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Robot Apocalypse Inches Closer as Machines Learn To Install Solar Panels
Not contented with the prospects of a mechano-libertarian post-apocalyptic wasteland, scientists are working on robots that can harness energy
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Real Life Hobbit Village Proves the Greenest Way to Live is Like Bilbo Baggins
Some Danes are taking to the dirt like Tolkien’s hobbits. Their own Shire-like eco-village is a model of sustainability, and one of the oldest of its kind
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Hollywood’s Next Heist Movie Should Be Shot Here
No one knows exactly what’s hidden in a giant warehouse in Sweden, but everyone agrees that it’s really, really valuable
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The Science Behind London Olympics’ “Springy” Track
When the athletes hit the track at this summer’s Olympic games, they’ll be stepping onto a surface as finely tuned as they are
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World’s Coolest Animal Bridges
Animal bridges, aka ecoducts or wildlife crossings, allow wildlife to cross potential death-traps like highways and are are popping up all over the world
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It Is Too Hot For African Elephants… In Canada
Three elephants were supposed to fly from Toronto the California at the end of next week, but the weather is just too hot for these African animals
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Should Dolphins and Whales Have Human Rights?
Because of their complex brains and rich social lives, should dolphins and whales be considered non-human legal persons, with full legal rights?
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Glasses Provide Subtitles For Foreign Language Conversations
Powell designed glasses with built-in screens that translate speech, the translation appearing live as subtitles floating in front of the wearer’s eyes
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Six Guys Stood At Nuclear Ground Zero And Lived To Tell The Tale
In 1957, five Air Force officers volunteered (and one cameraman was voluntold) to stand directly below a mid-air detonation of a 2-kiloton nuclear warhead
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Hitler Plotted to Kill Churchill With Exploding Chocolate
Nazis are known for their heinous wartime crimes and tactics. Now, exploding chocolate can be added to that list, as revealed by a 60-year-old letter
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Navy’s Plan To Go Green Is Falling Apart
The US Navy had a bold plan to redesign its fleet to operate on renewable energy, a plan that may be falling apart
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At 107°F, Death Valley Sets Record for Hottest Daily Low
Death Valley, California set an unusual new record last week matching the hottest low temperature ever recorded on Earth
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