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By Duncan Graham-Rowe of Nature magazine Flexible, transparent lithium-ion batteries have been made by a team of researchers at Stanford University in California, a technological leap that could spawn see-through electronic gadgets such as translucent iPads. Many electronic components can be fabricated to be transparent, but so far this hasn't been possible for the power supply, says materials scientist Yi Cui, who led the work, which is published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences . Batteries are normally made up of a pair of electrodes separated by an electrolytic solution, with something to conduct the current to an external circuit, and packaging to hold it all together.

By Sid Perkins of Nature magazine Climate change could increase the number of large wildfires in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, and the surrounding region in the coming decades. [More]

When Dave Sharp began suffering from post traumatic stress disorder after encountering two near-death experiences in Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, he found peace a lot closer than he thought. Chip Reid reports

Prolonged dry conditions from the Midwest to the mid-Atlantic this summer has some farmers concerned about how it will impact their crops. The corn crop, an important staple along the parched agricultural zone extending from Iowa to Pennsylvania, is already being affected.

A crash involving two trains and a fire aboard a long-distance bus in China caused a total of 80 deaths in a two-day period late last week, raising questions about that nation's safety culture. [More]

Oslo terrorist Anders Behring Breivik's extensive Internet presence gives us a look inside the inner workings of a madman. Meet a young man obsessed with Muslims, liberals, commercial techno music, and World of Warcraft. Oslo terrorist Anders Behring Breivik, like most nutjobs, had a substantial Internet presence.

Dear EarthTalk : I have a carpet made out of recycled PET bottles in my baby’s room and I started noticing a lot of the fibers on our clothes and even in my mouth! Is it dangerous for me or my baby to be in contact with and possibly ingest these fibers? -- Ashley Riccaboni, via e-mail

PGT: After rumors swirled that Woods would play at this week's Greenbrier Classic -- to no avail -- he may compete in the Bridgestone Invitational,

Trash Talk: Watching the movements of Tiger Woods these days is a little like tuning in to “Masterpiece Theater” and instead getting the Kardashians.

Google just bought a high-tech face recognition unit called Pitt Patt.

Even when children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder look both ways before crossing, they have trouble making it across safely

Before vaccine about 105 Americans died from virus annually - 12 years later, annual death toll dropped to 14

Today we are starting a new feature on the Scientific American Blog Network. [More]

More of the nation’s wealthier families are cutting out the car ride and chartering planes to fly to summer camps