Another Dire Global Warming Effect: 10 Times As Many Ocean Dead Zones : TreeHuggerimage: US DEP We’ve written about the subject of ocean dead zones on a number of occasions—basically that they’re expanding because of human activity, fertilizer run-off, other factors—but new research indicates that we may be writing about them even
Obama’s Order Is Likely to Tighten Auto Standards - NYTimes.com
President Obama will direct regulators to move swiftly on an application by 14 states to set strict automobile emissions and fuel efficiency standards.
Spread of Malaria Strain Feared as Drug Loses Potency - NYTimes.com
The parasite that causes the deadliest form of malaria is showing the first signs of resistance to the best new drug against it.
News Analysis - Nationalization Gets a New, Serious Look - NYTimes.com
The White House is dancing around a delicate question: Is the president prepared to nationalize the banking system?
Iceland’s Government Collapses - NYTimes.com
Large anti-government demonstrations in Iceland have been mirrored elsewhere in Europe, but the largest economies have been spared.
Can networked human computation solve computer language comprehension?
Researchers at the University of Essex hope to answer this question by getting more volunteers to take part in their online game, Phrase Detectives.
Scientists Identify Bacteria That Increase Plant Growth
(PhysOrg.com) -- Through work originally designed to remove contaminants from soil, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and their Belgium colleagues at Hasselt University have identified plant-associated microbes that can improve plant growth on marginal land. ...
New Catalyst Paves the Path for Ethanol-Powered Fuel Cells
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from the University of Delaware and Yeshiva University, has developed a new catalyst that could make ethanol-powered fuel cells feasible. The highly efficient ...
Future Watch: A.I. comes of age
After decades of limited application, artificial intelligence is everywhere. And it really works this time.
The Workings of an Ancient Nuclear Reactor: Scientific American
Two billion years ago parts of an African uranium deposit spontaneously underwent nuclear fission. The details of this remarkable phenomenon are just now becoming clear
Towns Are Sad to See Their Prisons Leaving the Scene of the Grime - WSJ.com
As states close more prisons, small towns are worrying how they'll replace the cheap labor the convicts provide.
Hundreds of Birds Killed in Oil Spill on Russia’s Sakhalin Island : TreeHugger
map: Wikipedia It may not be the Exxon Valdez spill, still less the TVA coal ash spill, but two miles of coastline on Sakhalin Island in the far east of Russia has been covered with fuel oil, killing hundreds
World's First Solar Powered Autonomous Snow Plow : TreeHugger
Photo via i-Shovel Robots are cool, especially when they're solar powered and let you stay inside where it's warm and toasty while they do the hard labor of shoveling snow. Check out the i-Shovel, a solar powered, fully automatic
Nail-less, glue-less almost screw-less fire finished bed
DO YOU MOVE A LOT FROM ONE HOUSE TO ANOTHER? you need nomad furniture and this bed is really good to move it around, jus...
Nuclear fusion-fission hybrid could contribute to carbon-free energy future
Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a new system that, when fully developed, would use fusion to eliminate most of the transuranic waste produced by nuclear power plants.
Engineers Closing the Gap Between High-Speed Data Transmission and Processing
(PhysOrg.com) -- Electrical engineers at the University of California, San Diego have achieved world-record speeds for real-time signal processing in an effort to meet ambitious goals set by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to develop the first Terabit-scale technology for optical ...
Climate Change Could Choke Oceans for 100,000 Years | Wired Science from Wired.com
According to a simulation of planetary warming trends, failure to drastically cut greenhouse gas pollution within the next half century could choke Earth's oceans for the next 100,000 years. digg_url
Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury - washingtonpost.com
MONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half of tested samples of commercial high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) contained mercury, which was also found in nearly a third of 55 popular brand-name food and beverage products where HFCS is the first- or second-highest labeled ingredient, according to...
Obama Officials Tell Citibank To Ditch Plans For $50 Million Private Jet
Obama Officials Tell Citibank To Ditch Plans For $50 Million Private Jet - The Huffington Post
Nazi 'Angel of Death' not responsible for town of twins - life - 27 January 2009 - New Scientist
High birth rates of blond, blue-eyed twins in a Brazilian community are due to inbreeding, not Auschwitz doctor Josef Mengele, say experts
Lynne Brindley: We're in danger of losing our memories | Technology | The Observer
We have to make sure digital doesn't mean ephemeral, says the head of the British Library, Lynne Brindley
Economic Stimulus! Sometimes What We’re Looking For is Right Under Our Nose. : TreeHugger
The Equitable Building, Denver, CO is currently undergoing significant energy retrofit including window rehab, lighting, controls, HVAC, and infiltration reduction. Image credit: St. Charles Town Co. By Elaine Gallagher Adams, RMI Economic stimulus? Have I got a deal for
What Women Know About Water : TreeHugger
Women carrying water in Ethiopia. Photo by magnusfranklin via Flickr. Last week, delegates from around the world met in Rome to help set the agenda for the 5th World Water Forum, which will be held in Istanbul this March.
Personal Health - Babies Know - A Little Dirt Is Good for You - NYTimes.com
The hygiene hypothesis suggests that organisms that enter the body along with “dirt” spur the development of a healthy immune system.
G.M. and Chrysler Are Closing Jobs Banks - NYTimes.com
General Motors said that it would eliminate its jobs bank, a program often held up by critics as a symbol of Detroit’s inefficiency, as of next week. Chrysler has ended its jobs bank.
For Refrigeration Problems, a Magnetically Attractive Solution
(PhysOrg.com) -- Your refrigerator’s humming, electricity-guzzling cooling system could soon be a lot smaller, quieter and more economical thanks to an exotic metal alloy discovered by an international collaboration working at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)’s Center for Neutron ...
Autonomous Robots Invade Retail Warehouses | Wired Science from Wired.com
Next time you order a new pair of skinny jeans from Gap.com, you should know that you are helping welcome in the hive-mind robot overlords of retail. Warehouses run by
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