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How the Solar Industry Is Getting Ready for the Great American Eclipse
This August, Americans will have a rare opportunity to see a total solar eclipse from their homeland, but it will also be a misfortune...
Cassie Kelly
May 6, 20172 min read


Final Study Shows Coal Export Terminal Would Increase Cancer Rates, Carbon Emissions
Millennium Bulk Terminals of Longview, Washington, is making plans for a facility along the Columbia River that would export up to 44...
Cassie Kelly
May 1, 20175 min read


World's Oldest Cave Glacier Reveals 10,000 Years of Climate Data
Deep inside the Apuseni Mountains you'll find the Scărișoara Ice Cave in Transylvania, the oldest cave glacier in the world. You'll...
Cassie Kelly
May 1, 20172 min read


Anything But the Wine! Climate Change Takes Its Toll on Grapes
A new Global Wine Index outlines the most at-risk wine regions according to natural disasters, rising temperatures and other climate...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 27, 20172 min read


Women's Ridesharing Apps Are Popping Up Everywhere
Women are taking a stand and making a place for themselves in the ride-sharing community. As soon as Nancy picked up the passenger for a...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 26, 20174 min read


Scientists Found Something Super Weird in This Giant Glob of Stars
Globular clusters are just as they sound: giant spherical globs of stars gravitationally bound by a central force. But the source of that...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 24, 20171 min read


Mountaintop Removal Site Could Become Kentucky's Largest Solar Farm
Kentucky, like most of the Appalachian region, has been in economic distress since the bust of the coal mining industry. But, new hope...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 19, 20172 min read


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...
Cassie Kelly
Apr 19, 20173 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, 20171 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 17, 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 14, 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 13, 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 12, 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, 20172 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 10, 20173 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 6, 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 5, 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 4, 20172 min read
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