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Turning Down Heat May Save Much More Than Expected

Posted Tue May 15, 2012 01:28 PM ET | 0

Consumers could potentially be saving more than 5 percent (about $10) for each degree they turn the thermostat down. Read more

How Much Will Earth's Seas Rise? Answers Lacking

Posted Fri May 4, 2012 09:52 AM ET | 0

Sea level is going to rise, but how much, how fast, and where, is still hard to predict. Read more

Dogfight Over Buried WWII Spitfires in Burma

Posted Wed May 2, 2012 11:10 AM ET | 0

These British-made planes helped win the war for the allies, but now the finder could lose them. Read more

Giant Panda Habitat May Vanish

Posted Thu Apr 5, 2012 01:10 PM ET | 0

Giant pandas are set to lose 60 percent of their current range due to climate change by 2080. Read more

Historic Face Transplant Includes Teeth and Bone

Posted Tue Mar 27, 2012 05:43 PM ET | 0

The novel surgery took 36 hours to complete. Read more

Japan Tsunami Debris Not at Midway Atoll Beaches

Posted Tue Mar 6, 2012 02:18 PM ET | 0

Despite computer model predictions, no unusual increase in debris has reached Midway beaches. Read more

Dinosaur Robots Made from 3D Printed Bones

Posted Thu Feb 23, 2012 05:33 PM ET | 0

Behemoth bones are scanned with a laser to create smaller, precise 3D models. Read more

Ancient Yellowstone Eruptions Not from Supervolcano

Posted Wed Feb 15, 2012 02:42 PM ET | 0

Ancient giant eruptions in the Pacific Northwest may actually have been caused by the tearing of a titanic slab of rock and not the supervolcano underlying Yellowstone National Park. Read more

Earth's Mugshot Explained

Posted Sat Feb 4, 2012 12:26 PM ET | 0

NASA's newest Earth-watching satellite is beaming back spectacular views of our home planet. Here's how it works. Read more

Thanksgiving 2050: Feast or Famine?

Posted by Tim Wall Mon Nov 21, 2011 04:59 PM ET | 0

Depending on how the world uses available crops, there are two possible futures. Read more

Life-Bearing Lake Possible on Icy Jupiter Moon

Posted by Irene Klotz Wed Nov 16, 2011 01:00 PM ET | 0

Large lakes discovered just below Europa's icy shell may provide a habitat for life. Read more

Nissan Eyes 1.5 Million Electric Cars by 2016

Posted Mon Oct 24, 2011 01:17 PM ET | 0

The car company says it wants to be the world's largest player in zero-emission vehicles. Read more

How Google's Self-Driving Car Works

Posted Tue Oct 18, 2011 04:13 PM ET | 0

Watch video footage of what the on-board computer "sees," how it detects other vehicles, pedestrians and traffic lights. Read more

Predicting Irene

Posted Fri Aug 26, 2011 02:14 PM ET | 0

The 48-hour forecast of a hurricane’s track is as good as the 24-hour forecast was 10 years ago. Read more

Minority Rules: Scientists Find the Tipping Point

Posted by Emily Sohn Thu Aug 4, 2011 06:00 AM ET | 0

If just 10 percent of the population holds an unshakable belief, their belief will be adopted by the majority, a new study says. Read more

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