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Scientists discovered an unknown volcanic eruption that rocked the seafloor in the Aegean more than 500,000 years ago.

OSU researchers found compounds that turn the Bcl-2 protein into a tumor killer, offering new breast cancer therapies. Studies showed these compounds effectively kill cancer...

A remarkable semi-submersible ecotourism concept that takes passengers above and below the water has just received a zero-emission boost thanks to a new partnership between Platypus Craft and electric outboard manufacturer Evoy. Continue Reading Category: Marine, Transport Tags: Platypus, Underwater...

In May 2020, Rio Tinto's mine expansion destroyed an ancient rockshelter in Western Australia, erasing 47,000 years of Aboriginal heritage and sparking global outrage.

2024 is seeing the inevitable outcome of the building boom in solar farms.

GE Vernova’s initial analysis found that the fundamental design is sound and the failure of a turbine off the coast of Nantucket originated in the factory that built the blade.

MIT engineers have developed a fast and sustainable method for producing hydrogen fuel using aluminum, saltwater, and coffee grounds.

Image: Abigail Bassett When you think of the Cannonball Run, you probably think of a group of people making the trip from New York’s Red Ball Garage to the Portofino Hotel in Redondo Beach in the shortest (and usually most dangerous) amount of time. Police encounters, lack of sleep, zero rest stops,...

“Why don’t we just put solar on rooftops and parking lots?”You hear this question a lot – the presumption is usually that if we just covered all available urban space with solar panels, we’d solve our energy problem – and that’s simply wrong, for a lot of reasons. One flavor of the argument is that ...

A second post based on The Women Who Flew for Hitler, a book about Hanna Reitsch and Melitta von Stauffenberg. This supplies some detail about Hanna Reitsch’s pioneer flights in the world’s first practical helicopter. One day [in September 1937], however, Karl Franke asked Hanna to fly him over to t...

According to recent experiments, evidence of alien life could be preserved on the surface of Enceladus, and just a few inches below the surface of Europa.

From surviving on wild plants and game to controlling our world with technology, humanity's journey of progress is a story of expanding human agency.

In the latest subscriber exclusive Low Culture Essay, John Doran reflects on class, craft and the risk of a flashed or crushed testicle in his life-long relationship with the denim trouser. John Doran in his fancy jeans photographed by Maria Jefferis I buy jeans like my life depends on it. Picture a...

From his brilliant worldbuilding to the ecological perspective that drives his work, Tchaikovsky's fiction cultivates radical empathy, asking fascinating questions along the way. The post Reimagining What It Means to be Human: Adrian Tchaikovsky, Alien Ecologist appeared first on Reactor.

It’s unclear when ancient humans first arrived on the shores of Sulawesi, a 71,898-square-mile Indonesian island west of Borneo. The oldest-known skeleton dates back to between 16,000 and 25,000 years ago, while some stone tools and rock shelters seem to have been assembled more than 118,000 years a...

Sinonus envisions its self-charging carbon fiber being built right into EVs, planes, and even the bones of our buildings. Startup repurposes decommissioned wind turbine blades into energy storage solution — here's how this could affect energy sector first appeared on The Cool Down.

The University of Tartu and the Ministry of Social Affairs have signed a cooperation agreement to establish the Estonian Cancer Centre within the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Tartu to accelerate cancer prevention and treatment in Estonia through international cooperation. The further goa...

windturbinepunk: Why do wind turbines windup so many emotions? - SWI swissinfo.ch Why do wind turbines windup so many emotions?

In seascapes with waves, and on land with the foliage of trees. Paintings by Turner, Courbet, Gainsborough, Monet, Winslow Homer and more.

The solar car of the future is already emerging, and Toyota could get a jump on the ball with new perovskite solar cells. The post Toyota Invests In Perovskite Solar Cells, And The World Will Never Be The Same appeared first on CleanTechnica.