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Well, it's used on cows too, and it can end up in their meat, milk, or the surrounding environment. Fortunately, however, scientists at the National University of Mexico have developed a new type of tick treatment for cattle that is reportedly much less toxic than what's currently used.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/cattle-ticks-nanoparticles/39185/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39116"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39116"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/"> — Environment </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-teleconference-sea-level-change/39116/">NASA teleconference on sea level change warns of rising oceans</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/author/anthony-wood/" rel="author">Anthony Wood</a> - August 27, 2015 </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-teleconference-sea-level-change/39116/pictures"> 4 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-teleconference-sea-level-change/39116/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/sea-level-rise@2x.jpg" alt="Image showing sea level rise based on satellite data"> </a> </div> <p>On Aug. 26, NASA held a media teleconference regarding current predictions on sea level rise, highlighting the risks to coastal populations in low-lying areas, and the inherent problems in creating reliable global models. A panel of experts from NASA's recently-founded Sea Level Change Team<strong> </strong>tells us that ocean levels are inexorably on the rise, but gaps in our understanding and ability to survey risk regions mean we don't know just how fast the change will take place.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/nasa-teleconference-sea-level-change/39116/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39141"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39141"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/waste-paper-lighter-fluid/39141/">Waste paper could be a new source of "green" lighter fluid</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author">Ben Coxworth</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/waste-paper-lighter-fluid/39141/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/waste-paper-lighter-fluid@2x.jpg" alt="This may be the source of tomorrow's cleaner-burning lighter fluid"> </a> </div> <p>Lighter fluid may be useful for getting barbecue briquettes or campfires lit, but it's not the most eco-friendly stuff in the world. It's often made from crude oil, and gives off toxic fumes when it burns. A team of scientists from Hong Kong and Hungary are developing what could be a greener solution, however – cleaner-burning lighter fluid derived from discarded paper.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/waste-paper-lighter-fluid/39141/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39102"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39102"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/flexible-foam-made-from-algae/39102/">Flexible foam made from algae</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/" rel="author">Ben Coxworth</a> </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/flexible-foam-made-from-algae/39102/pictures"> 2 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/flexible-foam-made-from-algae/39102/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bloom-foam@2x.jpg" alt="Rolls of algae-derived Bloom foam – no, it won't just be available in green"> </a> </div> <p>Algae is proving to be pretty darn useful – in recent years, it’s been used to <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/urban-algae-canopy-milan-expo/37480/">produce oxygen</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/algae-wastewater/36875/">purify wastewater</a>, <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/dino-pet-teaches-kids-about-bioluminescence/28761/">provide light</a> and serve as a source of <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/algae-crude-oil-process-pnnl/30235/">biofuel</a>. Now, bioplastics firm Algix and clean tech company Effekt are making flexible foam out of the stuff, too.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/flexible-foam-made-from-algae/39102/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--news-byte" data-article="39089"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39089"> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/ocean-cleanup-project-mega-expedition/39089/">Ocean Cleanup project completes Great Pacific Garbage Patch research expedition</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/author/stu-robarts/" rel="author">Stu Robarts</a> </span> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/ocean-cleanup-project-mega-expedition/39089/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/ocean-cleanup-project-great-pacific-garbage-patch-mega-expedition@2x.jpg" alt="The Ocean Cleanup project's "Mega Expedition" is said to have been the largest ocean research expedition in history"> </a> </div> <p>In May, the Ocean Cleanup project <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/ocean-cleanup-tsushima-island-korea-strait/37829/">announced that</a> its first deployment would be delivered in the Korea Strait next year. That will pave the way for its ultimate goal of cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. With that in mind, a research expedition at the Garbage Patch has just been completed.</p> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/ocean-cleanup-project-mega-expedition/39089/" class="readmore_link">Read More</a> </article> <article class="article-summary article-summary--None" data-article="39040"> <div class="article-top" data-article="39040"> <a class="label" href="/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/environment/"> — Environment </a> <a class="label label-solid" href="/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/features/"> Feature </a> <h1 class="h2"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/how-the-fogcatchers-of-the-atacama-are-bringing-water-to-the-driest-desert-on-earth/39040/">How Chile's fogcatchers are bringing water to the driest desert on Earth</a></h1> <div class="clearfix"> <span class="pull-left"> By <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/author/nick-lavars/" rel="author">Nick Lavars</a> </span> <a class="picture-count" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/how-the-fogcatchers-of-the-atacama-are-bringing-water-to-the-driest-desert-on-earth/39040/pictures"> 20 Pictures </a> </div> </div> <div class="inline-item"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734/http://www.gizmag.com/how-the-fogcatchers-of-the-atacama-are-bringing-water-to-the-driest-desert-on-earth/39040/"> <img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054734im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/fogcatchers@2x.jpg" alt="The Camanchaca presents a unique opportunity for those suffering drought in Chile's north"> </a> </div> <p>"It's easy for people in the cities. They don't have to think about it. They turn on the tap and they have water to wash and water to drink. Here, access to water is a much more complicated issue." Daniel Rojas might have been talking about any place on Earth where water is hard to come by, but his words have a particular salience in Peña Blanca, Chile. The remote, drought-stricken community lies on the fringes of an expanding Atacama Desert, the driest (non-polar) desert on Earth. 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