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Doomed Satellite: A Falling Hero
NASA said a fond farewell to the first satellite dedicated to studying the science of the stratosphere. The Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) launched...
New All-organic Carpets Could Have Multiple Lives
In our increasingly recycling-aware society, a carpet is one of those things that usually does not get re-used - it is simply thrown away,...
Six Green Innovations Making Freight Rail an Environmental Favorite
Of all freight transportation options, rail is the most environmentally friendly way to move goods over land, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),...
Jessica Alba Lends Celebrity Heat to Toxic Chemical Consumer Bill on Capitol Hill
Last month, the American Academy of Pediatrics asked the federal government to redo the Toxic Substances Control Act to ensure that chemicals in consumer...
Green Tea Cuts Dementia Risk Says Study
Regularly drinking green tea could protect the brain against Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, according to scientists at Newcastle University. The study showed...
Sick Child Leads to Astounding Opportunity for Poor Mexican Farmers (Part 2)
In the small town of Emiliano Zapata, farmers struggle to find a viable way to get their fruit to market. Meanwhile, much of it...
Otters Back from the Brink of Extinction in England
Otters almost disappeared from England in the 1970s after the prevalence of pesticides in their environment brought their numbers to near extinction levels. Now,...
Monarch Butterflies Use Medicinal Plants to Treat Offspring for Disease
Monarch butterflies appear to use medicinal plants to treat their offspring for disease, research by biologists at Emory University shows. Their findings were published...
Huge Parkinson’s Breakthrough: Disease Power Switch Found
Through its focus on the fuel supply that powers healthy brain function, a transformative study has uncovered both the key cause and an immediate...
IPhone App Scans Food For Better Health
A new iPhone app dissects packaged food ingredients to provide information on harmful additives, toxic ingredients and genetically modified foods. The iScanMyFood app was...
Rocket Nozzles Could Pull Carbon From Coal Power Plants
An aerospace firm is working to turn rocket nozzle technology into a novel method for pulling carbon dioxide from the smokestacks of coal-burning power...
Green Tea Extract Appears to Keep Cancer in Check
The Mayo Clinic has conducted the first clinical studies of green tea extract in cancer patients and the results are good news for leukemia...
Bald Eagles are Hatching Once Again at Channel Islands
There haven't been so many bald eagle chicks on the Channel Islands in 50 years — since chemicals contaminated their food supply and destroyed...
GM Partners with U.S. to Develop Jatropha Weed for Biodiesel
General Motors (GM) yesterday announced a five-year partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant...
The 100 Best Corporate Citizens
Corporate Responsibility Magazine announced its 11th annual 100 Best Corporate Citizens List and this year the list includes a number of companies whose rankings...
10 Year-Census Discovers 5,000 New Marine Species
The Census of Marine Life, a project that involved more than 2,000 scientists from 80 countries, has paused to announce the discovery of...
Top Ten Innovations You’ve Never Heard Of
Here are the Top Ten Innovations from 2009 that will lead us, with chin up, into the next decade. From new technologies that strip...
US Proposes Giving Polar Bears Historic Protection
The Interior Department on Thursday proposed designating more than 200,000 square miles of land, sea and ice along the northern coast of Alaska...
Revolutionary Water Filtration System Designed to Save Lives
LіfеSаvеr, a UK-bаѕеd manufacturer оf роrtаblе and rеuѕаblе wаtеr fіltrаtіоn systems, рrоudlу аnnоunсеd a brаnd new product that "rеvоlutіоnіzеѕ" соmmunіtу аnd оff-grіd wаtеr рurіfісаtіоn....
New Technologies Suck Carbon Right Out of Air
A variety of new technologies are gearing up to grab climate-warming carbon right out of the air. This is different from trapping carbon...