What Would Happen If We Burned Up All Of Earth's Fossil Fuels?
Scientists used an estimate of how much fossil fuel is left in the ground to do computer simulations and come up with a worst-case scenario.
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Denmark Might Be Winning The Global Race To Prevent Food Waste
According to a recent report from the Danish government, Danes now throw away 25 percent less food than they did five years ago. Supermarkets are doing their part by selling older food at a discount.
Huge Fish Farm Planned Near San Diego Aims To Fix Seafood Imbalance
The aquaculture project would be the same size as New York's Central Park and produce 11 million pounds of yellowtail and white sea bass each year. But some people see it as an aquatic "factory farm."
South African Cave Yields Strange Bones Of Early Human-Like Species
Deep inside a rocky chamber, reached by a narrow crevice, researchers found more than 1,500 fossilized bones of what may be the gravesite of a creature never before identified by science.
New EPA Rules Motivate Montana To Look Beyond Coal
Montana has one of the heaviest lifts of any state to comply with the EPA's plan to reduce carbon emissions. But the state is also rich in renewable energy, and the regulations may be a boon to some.
Treatment From Brain Tissue May Have Spread Alzheimer's Protein
Eight people who received growth hormone treatments made from human brains died decades later from a rare disease. Some also had brain damage similar to that seen in Alzheimer's, autopsies reveal.
The Problem With Teens Is That They're Just Too Rational
Teenagers aren't always risk-taking gamblers; they put a lot of effort into weighing financial choices, a study finds. Adults are more apt to adopt rules and quickly make choices that are good enough.
How Sound Shaped The Evolution Of Your Brain
Sound gets into our brains and processed so quickly that it shapes all other perceptions, says neuroscientist Seth Horowitz. "You hear anywhere from 20 to 100 times faster than you see."
Bright Spots On Dwarf Planet Ceres 'Gleam With Mystery,' NASA Says
New images taken by the Dawn spacecraft have "transformed what was so recently a few bright dots into a complex and beautiful, gleaming landscape," a NASA mission director says.
Intel Ending Sponsorship Of Prestigious Science Contest For High School Students
Intel has been the corporate sponsor of the Science Talent Search since 1998. This year the company gave out more than $1 million in prize money.