Collision Course: The Space Rocks That Threaten Our Lives
A 20 million ton asteroid is currently hurtling through space at 23,000 miles per hour, on a collision course with Earth. But fear not –...
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Alaskan Wildfires Could Trigger ‘Runaway Climate Change’
Increasing Wildfire Activity Alaska has experienced a dramatic increase in wildfire activity since the turn of the century. From 2000 to 2020, 2.5 times more...
Reverse Combustion: Can CO2 Be Turned Back into Fuel?
From Waste to Fuel: Transforming CO2 into Sustainable Energy The concept of converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into fuel, once a fringe idea, has evolved into...
Berkeley Scientists Discover Inexpensive Metal Catalyst for Generating Hydrogen from Water
An article about this was first written in May 2010 and this article is an update for October 2024. The summary is that hydrogen...
Plastiki Voyage and Update on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
A little over 14 years ago, a boat constructed from 12,500 recycled plastic bottles, named the Plastiki, successfully completed its voyage from San Francisco to...
Alzheimer’s Symptoms Reversed: Blood Stem Cell Growth Factor Reverses Memory Decline In Mice
Blood Stem Cell Booster Shows Promise in Battling Alzheimer’s In a groundbreaking development, researchers have found that a common growth factor used in cancer...
Piccard’s Solar Impulse, Round-the-World Solar Plane
Bertrand Piccard’s Solar Impulse project has made significant strides since its inception. The Solar Impulse 2 completed the first round-the-world flight by a solar-powered aeroplane...
US Energy Use a National Security Threat: Study
US Energy Dependence and Vulnerable Grid: A Call to Arms for National Security In a stark warning that underscores the intertwining of energy policy and...
From Where Does Consciousness Come?
Consciousness emerges as a complex phenomenon within the human mind, yet the specific details regarding the timing, location, and dynamics of neural events facilitating conscious...
Yellowstone Supervolcano May Lead to Nuclear Disaster
An eruption of the Yellowstone supervolcano could have catastrophic consequences, potentially blanketing vast areas of the United States in ash and triggering extreme global cooling....