2014-09-22 Turning Cigarette Butts to Batteries
If you see a person carelessly throw a cigarette to the ground, what are you likely to think? That depends.…
2014-09-16 Earth’s Ozone Layer Shows Signs of Recovery
The new report says the Earth’s ozone layer is showing signs of recovery. Ozone is a form of oxygen. It…
2014-09-09 Scientists Discover Secrets for Tastier Tomatoes
Scientists have discovered the genetic secrets of two unpopular members of two favorite food families. They hope the discoveries will…
2014-09-04 Video Game Technology to Save Lives
The new imaging technology is called Plato’s CAVE. Dr. Brian Butler is a cancer specialist at Houston Methodist Hospital in…
2014-09-01 Brain Imaging Comes to Children in Poor Countries
Brain imaging was once thought to be too costly and difficult for widespread use in the developing world. But the…
2014-08-12 How Does One Find a Meteorite?
Space rocks often enter the Earth’s atmosphere. But they usually explode and burn before falling to the ground. About 70…
2014-08-11 Remember Your Chemistry Classes?
An international team of researchers recently reported creation of a new element that is 40 percent heavier than lead. The…
2014-08-05 Where Do We Come From?
Would you like to know where your ancestors came from? British and American scientists may have found answers for you.…
2021-10-12 German Mushrooms Still Contain Radiation Linked to Chernobyl Disaster
Most wild mushrooms collected in Germany in recent years still showed radioactive contamination from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. But the…
2021-10-11 Solar Panels Help French Winemaker Deal with Climate Change
Pierre Escudie has a vineyard in southwest France. He has put solar panels over his plants to both produce electricity…
2021-10-11 Market Grows for Products Made With Recycled Carbon
Diamonds, sunglasses and sports clothing can be made using carbon dioxide, or CO2, one of the major gases causing the…
2021-10-10 In Nigeria, New Money in Used Tires
Nigeria depends heavily on money from its oil exports. But businesswoman Ifedolapo Runsewe has identified another local resource that brings…
2021-10-10 Ukrainians Discover Jews’ Hiding Place during Holocaust
Diggers in Lviv, Ukraine, have uncovered new underground hiding places where Jews fled from Nazi German forces during World War…
2021-10-10 Air-to-Water Machines Available in Dry Area of US
If a machine could make water out of air but cost a lot of money, would you buy it? In…
2021-10-10 Activists: Native People Are Best Caretakers of the Amazon Area
Environmental activists say protecting native people and their right to ancestral lands is critical to saving the rainforest in Brazil.…