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A team of European and Israeli scientists is devising an electromagnetic sensing system that could serve as an early-warning mechanism for natural disasters that currently cause trains to derail.
The Giant Southeast Asian catfish is in danger of extinction, a recent report concluded.
Graphic artists at ShiftN.com. have attempted to visualize the human food system, creating a chart—or map—of the myriad factors that make up the whole process.
An influx of huge krill swarms has drawn an unprecedented number of blue whales to the Monterey, Calif. coast, delighting boatloads of whale watchers.
Heralded by scientists as a near-miracle food, a protein-rich algae has potential to abolish malnutrition.
Raw sewage may become a new source of energy for the world. That’s right—electricity from poop.
Saudi Arabia has pushed forward in its efforts to turn seawater into drinkable water, re-launching the world’s largest floating desalination plant.
Humanity has long sought to put a person on Mars, but it might only be possibly if astronauts can stand each other long enough to make the journey there and back.
Not many people have heard of Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, nor the Athabaskan Tar Sands. Not these days, anyway, with the Deepwater Horizon disaster spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico. But in Fort Chipewyan, the ongoing effects of bitumen oil extraction continue as the top news of the day.
Don’t be afraid of getting dirty—it might just make you healthier, less stressed and smarter.