the first half, a converted three-point play by Scott Friske put Brown up by eight at the break.“We were just in rotation all night,” sophomore guard Jeremy Lin said. “We’ve got to do a better job of fighting through screens and cutting off penetration...

Author: By Kevin C. Reyes, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: NOTEBOOK: Hot-Shooting Brown Uses Early Lead to Down Harvard | 3/9/2008 | See Source »

...After a Brown miss, Jeremy Lin grabs the board and dribbles coast-to-coast. He finds Kyle Fitzgerald on his left, who scores and gets fouled, and hits the free throw to convert the three-point play. [Brown 74, Harvard...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: CRIMSON LIVE BLOG: Men's Hoops vs. Brown | 3/7/2008 | See Source »

...find offensive rhythm out of the gate. Cornell looked a step too quick for Harvard, and pushed a frenzied pace en route to an eight-point lead—the largest margin either team would enjoy all night. Big-game jitters seemed to affect the Crimson, which failed to convert easy opportunities around the basket early on. “We were just trying to settle it down—it was a matter of nerves,” Knox said. “We tried to focus on defense—that’s where all our offense...

Author: By Emily W. Cunningham, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Ivy Title Within Crimson’s Reach After Sweep | 3/3/2008 | See Source »

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