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Emerging Science Note/Weed-Killing Robots

Watch out! Researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have created a solar-powered robot capable of searching out and destroying- hopefully just- weeds in crop fields.

Navigating Masculinity

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Anti-Cocaine Herbicides Impact Colombian’s Health

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Electric Utility Good Shepherd

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The Case of Methyl Bromide

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Hormone Disruptors Linked To Genital Changes and Sexual Preference

Scientists continue to sound the alarm about some chemical exposures that may effect reproductive health and development. The endocrine disrupting chemical, atrazine has been found to feminize male frogs and is linked to an increased incidence of homosexu

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Witnesses Wait

Officials say New Orleans homes that border a property where DDT, termite killer and Agent Orange were mixed are safe, but their own data calls that into question. One soil sample was the top hit for four banned insect killers in a series of post-Katrina

Navigating Masculinity

Author Cynthia Daniels says society’s perception of gender roles- especially men’s- may be based on outdated ideas of manliness, not taking into account some of men’s reproductive health issues.

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Emerging Science Note/Green Robot Thumb

Living on Earth’s Cynthia Graber reports that robots may help farmers reduce the use of herbicides in agriculture.

Killer Compost

Gardeners in the Pacific Northwest are having a problem with contaminated compost. Some of the compost contains an herbicide that kills plants. Host Steve Curwood speaks about the problem with Seattle Times environmental reporter Lynda Mapes.

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