The final frontier
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A map made by the World Resources Institute with the help of other organizations revealed that only 20% of frontier forests remains in the world. An accompanying report indicated that only three countries have the opportunity to maintain their original forests.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 1997
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Power plants
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A description is presented of the largest greenhouse in the world which was built to house the Eden Project in Cornwall, England. Situated in a clay quarry the greenhouse complex covers 25-acres of land and houses 5,000 species of plants.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2001
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Growing hearts from scratch
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Researchers have formed a consortium called Living Implants From Engineering in an attempt to produce new hearts using tissue engineering techniques. Issues concerning developments in heart engineering are discussed.
Publication Name: Popular Science
Subject: Science and technology
ISSN: 0161-7370
Year: 2000
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