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There is a new sponge that researchers hope could absorb greenhouse gases from power plants one day. In a recent study, scientists at Lehigh University created a new material that pulls carbon dioxide and methane selectively from a stream of other gases. In theory, the new spongy substance could sop up heat-trapping gases emitted from the burning of coal or natural gas

* Shell estimates around 216 tonnes of oil spilt * UK govt says several hundreds of tonnes spilt [More]

In the series “A Modest Proposal,” my colleagues and I will propose inventions and projects that I think are eminently doable and would love made real. [More]

Money can bring you happiness, studies show, but not as much as you might think.

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OK, I will start with the confession. [More]

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The Amazon rainforest near Manaus in Brazil was almost completely cleared decades ago for cattle grazing.

Old Yeller dies, Darth Vader is Luke's dad, Little Red Riding Hood lives. Did I spoil it?

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan is considering joining a U.S.-led global nuclear compensation treaty in a bid to fend off excessive overseas damage claims related to nuclear accidents, the Nikkei newspaper reported on Sunday, without citing sources. The U.S., Morocco, Romania and Argentina have agreed to the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage, but the treaty needs at least five countries in order to go into effect. [More]

Need to solve a tough problem? A study published online February 11 in Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin suggests you are more likely to succeed if you solve it on another person’s be

More dugongs (Dugong dugon) have died in Australia this year than in all of 2010. [More]

The government has come under fire this week for revelations that it knew about antibiotic resistant Salmonella in poultry products that has killed at least one person and sickened more than 100 across the country. [More]