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Virtual Reality Could Be the Next Big Thing in Charitable Giving
Immersive storytelling brings a bit of sobering reality to would-be donors
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This Scorpion-Shaped Robot Will Enter One of Fukushima’s Reactors
The nuclear power plant’s owners still don’t know exactly what is going on inside the three reactors that melted down
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A Danish Festival Will Recycle Partiers’ Urine To Make Beer
Gallons of urine will be used to fertilize barley for future festivalgoers
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SpaceX Failure Puts Dozens of Satellites on Hold
Recent losses have left other SpaceX customers in limbo
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To Better Understand Lava, an Artist and Scientist Make Their Own
A lab at Syracuse University creates melts basaltic rock in a modified furnace
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In the Future, Grocery Stores May be More Like ATMs
Robots and motion detection expand the idea of what it means to shop
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Canned Goods and Cucumber Seeds: Food Banks Are Starting to Give Out Garden Starters
Canned goods take a backseat to freshly-grown produce
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Germany is Turning its Old Military Bases Into Nature Reserves
While downsizing the military, Germany sets aside land for wildlife
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Here’s How Plastic Toy Dinosaurs are Made
A series of molds help the toy creators’ vision pop into 3-D
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Scale El Capitan From Your Couch Using Google Street View
The latest expansion of the Maps project takes users up Yosemite’s iconic climb
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The First Human Clinical Trial of Synthetic Blood Will Begin Soon
People could receive artificial blood transfusions as early as 2017
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Norway Is Building a Highway for Bees
The “superhighway” sends Oslo bee traffic from east to west
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In Sweden the Blood Bank Will Text You When Your Blood is Used
Stockholm’s blood bank uses text messages and Facebook posts to remind donors to give again
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Catch and Release: This Device Could Help Accidentally Caught Fish Survive
The SeaQualizer returns fish safely to the depths of the ocean
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Maybe. But we need to learn a lot more about them before they hit pharmacy shelves
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The Demand for Sand is so High There are Illegal Sand Mining Operations
Only certain kinds of sand can be used in construction and mining it causes problems
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The Mystery of the Failed Chlamydia Vaccine
In the 1960s, a vaccine for chlamydia made patients more susceptible to chlamydia. Now scientists know why
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Here’s What People Are Asking Google About Climate Change
The visualization reveals what people want to know about the environment
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How Elephant Poop is Helping Nab Ivory Poachers
Scientists match DNA in seized tusks to elephant dung to map where poaching is taking place
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Researchers Have Finally Figured Out How to Stop Lithium Batteries from Spontaneously Combusting
Unexpected fires have kept experts cautious about the potential of lightweight batteries
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