The Key to a Greener Planet Could be Right Under Our Tires
This company is developing materials for streets that can not only turn sunlight into electricity for the grid but also generate their own light and produce heat to melt ice and snow.
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Prehistoric Shark That Could Reach 22 Feet and Ate Its Siblings in the Womb Discovered in Kansas
Cretodus houghtonorum lived during the Late Cretaceous period, a time when a huge waterway divided North America.
Site of Ancient Egypt's Sun Cult Reveals Royal Statues, Mud Wall and Block of King Ramses II
The artefacts are thought to mostly date back to the New Kingdom (1570 to 1070 B.C.) and Hellenistic era (323 B.C.E. to 31 B.C.E.) but some of the earliest pieces are more than 5,000 years old.
Woman From Ancient Burial May Have Been a Viking Warrior, Brutal Head Injury Suggests
New discoveries are challenging the traditional view held by many archaeologists that all Viking warriors were men.
Americans Think Government Should do More to Protect Environment, But Attitudes Vary Widely by Party
Republican men, specifically, were the least inclined to do anything in their personal lives to protect the environment.
Tesla Cybertruck Spotted Driving 'In the Wild' Down California Street
A video posted online Tuesday by an Instagram user with the handle Chicago_roy appears to show one of the new pickup trucks whizzing through an area of Hawthorne, California.
Mystery Author of Forgotten Tacitus Translation Turns Out to Be Elizabeth I
Researchers claim to have identified its author using signs from the shape of the 'e's to the "rampant lion" watermarks.
Haunting Image of Snake Twisted Round Madagascan Tree, Capturing Its Vulnerability From Humans, Wins Photography Competition
"We do need beautiful images to engender a love and understanding of nature throughout our society," a judge of the contest told "Newsweek."
World's Largest Mass Animal Sacrifice: What Can You Do to Help?
In 2009, around 500,000 animals were slaughtered at Nepal's Gadhimai festival.
Majungasaurus, One of the Last Dinosaurs to Walk Earth, Replaced Its Teeth As Fast As Sharks
The species was an apex predator that could reach about 7.6 meters in length and lived between 66 and 70 million years ago.
NASA Astronaut Captures Spectacular View of London at Night From the International Space Station
The photo was snapped by Jessica Meir, who took part in the first all-female spacewalk last month.
Neanderthal Extinction Down to Inbreeding and "a Stroke of Bad Luck," say Scientists
Computer simulations suggest Neanderthals were already on the brink of extinction and had been for hundreds of thousands of years when demographic fluctuations and inbreeding pushed them over the edge.
Huge Black Hole 'That Shouldn't Exist in Our Galaxy' Discovered by Scientists
Researchers in China found a star 15,000 light years away orbiting a "dark companion" that defies theories of stellar evolution.
NASA Just Opened a Moon Rock Sample Which Has Been Untouched Since Apollo Era More Than 40 Years Ago
"We are able to make measurements today that were just not possible during the years of the Apollo program," a NASA scientist said.
Mortgage Giants Sue Each Other Claiming Trade Secret Theft, Unfair Practices and More
One of the largest mortgage service providers and the creator of a leading banking program are suing each other in federal court claiming dishonest business practices.
