Sep 26 Your plastic grocery bags can now be recycled into nanotechnology That grocery-store plastic bag you just threw away might be the future of nanotechnology. Scientists at the University of Adelaide have developed a way to turn plastic bags into carbon nanotube membranes. These membranes are sophisticated and costly,… Continue reading
Sep 25 Oysters Reclaim Ancient Reefs in the Chesapeake An Oyster Recovery Partnership boat scatters oyster shells covered in oyster larvae into the tributaries of the Chesapeake. Photo by the Paynter Lab/University of Maryland. For centuries, the oyster beds in the Chesapeake Bay were so massive they rose above… Continue reading
Sep 22 On the first day of fall: Could climate change mean a less colorful season? Today's the day to do every summer-related activity you've been putting off, because at 4:44 p.m. EDT, the season officially changes and as the days pass, everything will begin to look a little more like this: Credit: Flickr/Ed Schipul… Continue reading
Sep 22 If your bedroom is also your kitchen, you might live in a micro-apartment As more people across the country are living alone, the costs of rent and real estate are soaring in many urban areas. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; }… Continue reading
Sep 21 Dinosaur Discovery: Feathers may give scientists clues about early birds Prehistoric Preserves: Feathers and filaments found in amber dating back 78-79 million years show similarities to modern birds. | Credit: Science/AAAS Paleontologists in Canada have made a landmark discovery by "digging" in their own backyard. After looking at… Continue reading
Sep 20 NASA satellites record 6th lowest arctic ice extent on record By Travis Daub From NASA: This summer’s sea ice minimum in the Arctic is still the sixth lowest extent of the satellite record and is 432,000 square miles (1.12 million square kilometers) lower than the 1981-2010 average, roughly the size of… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch EPA Proposal on Power Plant Emissions May Be Regulation ‘Launching Point’ EPA Proposal on Power Plant Emissions May Be Regulation 'Launching Point'… Continue watching
Sep 20 UPDATE: Claims of alien life called into question Photo by NASA/JPL/Space Science Institute Updated Sept. 20 at 4:45 EDT: It's looking more and more likely that the 'biological material' the scientists found probably didn't come from outer space. Phil Plait, writing in Slate, calls the… Continue reading
Sep 20 Should drivers pay a mileage tax for every mile driven? Some Oregonians say yes. .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } During anchor hours with… Continue reading
Sep 20 Super typhoon Usagi bears down on Hong Kong The strongest storm of the year, with winds of up to 160 miles per hour, is on track to make landfall this Sunday. Super Typhoon Usagi grew from being a tropical storm to a category five hurricane… Continue reading