Solar energy has turned into an off-grid power source for illegal growing of marijuana. Despite the expensive solar panels, increasing number of growers invest in them to avoid being detected by law enforcement officials.
Robert McDonald, a Lt. from New...
A new reactor concept that combines Stirling engine with modern heat pipe cooling system might provide power to upcoming space missions. The invention was created by a group of researchers from NASA and Los Alamos National Laboratory.
The developers proudly...
Smog over large world cities is often observed due to heavy traffic, industry, natural minerals and many other factors. It is a thick layer of particles of pollutant in the atmosphere, which present a serious health risk. On-the-ground monitoring...
In a recent UN Environment Programme report, it was declared that the permafrost across Siberia and Alaska has started to melt, threatening the earth with its release of an estimated 43 to 135 billion tons of carbon dioxide (CO2)...
In response to warmer temperatures, the microbes that thrive in soils increase their rate of decomposing soil carbon, and hence, they accelerate release of CO2 into the atmosphere. This is the latest finding of scientists from University of Wyoming...
Pregnant women exposed to high levels of traffic pollution were twice as likely to bear a child with autism as opposed to children exposed at the lowest level of pollution.
The drama and publicity surrounding the controversial claim that vaccinations...
Since the 1980’s, Alaska’s Columbia Glacier has been decreasing in size, from 41 miles long to only 34 miles long at present, making it easy for people to predict its continuous degradation. Contrary to this, a study finds that...
Nobel Laureate and current director of the Molecular Membrane Biology department at the Max Planck Institute for Biophysics, Dr. Hartmut Michel is best known for his research on photosynthesis. He is one of the foremost experts in the world...
There are currently three high-volume, low-heat geothermal energy plans in the world. These are located in Japan, Germany, and Iceland. By the end of 2013, if all goes according to plan, there may be a fourth plant, located in...
In a recent study conducted by researchers from Utah State University, it was found out that biodiesels from microalgae, yeast, and bacteria can effectively replace diesels from both petroleum and soybean.
Selecting representatives for microalgae, yeast, and bacteria – Chaetoceros...
