GE announced that it’s planning to go big in solar panel manufacturing and will build the largest solar panel factory…
Month: April 2011
Solar System’s “Nose” Found
A NASA spacecraft has uncovered the solar system‘s “nose,” which points in the direction our sun is moving through the…
Don’t worry, be happy and live longer
Today’s lesson: be happy, live longer. Now science seems to back the glass half-full approach. A review of more than…
New Ruby-Eyed Pit Viper Discovered
Seen coiled around a branch in an undated picture, a new species of snake called the ruby-eyed green pit viper…
Scientists ‘seed’ cells, make new organs
Engineering organs begins with something missing — a phantom organ in the body that causes a patient incredible discomfort, dysfunction…
India’s Tiger Census Shows Numbers on the Rise
India’s latest tiger census shows an increase in the numbers of the endangered big cat. The census counted at least…
Big-Hearted Fish Beat Climate Change
British Columbia’s Fraser River hosts more than 100 different sockeye salmon populations, each with its own unique and heroic migration…
dark feathers reveal secret to healthy birds
Darker coloured pigeons are healthier, researchers in France have discovered. A study of urban pigeons in central Paris has shown…
Asteroid Forensics May Point to Alien Space Miners
Rather than looking for aliens who use interstellar radio signals to say “hi,” an alternative search strategy is simply to…
Huge New Dinosaur Was Cousin of T. rex
Paleontologists have just announced the discovery of Zhuchengtyrannus magnus, a.k.a. “Tyrant from Zhucheng,” which was not only one of the…