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A flash of nearly 13 billion year-old light - discovered only recently by new astronomy techniques - reveals how the Universe has distributed ever more intricate elements throughout its history.
Supernovas make metals out of simpler elements. But it takes supermassive black holes to deliver them to the Cosmos. So, amazingly, these monsters are directly responsible for creating us.
You might not call yourself an environmentalist, but you're probably helping the cause anyway.
Meth hits fruit flies hard, but sugar can extend their lives.
Algae, grown in ponds, have great potential to produce renewable energy, study finds.
The line-shaped clouds that form behind airplanes contribute to global warming.
Paul Werbos uses mathematics to tackle the big questions of human intelligence, the beginning of the universe, and sustainable energy.
A new recycling method for hydrogen in fuel cells is a key step to replacing gasoline as a power source for vehicles.
Public opinion may be swayed by the outcome of the Japanese disaster.
Scientists have long wondered why the sun's outer atmosphere is millions of degrees hotter than its surface.
Two influential researchers are now updating the way we understand this disease.
ReadySet provides development aid to Africa in the form of a rugged, green battery.
Top prevention tips worth their weight in wits.
The aerospace industry will continue to offer innovative insights and technologies for your car.
James Waters and Tate Holbrook seek to discover how size affects the organization and physiology of superorganisms such as bacterial communities, insect colonies or human cities.
Incredibly small nanostructures like buckyballs could lead to tiny devices that bring medicine exactly where it needs to go in your body, as well as powerful computers the size of a grain of sand or vital new sources of energy.
Beamed power and cable-free transmission is tantalizing to many, but few realize that Nikola Tesla beat everyone to the punch. Host Rheanna Sand explains how wireless electricity works.
For the first time, scientists have converted information into pure energy, experimentally verifying a thought experiment first proposed 150 years ago.
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