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Some of the warmest early November weather on record has plants and animals behaving oddly in the UK. [More]

LONDON--It could be the last word in concrete solutions to carbon emissions: a paving slab that generates electricity with every footstep taken on it, providing clean power to both cities and remote areas not connected to a national grid. Best of all, it requires mainly used tires and concrete

This timelapse video of photographs taken from the International Space Station between August and October is just stunning: [More]

A federal energy panel issued a blunt warning to shale gas drillers and their regulators today, saying they need to step up efforts to protect public health and the environment or risk a backlash that stifles further development. 201CConcerted and sustained action is needed to avoid excessive environmental impacts of shale gas production and the consequent risk of public opposition to its continuation and expansion,201D said members of the Energy Department2019s Shale Gas Subcommittee in a draft report released today

By Eugenie Samuel Reich of Nature magazine When John Cardy proposed a far-reaching principle to constrain all possible theories of quantum particles and fields, he expected it to be quickly rebutted. [More]

Photo: Titanium dioxide nanoparticles, photo courtesy of Dr. Prabir Dutta, The Ohio State University.

For the first of Sunday’s poster blogging we’re going to look at some dutiful dads. Some dutiful monkey dads

One physician after another had failed to diagnose what was wrong with Louise Benge. She had suffered for years from pain and hardening of tissue in her calves that made walking painful. William A.

The Olympus BioScapes International Imaging Competition provides a selection of photographs that flame off our pages each December in riotous color. A good portion of the magazine would have to be given over to the contest to give every photo its due. We’re bringing you an additional selection here of worthy stills and videos that we’re sure will fascinate and amaze.

The biggest earthquake ever recorded in Oklahoma struck on November 5, a magnitude 5.6 temblor that buckled a highway and ruptured water pipes. This quake is part of a skyrocketing rise in seismic activity the state has seen in the past three years, leading many to wonder--and worry--about its cause

Editor’s note: This is the second of a two-part series on security and privacy during the age of drone warfare. Part one is available here . [More]

You and I and every single other decent person on the planet who has heard about the Penn State abuse allegations are having the same revenge fantasy.

If you flew from Houston to Chicago on November 7, your jet might have been fueled by something new-- specially grown algae . United Flight 1403 burned a blend of traditional petroleum-based jet fuel and bio-jet fuel refined from algal oil . [More]

We typically think of women as the targets of body objectification. In fact, research by psychologist Helen Fisher found that men viewed bikini-clad women much as they would a set of tools

Only 12 percent of the world's active volcanoes are topped with lakes.