UNITED STATES SENATORS stood up for what they believed in today—and it wasn’t pretty. During a debate over construction of the Keystone XL pipeline, intended to carry oil from Canada to the United States, the Senate voted on an amendment—just for show, really—on whether climate…
A California appeals court last week ruled that a school district in the state could continue to incorporate yoga into its physical education program, despite a lawsuit that objected to it on the grounds of religious freedom. Parents filed a lawsuit on behalf of their…
Ever wonder how ballet dancers can spin and spin and spin, but never seem to get dizzy? Neuroplasticity, that’s how! Anthony explains how it works, and how you can use your brain in the same way. SOURCE: DISCOVERY.COM
You’d be forgiven if the phrase “Portland goes green with innovative water pipes” doesn’t immediately call to mind thoughts of civil engineering and hydro-electric power. And yet, that’s exactly what Oregon’s largest city has done by partnering with a company called Lucid Energy to generate…
Tesla is working on a battery that can power your home and even help large-scale utilities store energy more efficiently, according to company chief executive Elon Musk. On an investor call Wednesday, Musk said the designs for a home or business battery are already complete…
A Rube Goldman machine is a needlessly intricate device designed to do a simple task, often involving a ball rolling from one part to another causing chain reactions. Take a Rube Goldman machine and replace the ball with light, and you have the “Power of…
Four years ago, Darek Fidyka was left paralyzed after a knife attack. But now, thanks to a pioneering cell transplant, he is able to walk again with a little support. “When the feeling begins to come back – it is like you are born again,”…
When it comes to hoverboards, we’re beginning to feel a bit jaded: we’ve been promised so much and yet we still don’t have a single working board to show for it. Nevertheless, the technology seems to be steadily moving in the right direction, so we…
Danish World Champion freediver, Stig Åvall Severinsen, achieved a new Guinness World Record when he accomplished ‘the longest dive under ice’, on a single breath of air.
All German universities will offer free higher education starting this week, after the region of Lower Saxony changed its policies to fit with the rest of the country. German policy-makers say that free university education for all is a basic right, and that tuition fees…
