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No More Glare: 'Moth Eye' Smartphone Coating Doesn't Reflect Sunlight

Jun 29 2017

No More Glare: 'Moth Eye' Smartphone Coating Doesn't Reflect SunlightUnusual structures on moth eyes that help the insects see at night have inspired a new anti-reflection film for electro

Elad Gil and Silicon Valley's bright future in cryptocurrency, genetics and health tech

Jun 29 2017

Elad Gil and Silicon Valley's bright future in cryptocurrency, genetics and health tech

At 18, He Strapped a Rocket Engine to His Bike. Now He’s Taking on SpaceX

Jun 29 2017

At 18, He Strapped a Rocket Engine to His Bike. Now He’s Taking on SpaceXAfter decades of tinkering, Peter Beck and Rocket Lab are poised to bring low-cost launches to the world.


Darwin's 'strangest animal ever' finds a family

Jun 29 2017

Darwin's 'strangest animal ever' finds a familyCharles Darwin, Mr.

Lebanon dam planned over seismic fault line stirs fears

Jun 29 2017

Lebanon dam planned over seismic fault line stirs fearsLebanon's government says a dam planned for a valley near Beirut is vital to tackle chronic water shortages, but the loca

Five mass extinctions – and what we can learn from them about the planet today

Jun 29 2017

Five mass extinctions – and what we can learn from them about the planet todayAre we in the middle of a mass extinction caused by Homo sapiens?

EU 'more determined' than ever to fight climate change: Merkel

Jun 29 2017

EU 'more determined' than ever to fight climate change: MerkelGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday that Europe was "more determined than ever" to fight clim

The way we respond to being stared at may reveal how much power we think we have

Jun 25 2017

The way we respond to being stared at may reveal how much power we think we haveIn a blog post for Psychology Today, Audrey Nelson discusses how continu

Strong earthquake injures 2, knocks off roof tiles in Japan

Jun 25 2017

Strong earthquake injures 2, knocks off roof tiles in JapanTOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake shook residents Sunday in a mountainous region of central Japan, injuring at least

The prize-winning tech helping Ghana's farmers to grow

Jun 25 2017

The prize-winning tech helping Ghana's farmers to growAgyei Douglas is a farmer who grows vegetables near Kumasi in Ghana's central Ashanti region.

Giant sequoia move on schedule in Idaho, tree doing well

Jun 25 2017

Giant sequoia move on schedule in Idaho, tree doing wellBOISE, Idaho (AP) — A massive Idaho tree that grew over more than a century from a seedling sent by a noted naturalist ha

Polish protesters demand halt to logging in primeval forest

Jun 25 2017

Polish protesters demand halt to logging in primeval forestWARSAW, Poland (AP) — Hundreds marched in Warsaw on Saturday to protest widespread logging in Europe's last pri

Conference: US mayors may shape national climate policy

Jun 24 2017

Conference: US mayors may shape national climate policyMIAMI BEACH, Fla.

Panda mania hits Germany as China's cuddly envoys arrive

Jun 24 2017

Panda mania hits Germany as China's cuddly envoys arriveGermany had its first taste of panda mania on Saturday as two furry ambassadors arrived from China to begin a new l

Global green pact supporters launch Paris campaign

Jun 24 2017

Global green pact supporters launch Paris campaignHollywood star turned activist Arnold Schwarzenegger joined politicians and legal experts in Paris Saturday to launch a campaign