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What We Know About the Earliest History of Chocolate (Smithsonian)

February 13, 2015 by Josie Garthwaite

The tools and flavors have changed, but the work of roasting and grinding fermented cacao beans, and mixing them with a few simple ingredients to create a divine food, is a practice that goes back to early Mesoamerican civilizations.

Categories: Lifestyle, Science, Smithsonian • Tags: cacao, California, chocolate, food, history, Mesoamerica, San Francisco, Startups

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Mapping the Shale Gas Boom (Smithsonian)

September 16, 2013 by Josie Garthwaite

An interactive map reveals where energy companies are using hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, to force tightly trapped oil and gas from fine-grained sedimentary rocks known as shale.

Categories: Energy, Miscellaneous, Smithsonian • Tags: California, Fracking

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Good-bye, Gas Guzzlers (Smithsonian)

May 24, 2013 by Josie Garthwaite

The path toward cleaner cars will be walked in tiny steps. There’s a place for all-electric and even semi-autonomous vehicles, but tweaks to designs that burn gasoline will deliver much of the fuel-economy gains expected in the coming decades.

Categories: Energy, Mobility & Transport, Smithsonian, Technology

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The Unclear Fate of Nuclear Power (Smithsonian)

May 24, 2013 by Josie Garthwaite

Two years after the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi, can the nuclear renaissance regain its momentum?

Categories: Energy, Smithsonian

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