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Worldwatch Institute: Global natural gas regains momentum
Worldwatch Institute Vital Signs Online report points to a rise in fossil fuel consumption and renewed popularity of natural gas as an energy resource.
December 20, 2011
A living neon sign made of millions of glowing bacteria
A team of scientists has created a living neon sign composed of millions of bacterial cells that periodically fluoresce in unison like blinking light bulbs.
December 20, 2011
Brain longevity helped by eating less, scientists say
Italian scientists discovered a molecule for brain longevity - turned on by eating less. It might lead to future anti-aging therapies.
December 20, 2011
Will a nearby supernova harm life on Earth in 2012? Nah.
A supernova in our galaxy would have to be within 50 light-years to harm life on Earth. Likelihood that will happen? Zero, astronomers say.
December 19, 2011
Blizzard expected for central US, in satellite photos
Three more amazing pictures taken from space on December 19, 2011, showing severe weather - a blizzard - poised to strike the central US.
December 19, 2011
Blizzard conditions expected across the central U.S.
Area of low pressure across New Mexico will trigger blizzard conditions and severe weather across the central United States early this week.
December 19, 2011
Tropical Storm Washi kills hundreds in the Philippines
Tropical Storm Washi - known in the Philippines as Sendong - brought flooding and mudslides that resulted in over 650 deaths and 800 still missing.
December 19, 2011
Evolution might favor men who misinterpret sexual cues
The kind of guy who misinterprets sexual cues and goes for it at the risk of being rebuffed might score more often, according to these researchers.
December 18, 2011
Doomed gas cloud stretched as nears Milky Way black hole
It'll come closest to the black hole in 2013. Astronomers see the gas cloud being stretched - astronomers say "spaghettified" - into an elongated shape.
December 17, 2011
140 new species described in 2011
There are still plenty of places to explore and things to discover on Earth, these scientists say. They described t 140 new species for 2011.
December 16, 2011
