Real-life CSI techniques go global
globalpost.com — A Bosnia-based organization is a global leader in the science of identifying human remains using DNA. Other countries from Iraq to America are turning to Bosnia for help identifying the victims of conflict and natural disasters. (Submitted by Slashered) More…
The World’s Largest Earthquake-Safe Building
gizmodo.com — The new terminal at Istanbul's Sabiha Gökçen Airport is the world's largest earthquake-safe building. You're looking at the over two million square feet of scaffolding that support it, all resting on top of giant geological roller skates. (Submitted by tonychenyj) More…
Star Trek-like Replicator?
rdmag.com — A group of engineers working on a novel manufacturing technique at NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., have come up with a new twist on the popular old saying about dreaming and doing: "If you can slice it, we can build it." (Submitted by badqat) More…
What Earth Would Look Like With Rings Like Saturn?
liveleak.com — What the rings would look like from different cities and latitudes accross the world. It's interesting to imagine how it would effect culture throughout time. It would have influenced religion, mythology, navigation, etc.. Personally, I think the blue hue of earth's atmosphere would partly be reflected in the rings. (Submitted by MrBabyMan) More…
'Hobbits' a New Human Species?
dailygalaxy.com — Professor Mike Morwood created an international storm with his discovery of ***** floresiensis -- dubbed the Hobbit because of its small size and big feet -- on Flores, an Indonesian island, in 2003. The archaeologist said the Hobbits, who were only about one metre tall and weighed just 30kg, existed on the remote island until about 12,000 years.... (Submitted by oteque) More…
How 16 Ships Create as Much Pollution as All Cars in World
dailymail.co.uk — From piece: As 50 giant oil tankers lurk off the British coast, we reveal an even more scandalous threat to the global environment...16 of the world’s largest ships can produce as much lung-clogging sulphur pollution as all the world’s cars. (Submitted by openthink) More…
Arsenic poisoning mystery solved
blogs.usatoday.com — A team from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology may have solved one of the great environmental disaster riddles of the last 30 years -- where did the arsenic that has poisoned between two and 25 million people in Bangladesh come... (Submitted by divinediva) More…
Glowing alien-like flea takes top photography prize
dailymail.co.uk — This strange alien-like creature is not a character from a science-fiction blockbuster but actually from far closer to home. The eerily beautiful image is of a water flea with a radiant green 'crown of thorns' to protect it from predators. (Submitted by Travelet) More…
World’s Fastest Computer Working on Solving Climate Change
inhabitat.com — The insanely powerful Jaguar XT5 supercomputer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee was recently named the fastest supercomputer in the world. With a speed of 1.759 petaflops , this swift machine is currently being used by the forces of good to solve the world’s problems – including the climate change. (Submitted by brazilianwinter) More…
5 Major Companies Innovate By Going Green
thedailygreen.com — Major companies going green include Starbucks, Kimberly-Clark, Timberland, Nissan and Starbucks. These multinationals aren't without their problems or critics, but they seem to be trying to adopt greater corporate sustainability and responsibility. (Submitted by smurfz) More…
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