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...This book] covers the two eras that have been most important to my work and my thought—modernity and the English Renaissance,” Garber says. “It emphasizes the ways in which the plays of Shakespeare are living things that grow and change over time.” Though a respected Shakespearean scholar, Garber has also tackled many controversial yet disparate subjects, ranging from animal studies in “Dog Love” to the discussion of a new form of fetish in “Sex and Real Estate: Why We Love...
...Silver said that if successful, bacteria fuel cells would be both more economical and more environmentally-friendly than manufactured fuel cells. The cells use cyanobacteria, which has a well-characterized genome sequence, and is cheap, easy to grow, and able to be produced without heavy machinery and materials...
What's more, none of that includes a new X factor: global warming. Some areas of the world will grow wetter as a result of climate change, but others will grow dryer, and so far the drying is winning. The area of the earth's land surface classified as very dry has doubled since the 1970s; by 2050, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change believes, that trend will worsen. "You do the math, and it gets a little scary," says Stuart Minchin, a water expert with the Australian Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organization. (See pictures of Australia, the driest inhabited...
...country's harvest contributed to a doubling of the price of rice this past spring, which in turn led to food riots in countries like Indonesia, the Philippines and Egypt. And that's the real impact of water scarcity--food scarcity. It takes 150 gal. of water to grow a pound of wheat, up to 650 gal. for a pound of rice and 3,000 gal. to raise the equivalent of a quarter-pound of beef...
Smith presented research indicating that if the ability of a province to grow food were the only factor in malnutrition rates, North Korea’s capital Pyongyang would have the worst levels of malnutrition in the country. However, Pyongyang ranks highest in citizen nutrition, while the breadbasket province of South Hwanghae is among the worst...