Homebrewed CPU Is a Beautiful Mess of Wires | Gadget Lab | Wired.com
Intel's fabrication plants can churn out hundreds of thousands of processor chips a day. But what does it take to handcraft a single 8-bit CPU and a

Wheel Weights Found to be Greatest Source of Lead Still Released Into US Environment : TreeHugger

Photo via Edmunds If you had to guess what the biggest source of lead pollution in the US was, wheel weights probably wouldn't have been first off the cuff (unless you're a mechanic or a lead technician). But it's

Expanding Waste-Based Renewable Energy : TreeHugger

InEnTec called a Plasma Enhanced Melter (PEM). Image credit: InventorSpot, Christopher Nagy The saying “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure” is ringing true in the world of waste management. When most Americans think of alternative energy, a few words

Technology Review: First Acoustic Superlens

An ultrasound lens could be used for high-resolution clinical imaging.

May 28, 1987: Teen Tests Soviet Air Defenses | This Day In Tech | Wired.com

1987: West German teenager Mathias Rust cracks the Iron Curtain with an incredible unauthorized flight from Helsinki to the heart of Moscow — and lives to

New Germ Busters Outwit Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria

Read about the latest medical technology, pharmaceuticals and biotech trends including diets, drugs, genetics, stem cells, medicine, health, and cloning from Wired.com.

'Disaster waiting to happen'
With the city strike turning nasty, it may not be wise to

encourage fed-up residents who are mobilizing

Tech Lets Plants Phone for Water: Discovery News

A microchip originally developed for plants in space lets farmers know when their crops are dry.

How many scientists fabricate and falsify research?

It's a long-standing and crucial question that, as yet, remains unanswered: just how common is scientific misconduct? In the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE, Daniele Fanelli of the University of Edinburgh reports the first meta-analysis of surveys questioning scientists about their misbehaviours. ...

Refugees Join List of Climate-Change Issues - NYTimes.com

A debate has begun over the world’s responsibilities to the millions of people likely to be displaced by climate change.

Carbon nanotubes: Saladin's secret weapon

Ariel Redefines the Meaning of ‘Insane’ | Autopia | Wired.com

In·sane - adj. 1. Not sane, mentally ill or deranged; demented; mad. 2. The limited-edition Ariel Atom 500, a 500-kilo (1,100-pound) automobile sporting

Pykrete - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Technology Review: Converting Garbage into Fuel

Waste Management, a large waste company, gives technology for gasifying trash a boost.

Melting Greenland ice sheets may threaten Northeast United States, Canada

Melting of the Greenland ice sheet this century may drive more water than previously thought toward the already threatened coastlines of New York, Boston, Halifax, and other cities in the northeastern United States and in Canada, according to new research led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research ...

New discovery could help feed millions (w/Video)

When scientist Loretta Mayer set out to alleviate diseases associated with menopause, she didn't realize her work could lead to addressing world hunger and feeding hundreds of millions of people.

Are Cargo Bikes The Next Big Thing? - BikeRadar

Chinese copy the classic Dutch 'bakfiets' as European sales soar - It’s a sign of a bike's success when companies in the Far East
start producing cut-price copies of it – and... - BikeRadar

Economic View - Carbon Offsets - A Small Price to Pay for Efficiency - NYTimes.com

While programs for offsetting carbon emissions have been ridiculed, they make economic sense, and a proposed cap-and-trade system would elevate the practice.

War Without Borders - In Heartland Death, Traces of Heroin’s Spread - Series - NYTimes.com
A heroin overdose in Ohio highlights how Mexican drug cartels have pushed heroin sales into America’s suburbs.

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Dan Ariely asks, Are we in control of our own decisions? | Video on TED.com

TED Talks Behavioral economist Dan Ariely, the author of Predictably Irrational, uses classic visual illusions and his own counterintuitive (and sometimes shocking) research findings to show how we're not as rational as we think when we make decisions.

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The disturbing question posed by IQ tests - are chimps cleverer than us? | Mail Online

Could you be dumber than a chimp? That's not as daft a question as it once was. After all, science has proved that chimpanzees share 99 per cent of our DNA. They can learn sign language. They can solve puzzles and even make tools

Aquaponics Made Easy DVD (Video) : TreeHugger
Step-by-Step Introduction to Aquaponics It's been a while since I posted on Aquaponics - or the art of combining fish farming and hydroponics in a mutually beneficial system where fish poop becomes fertilizer, and plants become filters for the

China, Japan on collision coure over rare-earth metals | The Australian

JAPAN'S increasingly frantic efforts to lead the world in green technology have put it on a collision course with the ambitions of China and dragged both government and industry into the murky realm of large-scale mineral smuggling.

Illegal Bees Live the High Life in New York City

In New York City, where beekeeping is illegal due to health concerns, bee lovers often put hives on rooftops to avoid detection. <i>Video.</i>

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Defying world powers, N. Korea conducts nuke test - Yahoo! News [via claudio]

North Korea defied world powers and carried out an underground test Monday of a nuclear bomb Russian officials said was comparable to those that obliterated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The incident drew condemnation from Washington to Beijing and set the communist regime up for a showdown with the United Nations.

Violence Over Water Already Happening in India : TreeHugger

Image via EcoWroldly Recently we talked about a survey showing global water shortages that will be particularly felt in countries like India and China. And as the water crisis becomes a more stark reality, violence over one of our

Ocean life in olden days: Researchers upend modern notions of 'natural' animal sizes, abundance

Using such diverse sources as old ship logs, literary texts, tax accounts, newly translated legal documents and even mounted trophies, Census of Marine Life researchers are piecing together images -- some flickering, others in high definition -- of fish of such sizes, abundance and distribution in ages past that they stagger modern imaginations.
They are also documenting the timelines over which those giant marine life populations declined.

Komodo Dragon News Roundup : TreeHugger

Photo via Flickr The infamous Komodo Dragon is making a lot of news these days. First, news came of residents of southeastern Indonesia running for their lives after a slew of dragon attacks. Then news broke about a new

At NIF, a Quest for Fusion Energy (or Maybe Folly) - NYTimes.com

In a colossus of light and mirrors, scientists dream of kindling the power of stars.

Texting May Be Taking a Toll on Teenagers - NYTimes.com
Nearly 80 messages a day, on average, take their toll in a range of ways.

Mexico to erect statue to swine flu 'patient zero'

A state in eastern Mexico is to erect a statue to a small boy suspected as being the first patient of swine flu here, to be modeled on the famous Manneken Pis statue of a child urinating in Brussels.

Basics - Fungi, From Killer to Dinner Companion - NYTimes.com

A plague to bats, but a friend of humans in their bread and wine.

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YouTube - Revelation Reveloution

Video Clip of a great song by Michael WehbePlease leave me your vote.I like to hear from you. Please Email me michaelwehbe@hotmail.comMY LEFT ARM, RIGHT BREA...

Epic Greek firework battle
Every Easter in the Greek island of Chios, two rival church parishes battle it out with an amazing fireworks competition.

Why We Stare, Even When We Don’t Want To | Wired Science | Wired.com

The stares of strangers endured by Connie Culp, recent face transplant recipient, might have little to do with cruelty or lack of empathy. These responses

PLoS ONE: Cellular Communication through Light

PLoS ONE: an inclusive, peer-reviewed, open-access resource from the PUBLIC LIBRARY OF SCIENCE. Reports of well-performed scientific studies from all disciplines freely available to the whole world.

Canada's Governor General Eats Heart of Slaughtered Seal to Support Annual Hunt : TreeHugger

Photo via Huffington Post The annual Canadian seal hunt is one of the most controversial events in the world when it comes to animal rights issues--animal rights groups stage angry protests, critics loudly call it unsustainable, and the European

Eating Brazil Nuts Protects the Amazon Rainforest - Literally : TreeHugger

Image via: Author's collection Probably the most entertaining interview we conducted during my South American tour with Green Living Project was interviewing Brazil Nut Concession Owners, and in particular, Patricio León. This 75 year old man has been harvesting

Biochar Fund Project Gets Big Financial Boost from Congo Basin Forest Fund : TreeHugger

Schematic of how biochar can improve soil fertility, decrease deforestation, sequester carbon, and provide electricity The biochar buzz continues: Biochar Fund has announced that it and its Congolese partner ADAPEL has been selected as one of the six projects

Technology Review: Blogs: TR Editors' blog: "Look Mom, No Electricity"
From MIT. Information on Emerging Technologies & impact on business & society

TV Review - 'The Goode Family' - On ABC, a Clan So Virtuous Even Its Dog Is Vegan - NYTimes.com

“The Goode Family,” a new series from Mike Judge beginning Wednesday on ABC, takes jabs at political correctness.

Beyond Detroit: On the Road to Recovery, Let the Little Guys Drive

Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology.

BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | 'Only 50 years left' for sea fish

There will be virtually no fish or other seafood from the oceans by the middle of the century, scientists conclude.

The New Socialism: Global Collectivist Society Is Coming Online

Get in-depth tech news coverage from Wired and read about how it is shaping culture, education, entertainment, communications and technology.

Arthur Erickson 1924-2009 : TreeHugger

Photograph by: John McKay, Times Colonist Long before green architecture meant anything other than putting in plants, Arthur Erickson was integrating water and nature into his architecture. He was lucky that he was located in Vancouver, which has so

Mississippi City Known for Klan Killings Elects Its First Black Mayor - NYTimes.com

The election marked a turning point for Philadelphia, Miss., a mostly white city still haunted by the murders of three civil rights workers.

Are Vertical Farms the Answer After All? : TreeHugger

High-Tech Greenhouses See 20-Fold Increase in Yields Adam Stein of Terrapass was famously skeptical about vertical farms, describing them as 'pie in the sky'. So I was surprised to read one of his latest blog posts, in which he

Frank Lloyd Wright Lego Sets | Gadget Lab | Wired.com

Brick by brick, Lego has been building its way out of the near bankruptcy it suffered around the turn of the century. It has done this by a seemingly simple

Weirde videoclip She's Got Me Dancing | Flabber

Tommy Sparks stopte onder andere een gespierde vrouw met ogen die lasers schieten in zijn videoclip voor het funky &quot;She&amp;#039;s Got

YouTube - Paul Stamets: 6 ways mushrooms can save the world [via claudio]
http://www.ted.com Mycologist Paul Stamets studies the mycelium -- and lists 6 ways that this astonishing fungus can help save the world.

Technology Review: Revisiting Lithium-Sulfur Batteries

Advances could at last make the high-energy batteries practical.

Turkish Dams Leaving Iraqi Fields Thirsting for Water : TreeHugger

The Euphrates River flows through Turkey (pictured) and Syria before reaching Iraq. In ancient times, Iraq was called Mesopotamia, which means 'between the rivers' in Greek. But today, the life-giving Tigris and Euphrates rivers--both of which flow through Turkey

Traffic's true toll: Researchers explore the health effects of vehicle exhaust

(PhysOrg.com) -- When Dr. Ralph Delfino and Michael Kleinman look at Southern California's gridlocked freeways, they don't just see traffic. They see research opportunities.

'Tamed' virus wipes out cancer cells safely

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at Oxford University have tamed a virus so that it attacks and destroys cancer cells but does not harm healthy cells. The research funded by Cancer Research UK is published in the journal PLoS Pathogens.

Forestry officials on urgent mission: Beetles

(AP) -- Forestry officials in the Northeast are on an urgent mission, tracking thousands of Massachusetts residents as they search for tree-eating stowaway insects they may have carried to campgrounds or vacation homes.

Scientists test superjet technology in Australia
Australian and US scientists have successfully tested hypersonic aircraft technology which could revolutionise international flight, officials said.

The Raw Story » Conservative radio hosts gets waterboarded, and lasts six seconds before saying its torture

Got Work? - ABC News

The struggling economy means college seniors are facing one of the toughest job markets in years.

Man pushes would-be China suicide off bridge: media - washingtonpost.com

BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man was pushed off a bridge by an angry passer-by after his threat to commit suicide held up traffic for five hours, Chinese media reported on Saturday.

In Georgia, Segregation Endures on Prom Night - NYTimes.com

Outside the classroom at Montgomery County High School in Georgia, segregation endures.

Dept. of Science: Don’t!: Reporting & Essays: The New Yorker
DEPT. OF SCIENCE about self-control and delayed gratification. Writer describes an experiment conducted by Walter Mischel and his researchers in the nineteen-sixties at the Bing Nursery School on the campus of Stanford University. A four-year old was asked to pick a treat from a tray filled with…

Fort Eben-Emael - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Drinking Water And Hydroelectric Power - Binding The Common Future Of Canada And USA : TreeHugger

Romain River Project watershed, excerpted from original. Image credit:Montreal Mirror. In the US Upper Midwest, the Great Lakes, constituting the largest single store of freshwater in the world, are literally the shared resource of Canada and six US States. Hydroelectric

"A Convenient Truth" Chronicles Curitiba's Urban Innovations : TreeHugger

A street in Curitiba, Brazil (photo by Jesse Fox). When over 90% of a city's residents are happy with their city, somebody must be doing something right. In Curitiba, a quaint, mid-sized town in southern Brazil, some forty years

The Case for Working With Your Hands - NYTimes.com

Changes in the economy have had the surprising effect of making the manual trades more attractive as careers.

Economic View - Freshman Economics Won’t Be Quite the Same - NYTimes.com

Although the principles of economics are largely unchanged, the current crisis calls for some subtle adjustments in how an introductory economics class is taught.

Hollywood eyes $70 zombie movie wowing Cannes - CNN.com
A budding British director is enjoying success on a shoestring at Cannes with "Colin," a new zombie feature that cost a scarcely believable $70 to make.

YouTube - LawyerShop TV Premier: Stupid Crook of the Month

http://www.LawyerShop.com -- Every month, LawyerShop TV brings you a clip of a stupid criminal in action. This month, we bring you not one, but TWO stupid cr...

The Pros and Cons of Eternity

Dumpster Diving Documentary on the Joy of Free Food (Video) : TreeHugger

Dumpster Diver Finds Holy Grail Usually when someone at TreeHugger writes about dumpster diving, or 'skipping' as it is known in the UK, the responses range from extremely supportive, to those who find it disgusting - and perhaps worry

Technology Review: Detecting Aircraft Pathogens Before It's Too Late

A new study suggests that single particle detectors should be used to help control pandemics.

Breakthrough Design Uses Electrical Towers to Harvest Wind Power : TreeHugger

The winners of this year's Next Generation design competition have unearthed an idea that's brilliant in its simplicity: adding wind turbines to already existing electrical towers. The project, aptly called Wind-It, would have wind turbines built on pylons and

Color-Shifting "Master of Disguise" Cuttlefish Inspires Hyper-Energy Efficient TV : TreeHugger
Image: Getty & Samsung Biomimicry Strikes Again Scientists at MIT are studying color-changing cuttlefish, and with an understanding of how these fascinating creatures (see the 3 videos below) can change color in less than a second, they're building electronic-ink

Findings - Message in What We Buy, but Nobody’s Listening - NYTimes.com

Does your iPhone reveal all about the type of person you are?

Plastic that grows on trees, part two

Some researchers hope to turn plants into a renewable, nonpolluting replacement for crude oil. To achieve this, scientists have to learn how to convert plant biomass into a building block for plastics and fuels cheaply and efficiently. In new research, chemists have successfully converted cellulose ...

Research finds mangroves being fed to death

(PhysOrg.com) -- New UQ Science research has found the increase in nutrients coming out of our river systems is putting pressure on our mangrove forests and making them far more susceptible to environmental variability and climate change.

Breakthrough in radiotherapy promises targeted cancer treatment

(PhysOrg.com) -- Current radiation therapy treatment damages a patient's healthy tissue as well as eradicating the tumour it is intended to destroy, making the treatment especially invasive and often causing nasty side effects.

Perfect Pitch: Language Wins Out Over Genetics
Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Sinatra and Hendrix -- these and many other of the world's most famous musicians have had 'perfect' or 'absolute' pitch. The ability, defined as recognizing the pitch of a musical note without having to compare it to any reference note, is quite rare in the U.S. and Europe, where ...

Cilia, an Antenna and Motor on Cells - NYTimes.com

Cilia poke out, one to a cell, and process essential signals.

What's Inside WD-40? Superlube's Secret Sauce

Get the latest in science news, including space, physics, planet earth, discoveries, NASA, satellites, and space travel from Wired.com

All (known) Bodies in the Solar System Larger than 200 Miles in Diameter

South Americans hit by dengue fever epidemic - Americas - MiamiHerald.com

While the world continues to be on alert for a potential swine flu pandemic, South Americans have been suffering for months from one of the worst viral epidemics on record.

How To Make Biochar & Bio-Oil, Re:Char Demonstrates (Video) : TreeHugger
Whether for enhancing crop yields or storing massive amounts of carbon in the soil as part of a geoengineering plan, biochar certainly has a bit of a buzz going around it of late. If you'd like to see how

Missing link found? Scientists unveil fossil of 47 million-year-old primate, Darwinius masillae

Feast your eyes on what a group of scientists claim is the Holy Grail of human evolution. A team of researchers Tuesday unveiled an almost perfectly intact fossil of a 47 million-year-old primate they say represents the long-sought missing link between humans and apes.

Our unending war of terror | Salon

Bush's embrace of torture was horrific, but it was hardly the first time Americans have acted like terrorists.

Guest Column: Math and the City - Olivia Judson Blog - NYTimes.com

GPS System Could Start Failing by Next Year

(PhysOrg.com) -- A federal watchdog agency has warned the U.S. Congress that the GPS system could start failing in 2010 and beyond. Due to delays in launching replacement satellites and other circumstances, the GPS systems risk the possibility of blackouts and failures starting next year.

An advance in solving the mysterious machine-workers' disease

Scientists in Ohio are reporting a long-awaited advance toward making the workplace safer for more than one million machinists in the United States who may be exposed to disease-causing bacteria in contaminated metalworking fluids. Those fluids become airborne during machining of metal parts. The study ...

Flu Pandemics May Lurk in Frozen Lakes | Wired Science | Wired.com
The next flu pandemic may be hibernating in an Arctic glacier or frozen Siberian lake, waiting for rising temperatures to set it free. Then birds can

DNA molecules can detect pathogens, deliver drugs

(PhysOrg.com) -- First, Cornell researchers created DNA 'bar codes' -- strands of the genetic material that quickly identify the presence of different molecules by fluorescing. Now, they have created new DNA molecules that can detect pathogens and deliver drugs to cells when they form long chains called ...

Right-to-Repair Law Proposed ... for Cars | Electronic Frontier Foundation

Technology Review: Five-Dimensional Data Storage

A new material could eventually be used to store vast amounts of data on a disc.

The High Cost of Poverty: Why the Poor Pay More - washingtonpost.com

You have to be rich to be poor. That's what some people who have never lived below the poverty line don't understand. Put it another way: The poorer you are, the more things cost. More in money, time, hassle, exhaustion, menace. This is a fact of life that reality television and magazines don't o...