Science News
Trillions and Quadrillions: Numbers Tell U.S. Energy Story
Live Science - 14 Dec 2014 00:22
New interactive map shows how energy production in U.S. has grown since 1993.
How to think about... The big bang
New Scientist - 14 Dec 2014 22:00
What came before the big bang, and what is the universe expanding into? Here are the physicists' shortcuts to visualising the unimaginable (full text available to subscribers)
Humans 2.0: Seeing Ourselves Anew in 'Algorithmic Cascades of Data'
Singularity Hub - 14 Dec 2014 20:00
Sensors are cheap and abundant. They're already in our devices, and soon enough, many of us may elect to carry sensors in and on our bodies, and embed them in...
Nuclear should be in the energy mix for biodiversity
EurekAlert! - 14 Dec 2014 07:00
(University of Adelaide) Leading conservation scientists from around the world have called for a substantial role for nuclear power in future energy-generating scenarios in order to mitigate climate change and protect bi...
Potential cure for hepatitis B enters phase 1/2a clinical trial
EurekAlert! - 14 Dec 2014 07:00
(Walter and Eliza Hall Institute) A new treatment developed by Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers to promote the cure of chronic hepatitis B virus infection is now recruiting patients for a phase I/2a clinical t...
Thousands In Vermont Still Without Power After Heavy Snow
IBTimes - 14 Dec 2014 02:34
Several thousand homes in Vermont are still without power after a powerful storm dumped snow on areas of the state causing one of the worst power outages in recent years. Saturday marks the third day more than 13,000 Ver...
How to think about... Deep time
New Scientist - 14 Dec 2014 02:01
It's easy to measure time using human lifespans, but peering down the billions of years of Earth's history can give you vertigo (full text available to subscribers)
Bushfires Give Predators the Advantage
Live Science - 14 Dec 2014 00:53
Higher chances of predation are putting native fauna at risk.
Wow! The Most Amazing Images in Science This Week
Live Science - 14 Dec 2014 00:02
The connection between dinosaurs and birds, strange new balloon-like fossils and an orphaned otter pup are just a few of the awesome photos in Science this week.