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The hunt for a plastic-free pair of shoes
Continued here: Soled out

The world’s geologists have dug out their maps and stuck them together, producing the first truly global resource on rocks.
Read the original post: Geological mapping gets joined up

We chuck a million uneaten yoghurts per day?
Originally posted here: Lot of rubbish

Scientists have used human cells to grow new blood vessels in a mouse for the first time, a US journal reports.
See the rest here: Human blood vessels grow in mice

A grunting fish helps scientists to date the origins of vocal sounds to about 400 million years ago.
More here: Grunting fish yield vocal clues

Forensics students learn craft at replica of mass grave
View original here: Dig for knowledge

Could biofuel crops bring new wealth to Kenya’s farmers?
Here is the original post: The new coffee

Painter ‘ecstatic’ after art in zero gravity
Here is the original post: Artistic weight

Chinese officials draw up plans to rebuild a major panda reserve badly damaged in the Sichuan province quake in May.
More here: New home for quake pandas

Some of the previous contributors to the Green Room respond to readers’ questions.
The rest is here: Talking back - Green Room writers respond