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Beijing death toll raised to 77 from heaviest rain in 61 years in
The official death toll rose earlier today from 37 to 77 due to flooding in and around Beijing, China on July 21.
July 26, 2012
Cost of food in U.S. to rise due to drought
A USDA forecast, issued yesterday, suggests a 3 percent to 4 percent rise in the cost of food in 2013, due to drought now affecting two-thirds of the U.S.
July 26, 2012
Neil Sims: Growing more seafood for more people
An unanchored fish pen tethered to a drifting boat that allows sashimi-grade Kampachi to be farmed in their natural environment miles offshore of Hawaii.
July 25, 2012
Vivid memories feel so real, but why?
New evidence suggests that experience and mental replay - or vivid memories - share similar brain activation patterns.
July 24, 2012
Mark Changizi on how language and music got into our brains
It might seem natural to think our brains evolved to process language and music. But could it be that music and language evolved to fit the human brain?
July 24, 2012
Happy people video dancing on planet Earth
Can you watch this video of happy people dancing around the world without smiling? Bet you can't.
July 20, 2012
Florida versus genetically modified mosquitoes
British biotech Oxitec believes its genetically engineered insects will slow the spread of dengue fever, but Florida residents don't want the mutant mosquitoes in their backyards.
July 19, 2012
Water, water, everywhere, but which to drink?
Heat waves, they’re so hot right now. Do we need drinks with electrolytes to stay hydrated or do we drink water?
July 19, 2012
Vijay Modi: Shared Solar power grids brings electricity to isolated African villages
A project called Shared Solar and headed by Vijay Modi has brought cheap electricity to about 20 isolated and poor villages in Uganda and Mali.
July 19, 2012
Higgs boson and how the universe generates mass
Physicists have discovered a new elementary particle. They’re 99 percent certain it's the long-sought Higgs boson, which some call "The God Particle."
July 16, 2012
