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The survival of the African baobab tree is dependent upon monkeys and baboons who eat many of the seeds - so many in fact that some seeds are not chewed. The unchewed seeds pass through their bodies and are pooped out into the desert. These seeds are then able to sprout and draw nutrients from the pile of excrement.


A clean, green power machine


A clean, green power machine
German scientists have found a new and safer way to generate the hydrogen needed to power hydrogen fuel cells. The new method involves extracting the hydrogen from propane, which can safely be stored close to the fuel cell. Hydrogen fuel cells emit only water as a by-product.
10 APRIL 1999, P. 16
New Scientist
10 APRIL 1999, P. 16

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