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The Oregon Legislature may impose a plastic bag ban statewide next year.
The ghostly looking Mexican axolotl retains some of its larval features for life, including its feathery pink external gills.
Oil giant BP Plc rejected a request from Texas for a $25 million cash advance to clean up shorelines sullied by the Gulf oil spill, and got a scathing response from top Texas officials, according to letters given to Reuters on Thursday.
Nuclear power: the energy crisis has even die-hard environmentalists reconsidering it. In this first-ever TED debate, Stewart Brand and Mark Z. Jacobson square off over the pros and cons. A discussion that'll make you think -- and might even change your mind.
In the future, we will look at these 885-foot-wide structures in the middle of the ocean and we won't even blink. But, right now, I'm having a hard time imagining them spinning en masse at 20 revolutions per minute.
Researchers identify rocks that they say could contain the fossilised remains of life on early Mars.
Kraemer is currently working on a project to genetically engineer livestock resistant to disease. While some folks may (and certainly do) take issue with this endeavor, Kraemer's view is that his work is no different from using selective breeding to produce superior animals.
China's growing appetite for meat -- and its rapid conversion to U.S.-style industrial meat production -- may prove just as damaging to the climate as its growing proliferation of cars. The only winners will be U.S. exporters of cheap corn and cheap pork.
Sixty percent of the energy used in buildings in New York State goes to heat and hot water. This power heavy fact has been the the driving force behind a newly devised solar thermal energy plan that could eventually save New York State residents $175 million a year.
Recent West Coast earthquakes have experts concerned about the safety of Northwest cities such as Portland and Seattle. In fact, on July 19 a 5.1 magnitude earthquake hit off the coast of Vancouver, British Columbia and a 5.2 earthquake struck Wed. morning, July 28, off the Oregon Coast.
We know overfishing has a devastating impact on the environment, and we've seen weird things happen to fish as a result of a changing environment before, but a new finding has perplexed scientists...
A study of 400-year-old oyster shells offers a rare glimpse into life amongst North America's first colonists' settlement in Jamestown.
More than 70 percent of the world is covered by oceans. There are currently more than 4,000 marine protected areas covering just over 1 percent of the oceans, but the vast majority of reserves have only limited protection.We are asking too much of our oceans and not paying enough attention to their long-term health.....
I was teaching my Astro104 class –- “The Planets” — and I always spend some time looking at the evolution of life on Earth. I have come to see the class as a kind of lesson in Comparative Planetology in service of Sustainably.
AbTech's cleanup technology has worked wonders with stormwater, and may be employed in the Gulf of Mexico.
The ability of early cultures to track the orderly motion of the solar system's inhabitants may make planetary science the oldest area of scientific study, but according to a perspective published in "Nature," it took some modern developments like computers for the field to come into its own.
In light of recent budget cuts, NASA has decided to forget about frontiers, ignore the moon, kick the Mars can down the road, & settle for promoting commercial access to ‘low-earth orbit.’ Would Neil deGrasse Tyson like to comment on NASA’s big fade? Yes, he would, and in no uncertain terms. In this thundering response, Tyson, astrophysicist &
The oil spill resulting from a pipeline explosion in the port city of Dalian on July 16th is being cleaned up by a small army of fisherman, locals, and government workers manning over 250 oil-skimming vessels and 8,000 fishing boats - much of the work being done by hand.
Here's a picture you probably won't see in the tabloid racks while waiting in line at the grocery store. This is the famous "Face on Mars," and is the closest image ever of the this landform, taken by the best Mars camera ever.
"Global warming is undeniable," and it's happening fast, a new U.S. government report says.An in-depth analysis of ten climate indicators all point to a marked warming over the past three decades, with the most recent decade being the hottest on record, according to the latest of the U.S. National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration
Researchers reporting in the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin last week say people are drawn to others who resemble their parents or themselves. This may explain why incest taboos are found in many cultures - to counter a natural tendency.
In honor of recent developments in theorizing paradox-free time travel via quantum mechanics and one of its particular weirdnesses, called “postselection.”
In a series of experiments where subjects viewed photographs of their opposite-sex parent or a photo morphed with their own face, researchers found that people are turned on by photographs of people who resemble their close genetic counterparts.
While California loves the Nissan Leaf, current regulations deny Chevy Volt buyers two significant perks: a $5,000 rebate, and permission to drive solo in HOV Lanes.
While the recent US National Space Policy has given NASA new impetus to help solve the space debris problem, the space agency has outlined the top 10 reasons so much junk is out there in the first place
Much like two children in the back seat of a car, it can be challenging to get two catalysts to cooperate for the greater good. Now Northwestern University chemists have gotten two catalysts to work together on the same task -- something easily done by nature but a difficult thing to do in the laboratory.
"Inception" lies somewhere between a James Bond film and "The Matrix." But it does contain some science. Here's a spoiler-free guide to the movie's take on dreams and the unconscious mind.
"When Paul Vasquez reacted to a giant double rainbow outside his California home, he asked: 'What does it mean?' We have an answer. Discovery News' James Williams and Ian O'Neill explain."
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, dogs often shower us with praise. New research has just determined dogs automatically imitate us, even when it is not in their best interest to do so.
Four of the world's largest freshwater fish species - including a catfish 10 feet long - face extinction if dams are built on the Mekong River, the WWF warned Tuesday. Must see pic!
