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First Comes Global Warming, Then An Evolutionary Explosion by Carl Zimmer: Yale Environment 360

In a matter of years or decades, researchers believe, animals and plants already are adapting to life in a warmer world. Some species will be unable to change quickly enough and will go extinct, but others will evolve, as natural selection enables them to carry on in an altered environment.

Self-Sufficient Detroit? Urban Food Revolution in Motor City : TreeHugger

Image credit: Guernica/Jonathan LaRocca When Adam Stein criticized vertical farms and urban agriculture as 'pie in the sky', his principle argument was that downtown urban real estate was too valuable for growing food, and that it would be better

Technology Review: Rapid TB Detector

An ultrasensitive test can spot bacteria in a half hour.

Russian Subs Patrolling Off East Coast of U.S. - NYTimes.com
Nuclear-powered Russian attack submarines have been patrolling off the U.S. over recent days in a rare mission that has raised concerns at the Pentagon and intelligence agencies.

Brain difference in psychopaths identified

Professor Declan Murphy and colleagues Dr Michael Craig and Dr Marco Catani from the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College London have found differences in the brain which may provide a biological explanation for psychopathy. The results of their study are outlined in the paper 'Altered connections ...

Gallery: Inside Alaska’s Answer to Area 51 | Danger Room | Wired.com

<< previous image | next image >> 200 miles northeast of Anchorage, there's a massive

Student Invents Bicycle Which Folds Into 26-Inch Wheel Circumference For James Dyson Prize | UK News | Sky News

<p>A student has designed a bike which can be folded completely into the space of the wheel's 26in circumference.<br>
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Russia confirms submarine patrols near US - Yahoo! News

A senior Russian military official said Wednesday that Russian nuclear-powered attack submarines spotted off the U.S. East Coast were on a legitimate training mission.

Michael Pritchard turns filthy water drinkable | Video on TED.com

TED Talks Too much of the world lacks access to clean drinking water. Engineer Michael Pritchard did something about it -- inventing the portable Lifesaver filter, which can make the most revolting water drinkable in seconds. An amazing demo from TEDGlobal 2009.

Neighbors by Day, Soldiers by Night in Afghanistan - NYTimes.com

An American unit is finding that its dual missions of winning friends and rooting out enemies can sometimes clash.

2nd Day of South Korean Factory Raid - NYTimes.com

Police commandos stormed a car factory in what the authorities hoped would be a final push to evict workers who had seized the plant.

New plastic beehives to boost UK population

A new plastic beehive was launched in Britain on Wednesday to encourage people to keep bees in their gardens or on rooftoops to help boost declining honeybee populations.

Popular insect repellent deet affects nervous system: study
The active ingredient in many insect repellents, deet, has been found to be toxic to the central nervous system. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Biology say that more investigations are urgently needed to confirm or dismiss any potential neurotoxicity to humans, especially when deet-based ...

BBC NEWS | Americas | Ex-US lawmaker guilty of bribery

Former US lawmaker William Jefferson, who was caught by FBI agents with $90,000 in his freezer, is found guilty of bribery.

Squeaky Brakes? Log On to the Web - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com

DriverSide, a Web site, wants to help car owners maintain their vehicles, not to sell them the next one.

Touchable Hologram Becomes Reality (w/ Video)

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from the University of Tokyo have developed 3D holograms that can be touched with bare hands. Generally, holograms can't be felt because they're made only of light. But the new technology adds tactile feedback to holograms hovering in 3D space.

Lefty or Righty? A new hold on how we think

(PhysOrg.com) -- Whether you’re a lefty or righty, chances are you never thought your dominant hand played a role in the decisions you make. But what may seem as an unimportant trait might actually influence everything from what cereal you buy to whom you vote for, according to a study by Daniel Casasanto, ...

Aesop's fable 'the crow and the pitcher' more fact than fiction (w/ Video)

In Aesop's fable 'The crow and the pitcher' a thirsty crow uses stones to raise the level of water in a pitcher to quench its thirst. A new study published online today (06 August) in the journal Current Biology demonstrates that rooks, birds belonging to the corvid (or crow) family, are able to solve ...

YouTube - Shatner Of The Mount by Fall On Your Sword
www.fallonyoursword.comCaptain Kirk is climbing a mountain, why is he climbing a mountain?Free MP3 download from the FOYS site

Wastewater produces electricity and desalinates water

A process that cleans wastewater and generates electricity can also remove 90 percent of salt from brackish water or seawater, according to an international team of researchers from China and the U.S.

YouTube - Manowar Nessun Dorma

Manowar preforming Nessun Dorma in Milan, Italy.