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Dams Removed On Washington State River
The removal of dams on the Elwha river is the largest dam removal to take place
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Hoverbikes Get One Step Closer to Reality
Chris Malloy is raising money on Kickstarter to continue development of his hoverbike
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Even on Social Media, People Keep Quiet About Opposing Views
Only 42 percent of Americans said they were willing to post about a controversial topic online whereas 86 percent said they would talk about it in person
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In the U.S., Solar Energy Has More Than Doubled Since Last Year
Solar voltaic energy is a small, but growing, piece of the American energy pie
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What’s Replacing Coal In Europe? Imported Wood
In trying to meet renewable goals, Europe is relying on wood from forests in the Southern United States
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Two Maya Cities Found in Mexican Jungle
One of the sites was re-discovered after being lost for decades
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New Analysis Suggests Utah’s Famous Rock Art Is Surprisingly Recent
The impressive Barrier Canyon Style images hold clues to the identity of their mysterious painters
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NASA Has Very Likely Captured the First Space Dust From Beyond Our Solar System
A handful of rocky particles could tell us about the birth of our Sun and its planets
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Public Health Orgs Are Weighing In on E-Cigarettes
The AHA is neutral on e-cigarettes in U.S., but the WHO wants to ban them indoors
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Dear Americans: You Don’t Understand What the Burger King-Tim Hortons Merger Means to Canadians
Tim Hortons is a core component of the amorphous “Canadian identity”
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Tasmanian Sheep May Be Wooliest In World
Shaun the sheep might beat out the previous champ, Shrek, as the world’s wooliest sheep
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Fully Functional Thymus Grown In Mouse
Growing organs for human transplant is still a long way off, but this study is still a step forward
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Oregon Animals Now Have Some Basic Rights Formerly Reserved for Humans
Crimes against animals can’t be lumped all together—each animal victim has to be recognized individually
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The Forest Service Is Running Out of Money to Fight Fires
Firefighting and prevention costs now blaze through 51 percent of the U.S. Forest Service budget, compared to 17 percent in 1995
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Gas, Probably Methane, Is Seeping From 570 Sites off the East Coast
A new study shows that we might find additional sources of methane in places we least expected it
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A New Way to See Earthquakes: Peoples’ Fitness Trackers
Yesterday’s Napa earthquake woke people up
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A Separate Outbreak of Ebola Emerges in the Congo
Researchers think the Ebola outbreak is independent of the one in West Africa
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For the First Time, America’s Public School Students Will be Mostly Minorities
White kids will represent less than half the public school population this year
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Corals And Fish Can Tell a Bad Reef When They Smell It
New research indicates that young marine species can be picky about where they choose to settle
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Bitcoin May Get a Whole Lot More Useful Soon
An eBay-owned company—that runs payments systems for AirBnB & Uber—is thinking about accepting Bitcoin
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