States renew carbon emissions vow
Governments around the world reaffirm plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions, as required by last month’s climate accord.
Deleted Scenes: Reverbs of bat echolocation studies
Ancient bat may well have used sound waves to sense the world, Sid Perkins reports in the latest Deleted Scenes blog
Supercomputer shares universe simulations
Supercomputing has helped astrophysicists create massive models of the universe, but such simulations remain out of reach for many in the United States and around the world.
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Tigers and other farmyard animals
With China breeding more tigers than the world’s entire wild population, a conservationist gives disturbing details of these “factory farms”.
The Definition of Renewable Energy – Present and Future Outlooks
The definition of renewable energy does not just include wind, solar, water and geothermal energy sources. There are some exciting new possibilities for harnessing a new and little known form of renewable energy that is already in abundant supply in ou…
Did Da Vinci Paint Himself as ‘Mona Lisa’?
The skull of one of the world’s greatest artists could provide crucial clues into the identity of “Mona Lisa.”
Is Our Nation’s Infrastructure Under Cyber Attack?
State-sponsored hackers are a growing threat to power plants, water systems and other key public utilities around the world.
Forcing Electrons Into Superconducting Line
Imagine a world with levitating cars, MRIs the size of laptops, and wide scale efficient energy distribution. These might not be pipe dreams if scientists can capitalize on a finding in the journal Nature .
Taiwan pushes e-books but lacks Chinese content
Taiwan leads the world in development of readers for the fast-growing electronic book market, but when it comes to satisfying the e-appetites of the island’s highly literate population, it seems distinctly pre-digital.
Glacial profiling: Are glaciers on thin ice?
Glaciers around the world are melting faster than usual, threatening to eliminate some of our largest and oldest freshwater sources. Should we be worried? While the majority of glaciers are fading fast, some are stable and a few are even growing.