Massive Carbon-Capture Facility Spawns Skepticism and Hope
‘Norway’s Moon Landing’
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The world’s largest facility for filtering carbon dioxide out of industrial emissions was inaugurated in Norway this week. While some see it as a godsend in efforts to reach [...]
Eastern quakes can trigger big shakes
These twisted trees in northwestern Tennessee were partially toppled during the New Madrid, Mo., quakes of 1811 and 1812. The trees resumed growing upright, as shown in this image taken about a century later. Credit: USGS
In the first week [...]
No shortage of dangerous DNA
The genome of a 115-year-old woman is mined for secrets to healthy aging
A Dutch woman who lived to 115 years old credited her longevity to pickled herring, refraining from smoking and limiting alcohol. But scientists are looking to the woman’s [...]
Books on Science: Fiddling With a Two-Year Gap in the Busy Life of Copernicus
Dava Sobel has long taken a quirky approach to science history. In “Galileo’s Daughter” (1999), for instance, she focused not on the standard biographical material but on the scientist’s love for his illegitimate daughter, consigned [...]
Trumpets of outrage over outback
An Australian biology prof is causing a rumble in the academic jungle by suggesting that his country should import elephants and other foreign species into its wild interior.Rhinos and even giant Komodo dragon lizards could be imported, David [...]
Clothes influence race perception
Researchers suited-up computer generated heads in high and low-brow outfitsWhat you wear can influence what race others perceive you to be, a new study finds.
Scientists dressed people in either smart business attire, or work overalls and asked [...]
Fossil beetles show true colours
Beetles’ great abundance today and in the fossil record makes them key environmental indicators
At their brilliant best, the colours of beetles can make the insects look like they are made of some precious metal.
But when these beetles [...]
Women’s role in science technology jobs takes centre stage at Indian event
The role of women in science has been the focus of attention at an event in India as the government and industry work to provide more opportunities for female scientists.
At the 99th Indian Science Congress in Calcutta the theme was about inclusive [...]
NASA UARS Satellite Crashed in South Pacific, Says NASA
NASA now says the final resting place of its UARS satellite is a remote part of the South Pacific, halfway between Australia and Hawaii, perhaps closest to what used to be called Christmas Island in the island nation of Kiribati. The satellite [...]
The mind’s eye revealed
New technology uses brain scans to see what a person is watching
Researchers have just wrapped production on a special movie of the mind that stars a brain scanner, a sophisticated computer program and millions of YouTube videos. By monitoring [...]
