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A group of top NASA boffins says that current climate models predicting global warming are far too gloomy, and have failed to properly account for an important cooling factor which will come into play as CO2 levels rise.

According to Lahouari Bounoua of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and other scientists from NASA and the US National...

Texans will soon be part of long-term green energy experiment that will give government agencies and universities a better understanding of how energy-efficient technology functions in a real-world setting.

The Texas A&M University System and a Dallas-area developer are creating a 1.1-million-square-foot sustainable community 15 miles north of...

Mark Zuckerberg signs charity pledge
Dec 9, 2010 10:03 AM | By Sapa-AFP

Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is among 17 US billionaires taking the pledge to donate the majority of their wealth to charity, says organisers of the effort.

The project launched this year by the two richest Americans, Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, said a total...

The House of Representatives voted to pass the Dream Act on Wednesday night, catapulting to the Senate a bill that would offer a path to citizenship for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants who came to the country when they were children.
“This is about a commitment to our future,” said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, speaking...

While it may not be possible to make omelettes without breaking eggs, it turns out that you actually can get pretty close.
In what follows, we demonstrate some methods of making omelettes inside of eggshells. Perhaps a culinary equivalent of the ship in a bottle.

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