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Learn moreBuilding islands may seem like a simple way to protect Louisiana's shores, but critics say it's too simple -- and won't work.
Old computer parts serve as a reservoir to cultivate algae, which can be harvested and used to produce biodiesel.
Scientists have discovered extremely rare fossil trails left by a suckerfish feeding along a lake bottom.
Energy companies used to avoid methane hydrates no matter what. Now the industry may be drilling right into danger.
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*This morning* over our Andalucian village a peculiar reddish sunrise. Right half normalized lights. Ash particles from the Iceland volcano appear to cause a reddish darkening as can well be seen. Picture ...
Taking care of your teeth and gums was never more important -- it could affect the health of your unborn baby.
Find out how you can help with the Gulf oil spill wildlife recovery effort. Here's a hint: soap isn't needed.
Copepods may be small, but their tiny leg muscles generate the most forceful leaps in the world.
Sometimes even the biggest stars can be bullied. Hubble has spotted a large star ejected from its place of birth, probably catapulted by the gravity of a couple of stellar siblings.
The 14th-century aqueduct runs along a route that dates back to the time of Jesus.
Forecasting techniques are building toward the long-awaited goal of being able to predict tornadoes an hour before they form.
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*Is it a miracle we are witnessing?* It's daily news, that oil rig accident in the Gulf of Mexico, not far from the Louisiana coast. Oil in the sea! An ecological disaster unfolding - for sure. Could it i...
A gemstone noted for its remarkable hardness and brilliance is being tested as a sensor to monitor the conditions necessary to make synthetic gas from coal.
CANADA/TECHNOLOGY - According to a new study by Statistics Canada 80% of Canadians aged 16 and older (21.7 million people) used the Internet in 2009. That is up from 73% in 2007. Internet use increased in...
New research explains the ultimate dinosaur fast food lifestyle. Many gulped down their food whole without chewing.
The structure was among several new discoveries at the so-called Avenue of Sphinxes.
Oil spill animal victim tallies may be misleading, since BP has used a chemical dispersant to break up oil released into the Gulf.
New research says that Post Traumatic Stress Disorder isn't all in your mind -- it's in your genes, too.
E. coli, the infamous bacteria that haunt America’s undercooked meat (and veggies), are making news again—but this time they’re on our side.
A young female great white shark on exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium last year died in a fishing net following her release, according to an announcement made today by the California aquarium. She is on...
A headless granite statue of a Ptolemaic king has emerged from the ruins of an ancient Egyptian limestone temple believed to be the burial site of Queen Cleopatra and her lover Mark Antony.
E. coli, the infamous bacteria that haunt America’s undercooked meat (and veggies), are making news again—but this time they’re on our side.
A young female great white shark on exhibit at the Monterey Bay Aquarium last year died in a fishing net following her release, according to an announcement made today by the California aquarium. She is on...
Trial and error through the years has shown that the dish detergent cleans oil off feathers and fur without irritating the skin.
Nearly two years have past, and families throughout China still don't know what happened to their loved ones.
If the walls could talk, they'd say, "I think an airplane just landed on me." This unmanned vehicle from a research team at Stanford University flies straight toward a wall and then at the last second rais...
A man in India made international news when he claimed to have had nothing to eat or drink for 70 years. Is this possible?
ART HISTORY - Arguably the greatest fantasy artist to ever live died yesterday. Frank Frazetta was a fantasy art legend famous for his images of Conan the Barbarian, Tarzan, the Death Dealer and other hero...
Five are dead and at least 58 were injured in a tornado outbreak that forecasters had been predicting since last week.
With the invention of the birth control pill 50 years behind us, challenges still remain before men will have the option of taking a hormonal contraceptive.
Ish Theilheimer at Straight Goods wonders why there has been no public outcry about McGuinty's decision to hire Goldman Sachs to come up with a privatization blueprint for 49% of Hydro One, Ontario Power G...
Better grab an umbrella: Climate change could make the devastating rain and flooding seen last week in Nashville much more common.
presumably to hype the opening of his "documentary" film *Exit Through the Gift Shop*, "the world's first street art disaster movie". The Torontoist is following the appearance of new pieces on walls aro...
Tony Stark, the mega-rich superhero of the sci-fi sequel, builds his own particle accelerator at home. But is it possible? Yes (assuming he can cut a deal with his electricity provider).
*Rapid City SD and Farmington NM, Murder and Hate Crimes: Enough is Enough! * By Brenda Norrell Censored News http://www.bsnorrell.blogspot.com For at least the past 40 years, the torture and murder of Ame...
TECHNOLOGY - My mother has a policy when it comes to the phone. She never EVER buys anything over the phone. If it can't be bought in person or over the internet, then its not worth having. Its also a qui...
*Shooting protest march planned *A march to protest the shooting death of Christopher J. Capps of Rapid City, an Oglala Lakota, has been scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, in Rapid City. Capps was shot ...
CANADA - The Conservative government of Stephen Harper is being accused of discrimination because of its recent cutting of cultural events like Toronto's Gay Pride Parade. Last year the gay, lesbian and q...
There are some things in life that we just expect to be the same, such as the fundamental constants of physics (like the speed of light or the mass of a certain particle). However, this might not be the ca...
"Dinobird," a 150-million-year-old fossil for an animal that looked half dinosaur and half bird, has just yielded some important chemical clues, according to a study published today in the journal Proceedi...
There's a rumour going around that tomorrow Con Gerald Keddy, Secretary to the Minister of International Trade, will move to shut down the International Trade Committee's hearings on the Canada-Colombia Fr...
POLITICS - The European Union's bailout (worth almost $1 trillion USD) was greeted today by a soaring Euro and a stock market rebound. The bailout was a bandage solution to a spreading debt crisis in Europ...
Not seen outside the Pacific Ocean for over two centuries, a gray whale has been spotted swimming in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Israel.
A 10-million-year-old nursery for the extinct megalodon shark has just been found in Panama, according to University of Florida researchers who report their findings in the latest issue of the journal PLoS...
CANADA - Executive Movers, a local Toronto moving company is getting a bad reputation. It has 17 complaints against them and has been charged twice with defrauding customers. Home owners who are moving ar...
POLITICS - Tensions remain high on the Korean Peninsula as South Korea confirmed today that traces of an explosive chemical substance used to make torpedoes were found in the wreckage of a naval ship that ...
A new feature on the USGS lets you relive two months of anticipation as scientists waited for the epic eruption of Mt. St. Helens, which finally came on May 18, 1980.
FASHION - Until recently there was a Facebook group called "Boycotting Peter Nygard" which was steadily growing. It had 202 members the last time I checked and it was less than a month old. Unfortunately ...
This graphene business is getting serious. The fairly new one-atom-thick carbon material--related to the graphite in our pencils--has scientists in a tizzy over its potential. Now it looks like graphene co...
A new "facebook" of expressions of mice in pain could speed along the development of pain relievers for humans.
Animal Planet's Jeff Corwin is down in Louisiana reporting for CBS News on the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. On this week's episode, we got a chance to talk to him about the kinds of things he's...
In a reversal of a 20th-century trend, young, educated whites are increasingly moving to cities over suburbs.
Horne helped break down the barriers that kept women of color out of show business.
A high kick to the right or left of the goalie traveling 56 to 64 miles per hour is most successful.
Thanks to enormous new MRI and tomography machines that can fit large patients, horses and other big animals are receiving improved medical care. Over the past several months, the technology has been integ...
You wouldn't think a sunken ship from 2000 years ago could hold the key to the success of a neutrino detection experiment, except perhaps in a Hollywood movie. But sometimes truth really is stranger than f...
ENTERTAINMENT - Sh*t My Dad Says is a Twitter page wherein Justin Halpern, a 29 year old man in the USA posts quotes from his 74 year old father who lives with him. The quotes are so humourous and popular ...
Using a computer to control a car makes sense, but when something goes wrong, it goes really wrong.
Engineers are wrestling with a list of options to cap oil leaking 5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico.
Manny Pino, Acoma Pueblo, one of the chairs of the working group on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples at the World Climate Conference in Bolivia, describes the work carried out by the Indigenous Peoples w...
Cells grown in microgravity generate proteins (absent in normal stem cells) that play a role in bone deterioration.
Taking occasional deep breaths is critical for keeping our respiratory systems nimble.
Sunday, May 9, 2010 Good Morning, On this Sunday, Mother's Day 2010, I'd like send this message out to all of the Mother's. From Grandmother Moon to Mother Earth, to the Mother's who carry the Unborn, to...
*Photo: Wiradjuri Traditional Owners protested Barrick Gold's mine destructive operation in Lake Cowal central western New South Wales and its cyanide poisoning. In Western Shoshone territory in the US, Ba...
*PRO-ISRAEL FASHION STATEMENT: At Time Magazine’s May 4 dinner honoring the ‘100 Most Influential People in the World,’ Gov. Sarah Palin wears a pin featuring Israeli and American flags. ”While others ar...
*UPDATE: Oglala Court halts auction of sacred horses* *Temporary injunction granted to stop the Oglala Sioux Tribe Parks and Recreation Department from auctioning off these horses on Mothers Day* Statem...
*Western Shoshone, Navajo and Havasupai women honor the Earth each day in their struggle to defend and protect Mother Earth* *From **http://www.care2.com/**: Editor's Note: This post comes to us from our...
According to a highly sensitive particle detector, dark matter particles don't appear to exist. However, dark matter detection reports from another, less sensitive instrument suggests otherwise. What is go...
This “underwater kite” will generate power from tidal currents.
The oil spill hurts a lot more than the environment: It gets your pocketbook, too.
Underwater volcanic deposits may collapse and cause tsunamis in the Caribbean.
A slushy mix of deep-sea water and oil is hindering attempts to slow the Gulf of Mexico leak.
*Wounded Knee photographer files copyright claim against Smithsonian* ** The Smithsonian, with a long history of harboring Indian remains and refusing to return those to Indian Nations, is now the subject o...
Reflecting on our past success in fixing the hole in Earth's ozone layer could help us fight climate change.
Contact: Tom Goldtooth, Executive Director Indigenous Environmental Network Cell: (218)760-0442 *Indigenous Peoples Support the Bolivia Cochabamba Peoples’ Agreement of the recent People’s Global Summit ...
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*Hank Marvin*, born in 1941 as Brian Rankin, still is an example for many young guitarists. Being the face of the British instrumental combo "The Shadows" for well over 50 years (!) now, one can hardly im...
The Herschel Space Observatory has spotted a young star blasting a cavity out of a nebula. The resulting 'bubble' is sparking the birth of more stars, one of them with the potential to grow into a stellar ...
Many young women today use "the pill" to treat acne, improve mood and, of course, prevent pregnancy.
An innocent man was recently freed by DNA testing; but what about the people who saw him do it?
As the investigation into the failed Times Square bombing revealed, security cameras are everywhere. But studies show they may not be so effective.
In marine environments, there are particular types of microbes that love plastic. They're all over the stuff, happily binding to it and forming coatings. This spring, intrepid scientists are testing sample...
As the investigation into the failed Times Square bombing revealed, security cameras are everywhere. But studies show they may not be so effective.
*Michelle Cook, Navajo: 'How blessed we are to have a cause so worthy to fight for."* *Michelle Cook, Navajo Fulbright scholar, arrived in Bolivia for the World Climate Conference from Maori territory i...
I’m not losing any sleep worrying about awaking one morning to see an alien mothership hovering over Washington D.C.
I'm finally in vogue! More women in the United States are waiting longer now to have children than ever before, according to a new survey by the Pew Research Center. I had my child when I was 41, a full ...
CANADA - The Canadian economy continued to soar in April with major gains in almost all sectors, creating an extraordinary 108,700 new jobs. It was the biggest gain since August 2002. Economists were only ...
*Kahentinetha Horn, publisher of Mohawk Nation News, said this article is as appropriate now, in regards to the economic situation in Greece, as when it was written nine months ago. **CAPITALIST MORAL REA...
The 100-ton dome is designed to funnel leaking oil from the Gulf up to a containment vessel for reprocessing.
POLITICS - Remember the old adage, buy low and sell high? Well yesterday the stock markets went on real rollercoaster when someone accidentally pressed the B for billion button instead of the M for million...
Dr. Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, tells Discovery News why the findings at Taposiris Magna (today called Abusir) are important.
The new tool measures blood and body chemistry over time and appears to finally be putting a dent in sports doping.
by Len Hart, The Existentialist Cowboy The state of Texas and NASA hope to take an early lead in interstellar space travel with technologies that sound like dialogue from Star Trek or Star Wars peppered w...
An ancient agricultural solution to erosion and runoff gets a 21st Century update.
Experts who assessed the Exxon Valdez disaster describe how the Gulf oil spill could affect birds, reptiles, shrimp, fish and other wildlife.
It might be time to take grandma to the tattoo parlor. Medical tattoos could soon monitor key vitals, including glucose levels.
The US Dept of Defense has banned four reporters from Gitmo for divulging the names of two witnesses at Omar Khadr's kangaroo show trial. The reporters are Michelle Shephard of the Toronto Star, Steven Edw...
British cosmologist Stephen Hawking has outlined not one, but three, theoretically realistic ideas for traveling through time, one of which he says is even practical.
Nicotine jolts our brains -- in a good way.
Archaeologists discovered that Mayans had pressurized water -- perhaps a form of modern plumbing -- hundreds of years before European conquerors arrived in the New World.
By firing a laser into the sky over Berlin, scientists have successfully created clouds from thin air. It could be the first step towards a radical new way to modify weather.
A new understanding of how dinosaurs evolved shows that these "terrible lizards" were once underdogs.
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*The Greek crisis takes its toll* - 3 people killed by arsonists burning down a small Bank office in Athens, assisted by 'anarchists' who prevented the Fire Brigades to arrive at the scene. At a mass demo...
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