Wednesday, 23 May, 2012

Want to make alternative fuel? Need to get electricity directly from organic slop? Bacteria may have the perfect answer.

How do dragonflies fly? How do bats catch insects hidden behind leaves? How do you make a temperature of 2 billion degrees? Why would anyone care?

Who invented writing in the New World? New find in Guatemala may give credit to the Mayans, even though this is probably not the first Mayan writing.

Trucks create a lot of turbulence at the rear. Can a simple set of plates reduce this turbulence and save 10 percent on an 18-wheeler’s fuel bill?

RFID, radio frequency identification tags are being introduced to Wal-Mart, Defense Department, other parts of the supply chain. What are the privacy implications?

Arctic environment is warming fast, causing harm to wildlife, environment and indigenous people; faster warming predicted in the future. Welcome to the warmer world…

Climatologist instructed to obey NASA minder when talking with media. Political appointee wants to review web postings, journal articles, requests for interviews. What happens when science and politics mix?

Three specific storytelling skills are related to certain math skills, but not to math skills in general. If you can adopt a character’s perspective in a story, does that mean you are likely to be a math whiz?

As Congress, president debate changes to immigration laws, we wonder if immigration-fueled population growth is an environmental issue. Should United States reduce immigration?

As weapons proliferate, we wonder: exactly how do you make a nuke? How many nations have this ability? How can we track proliferators?