Cassie Kelly
The 7 Worst Immediate Effects of an Asteroid Hitting Earth, Ranked
Unlike the dinosaurs, humans have a pretty good idea of what will happen if a six-mile-across asteroid smacks the planet, thanks to a new...
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Cassie Kelly
Apr 17, 20171 min read
2 Billion People Drink Contaminated Water, Says WHO
The World Health Organization urges cleaner sanitation practices after new data reveals that at least two billion people do not have...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 17, 20172 min read
BP Arctic Oil Well Still Leaking, Too Unstable to Shut Down
BP and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency officials spent the holiday weekend trying to repair a leaking oil well on Alaska's North...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 14, 20172 min read
NASA Launches Satellite to Watch Earth Breathe From Space
In an effort to understand how climate change is altering the carbon cycle, a project between the University of Oklahoma and NASA is...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 14, 20172 min read
Next NASA Launch a Chance to 'Stand Where You Would Surely Die'
To witness a rocket leave Earth at 4.9 miles per second is always breathtaking for its ambition, brilliance, and wonder but one area...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 13, 20172 min read
Scientists Say Only 10 Years Left to Save the Planet
The planet, as we know it, has been given a deadline: 10 years. According to the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, if...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 13, 20172 min read
NASA's Earth at Night Images Are 'Mind-Boggling'
NASA scientists created the most complete map of Earth at night to date—showing humans in all of their electric glory. But, while the...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 13, 20172 min read
NASA Scientist Says Her Money Is on Europa for Alien Life
There is now solid evidence that Jupiter’s moon Europa has plumes much like Saturn’s moon Enceladus, meaning the probability of an ocean...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 12, 20172 min read
Is California's Drought Really Over? Scientists Say Not So Fast
The California government may have declared the drought over, but scientists say the land still has a lot of catching up to do. A new...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 10, 20172 min read
Spy Images From Cold War a 'Gold Mine' for Climate
The recent declassification of tens of thousands of images from Cold War spy satellites is helping climate scientists compare Siberian...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 10, 20172 min read
Seaweed Could Revolutionize How We Power Our Devices
The answer to powering our devices might have been hiding in our sushi all along. An international team of researchers has used seaweed...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 10, 20173 min read
Big Step Forward in Powered Ankle Prostheses
A new model from the U.K. will allow amputees to pick up their foot and walk up slopes. The human ankle and foot have 26 bones, 33...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 6, 20172 min read
Popular Farm Pesticide Found in Drinking Water
After evidence of pesticides killing off pollinators surfaced in 2016, scientists went on a quest to see if pesticides were seeping into...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 6, 20172 min read
Kreisel’s New Electric Supercar is Absolutely Stunning
Austrian electric car manufacturer Kreisel Electric unleashed its newest beast today: the EVEX 910e. This sleek retro-design is...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 5, 20172 min read
Going Solar Has Never Been Easier Thanks to Google Earth
It just got a whole lot easier to decide whether or not to get solar panels for your roof. Google's Project Sunroof site will help you...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 5, 20172 min read
NASA Imagines What Cassini's Noble Death Will Look Like
As the Cassini probe enters its final mission this month, NASA is reminiscing about some of the spacecraft’s greatest achievements and...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 4, 20172 min read
DroneClash is BattleBots for Quadcopters
The first ever DroneClash tournament promises fire, carnage, broken glass and thousands of dollars in smashed quadcopters. The...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 2, 20172 min read
World's Largest Geoengineering Study Triggers Major Controversy
In an effort to cool the atmosphere, Harvard University will inject aerosols 12 miles into the atmosphere, leading the charge on the...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 2, 20172 min read
Inspired by Nature: Scientists Find Groundbreaking Solution for Solar Storage
One of the most common pitfalls of solar energy is storing it. On sunny days there is typically an excess of energy, which is lost if not...
Cassie Kelly
Mar 31, 20172 min read
Greenland's Coastal Glaciers Rapidly Withering Away
Greenland's icy coastlines are withering away at a rapid pace. With ever rising temperatures in the region, scientists fear the glaciers...
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