Energy March 20, 2018 11 bizarre sources for alternative energy Here are 11 of the more unusual sources that go above and beyond the norm. Who knows. One day, you may use sugar to power your laptop, bacteria to run your car or dead bodies to heat a building.
Climate December 5, 2017 Rising seas could submerge the oldest English settlement in the Americas Sea-level rise this century may threaten Jamestown in Virginia, the first permanent English settlement in the Americas; the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which launches all of NASA's human spaceflight missions; and the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse in North Carolina, the tallest brick lighthouse in the United States, a new study finds.
Water November 28, 2017 How did this weird, super-salty pond form in Antarctica? At the bottom of the world, in a frigid Antarctic desert, sits a weird pond only a few inches deep that is so salty, it stays liquid even at temperatures of minus 58 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 50 degrees Celsius).
Water September 27, 2017 Scientists expect 'significant' algae bloom on Lake Erie A "significant" harmful algae bloom is expected to form in western Lake Erie this summer, though it probably won't be as large as some previous formations that posed health risks and hampered tourism, scientists said Thursday.
Water September 25, 2017 Lake Mead able to avoid water shortage for another year A new study by the Bureau of Reclamation found that water flows slightly improved compared with recent years.
Pollution September 19, 2017 Activists want ocean garbage patch to be new country Campaigners want a vast area of floating garbage in the ocean to be the world's newest country—and they've already got more would-be citizens than some real countries.
Water June 28, 2017 A bizarre new form of liquid water is discovered Liquid water comes in two forms — low density and high density, scientists have found.
Water March 17, 2017 UN in push for universal access to clean drinking water by 2030 In some parts of the world, it could be a dangerous mission just to get clean drinking water.
Water January 31, 2017 First images of huge, stunning Amazon coral reef released Scientists working in the waters off the coast of South America have released the first images of the stunning Amazon Reef.
Mammals November 14, 2016 Want to monitor bears? Try checking their saliva Scientists may very well be drooling over a tasty bear monitoring method in Alaska, and the key ingredients are bear saliva and salmon.
Climate November 8, 2016 Great balls of snow: Giant snowballs appear on Siberia's coast Thousands of giant snowballs have appeared on a remote 11-mile stretch of Russia’s Siberian coastline.
