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New Type of Renewable Energy – Just Add Salt Water
Scientists at Stanford have developed a battery that uses nanotechnology to create electricity from the difference in salt content between fresh water and sea...
Ten-Year-old Canadian Girl Discovers Supernova
For amateur astronomers, discovering a supernova is a significant and rare feat. For a 10-year-old amateur to do it — well, that’s astronomical.
Kathryn Aurora...
5 Young Social Entrepreneurs Win Rolex Laureate Awards
Five visionaries between the ages of 18-30 from the U.S., Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, and the Philippines have been selected to receive the Rolex Award...
Palestinian Astrophysicist Who Rose from Poverty Returns to Teach Gaza Teens to Gaze Upward
Suleiman Baraka, the eldest of 14 children of a Palestinian butcher, rose from humble beginnings in violence-wracked Gaza to become an astrophysicist, space weather...
Amazing Video Spoof – Berlin TV Tower Takes Off Into Orbit
Video of the Berlin TV tower, one of the most recognisable buildings in Germany, being fired into space during an audacious Nasa "theft",...
Newly Fixed Hubble Amazes With Deep Space Photos Again
"Hubble is back in action. Together, NASA and Hubble are opening new vistas on the universe," astronomer and frequent Hubble user Heidi...
Boston Airport Tests Radar to Avoid Bird Strikes
Logan International Airport is testing a specialized radar system the Air Force uses to protect its fighters and NASA uses to guard its...
14-Year-Old Discovers Rare Supernova in Nearby Galaxy
"Coincidentally, the youngest person to ever discover a supernova found one of the most peculiar and interesting supernovae ever," said Alex Filippenko, leader of...
Arctic Nations Say Will Cut Soot that Helps Thaw Ice
Arctic nations agreed on Wednesday to crack down on soot that is darkening ice around the North Pole and hastening a thaw that...
Astronaut Technology Could Prevent Elderly Falls
Your grandmother may have something in common with an astronaut. Originally developed to help NASA monitor balance problems in astronauts returning from space, the...
Scientists Expose Mystery Behind Northern Lights
NASA has solved some of the mystery behind the Northern lights. Explosions of magnetic energy between Earth and the moon are behind the...
New Light Source Lasts 15 Years Without Recharging
A company has invented a glowing light source that lasts for 15 years -- instead of the 15 minutes for a typical glowstick. GlowPaint...
Top Tailpipe Polluters Clean Up Their Act
With current fuel prices high, alternative fuel use is surging among businesses and governments that depend on vehicle fleets to transport their products and...
Satellite Successfully Intercepted by US Missile
Defense officials have a 'high degree of confidence' that the U.S. missile successfully hit the fuel tank last night of the satellite that was...
Scientists Hail ‘Frozen Smoke’ as Material That Will Change World
NASA scientists nicknamed it “frozen smoke” because aerogel is 99.8 percent air, and almost as light. Yet, "it is capable of insulating against...
Scientists Discover Square Red Star
Stars are some of the most ubiquitous and wondrous celestial bodies we see when looking up at the night sky. Those round pinpoints of...
Mankind Has Never Been Healthier, Wealthier or Freer. Surprised?
Environmentalists and globalization foes are united in their fear that greater population and consumption of energy, materials, and chemicals accompanying economic growth, technological change...
Colombian Peace Groups Nominated for Nobel Prize
Two Colombian groups were nominated in February for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for their extraordinary commitment to nonviolence in the midst of the...
Brazil Nuts Transforming Poor Villages, Forest Preservation
"Help is at hand for the Amazon rainforest and Brazil's poverty-stricken rural people - courtesy of the country's famous native nut. Small communities are...
Penguins Caught in Oil Spill Saved by “Commando” Veterinarians
Hundreds of Magellanic penguins that washed ashore in Argentina after an oil spill have been saved by a group of "Commando" veterinarians. They are...