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After 100 years, Brontosaurus name may be making a comeback
A newly-published study believes that the dinosaur currently known as Apatosaurus excelsus should be restored to its original name of Brontosaurus. Painting of Brontosaurus excelsus by Charles R....
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Fashioning a better Ebola suit with sewing machines and chocolate syrup
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSDesigning disease-resistant robots for the front lines of the Ebola crisis Ebola efforts shift from keeping up with new cases to eliminating the epidemic...
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How simple tools can shave hours off food preparation in the developing world
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSIs Processed Food a Pandora’s Box for the American Diet? FDA calls for ban on artery-clogging trans fats in processed foods Seven Foods You Think Are...
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What it’s like to see colors for the first time
I test drove a pair of indoor sunglasses that claimed to correct colorblindness. A Mountain Dew product was among the many items that caught my eye. Photo by Ariel MinSUBJECT: STRONG EMOTIONS Guys,...
View ArticleFeds OK Amazon’s delivery drone tests (for real, this time)
Amazon has officially won the Federal Aviation Administration’s approval to test delivery drones in the United States. In a letter posted on the agency’s website, the FAA gave the green light as long...
View ArticleA battery that could charge your phone in one minute? Ask Stanford.
Scientists at Stanford University say they have developed an ultrafast aluminum battery that can be charged in as little as one minute. Researchers say the long-lasting and inexpensive prototype could...
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It may look unusual, but this greenhouse is actually green
Environmental chemist David Stone builds a greenhouse using a “green” material he invented. Photos by Vicki Nordness and David Stone When environmental chemist David Stone decided to build a “green”...
View ArticleGoPros go on a space walk
NASA has released a stunning sequence of footage from two GoPros accompanying astronauts on a February spacewalk. The two astronauts, Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts, were reconfiguring the external...
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This cement alternative absorbs CO2 like a sponge
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSChina rejects provision for scrutiny of carbon use at UN climate conference EPA plans measure to cut power plant carbon by one-third Half of Republicans...
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Mapping dark matter may help solve a cosmic mystery
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSScientists search for understanding of dark matter New Space Telescope to Map Dark Matter Large Hadron Collider gears up to find dark matter, new particles...
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How drinking water pipes can also deliver electric power
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioRELATED LINKSIncreasing hydropower hits a bipartisan sweet spot Tidal Project Signals New Shift in Clean Energy: Water Power Running on renewable energy, Burlington,...
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Are some people wired to fall for placebos?
Image by Coneyl Jay and Getty Images Some people are born believers. Fake surgeries have been shown to relieve traumatic knee pain; “dummy pills” have wiped away migraines. A new report from Harvard...
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These teens are suing Oregon to force action on climate change
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioMEGAN THOMPSON: A crowd paraded recently outside the courthouse in Eugene, Oregon. Kids, teachers, parents … there were even singing grandmas. All hoping to draw...
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Has Hawaii’s solar energy industry become too popular? Viewers weigh in.
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: And now to Viewers Like You, you’re chance to comment on our work. Here’s what some of you had to say about last week’s signature segment from Hawaii,...
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Obama plans Everglades trip to highlight cost of climate change
A Snail Kite, one of Florida’s iconic breeding bird species, perches on a branch at J. W. Corbett Wildlife Management Area near West Palm Beach, Florida. Pres. Obama plans to celebrate Earth Day by...
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Last month was the hottest March since record keeping began
A couple sits under an umbrella in La Jolla, California on May 12, 2014. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Friday that last month was the hottest since record keeping began in...
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25 years of the Hubble telescope in 25 stunning photos
Hubble captured this mountain of dust and gas rising in the Carina Nebula. The top of a three-light-year tall pillar of cool hydrogen is being worn away by the radiation of nearby stars, while stars...
View Article43 dinosaur eggs discovered at construction site in China
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5 key things we learned about oil spills from the Gulf Coast disaster
A pelican leaves its nest as oil hits the shore of an island in Barataria Bay on May 22, 2010. Five years after Deepwater Horizon blowout, marine chemist David Valentine has led eight oceanographic...
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Carnegie Mellon wagers that an AI can take on the world’s top poker players
Professional poker player Doug Polk takes on Carnegie Mellon University’s poker-playing computer program Claudico in the opening day of the”Brains vs. Artificial Intelligence” poker competition at...
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