Why nuclear fusion is gaining steam – again
The coils winding facility building in France, where a global effort to build the ITER fusion energy reactor is underway.
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How energy storage is starting to rewire the electricity industry
Regulating Facebook won't prevent data breaches
Facebook already controls how its users' data can be gathered and shared. It's university ethics boards that need to join the digital age.
Does cloud seeding work? Scientists watch ice crystals grow inside clouds to find out
A blizzard in Steamboat Springs, Colorado, in 2005.
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The dark side of daylight saving time
A New York engineer is wheeled away in December 2013, after a train he was driving crashed. Lack of sleep could have been a factor.
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100 years later, the madness of daylight saving time endures
Why can't cats resist thinking inside the box?
Next best thing to a hidey-hole box?
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Mars Once had an Ocean of Water
For decades, planetary scientists have suspected that ancient Mars was a much warmer, wetter environment than it is today, but estimates of just how much water Mars has lost since its formation vary widely.
Science Today - How Did You Become a Scientist?
Have you ever wondered how to become a scientist? Dr. Debra Fischer answers your question is this short video from the National Science Foundation.
USDA Launches Farmers.gov Web Site for Ag Producers