Along with eggs, soup and rubber toys, the list of the chicken's most lasting legacies may eventually include advanced materials such as self-organizing colloids, or optics that can transmit light with the efficiency of a crystal and the flexibility of a liquid ...
The key characteristics of birds which allow them to fly -- their wings and their small size -- arose much earlier than previously thought, according to new research that examined closely the Paraves, the first birds, and their closest dinosaurian relatives which lived 160 to 120 million years ago. Researchers investigated the rates of evolution of the two key characteristics that preceded flight: body size and forelimb length. In order to fly, h ...
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/02/140223215134.ht
Mark Puttick and colleagues investigated the rates of evolution of the two key characteristics that preceded flight: body size and forelimb length. In order to fly, hulking meat-eating dinosaurs had to shrink in size and grow much longer arms to support their feathered wings ...
Measuring just 200 by 400 microns (about 4 times the width of a human hair on its widest dimension), one would think finding an ancient zircon to be harder than finding a needle in the proverbial haystack…or, in this case, like finding a nearly microscopic gemstone on a sheep farm in Western Australia. But geologists treasure A Gem Of A Find – Oldest ‘Piece of Earth’ Discovered was originally posted on: PlanetSave. To read more from Planetsave ...
http://planetsave.com/2014/02/24/a-gem-of-a-find-oldest-piece-of-earth
The site however raises further questions about how the stones were transported from their source to what is now the monument ...
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/stonehenge-rock-source-ident
The next generation of makers is getting a boost from an online DIY community and its accompanying app, which aims to help kids not only learn new skills, but to also share them with others and build a DIY portfolio ...
http://www.treehugger.com/clean-technology/online-diy-community-kids-t
PALO ALTO, California. The Electric Power Research Institute has launched a study on the transformation of the electric power grid. The rapid rise of Distributed Energy Resources (DER) — such as rooftop solar panels and high tech microgrids — could change the structure of the electric grid. Yet even as these technologies rise rapidly, very few organizations have looked at how these technologies could be integrated into the electric power systems ...
http://solarthermalmagazine.com/2014/02/24/electric-power-research-ins
Natural gas is the Ron Burgundy of energy: kind of a big deal. According to the Energy Information Administration (EIA), natural gas now accounts for about 31 percent of U.S. primary energy production -- our single largest source of energy. Natural gas has now surpassed coal production (which accounts for about 26 percent), is more than double the energy from oil production (about 17 percent), and is almost triple the energy we obtain from renew ...
http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/why-the-natural-gas-revolu
Concerns voiced about high-speed train line that runs over floodplains and requires diversion of seven major riversSenior Conservatives have raised concerns about whether HS2 will increase the risk of homes being flooded, as the high-speed train line passes through areas affected by the recent extreme weather, runs over miles of high-risk floodplains and will require the diversion of seven major rivers.The Lib Dem flooding minister, Dan Rogerson, ...
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/23/hs2-may-increase-risk-
17 volcanoes since 2000 account for up to 15% of the difference between predicted and observed warming this centur ...
http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/feb/24/volcanic-eruptions-
Is it too soon for a fashion rental market, or is it an idea whose time has come? Rentez-Vous certainly thinks soYou know how it is – a wardrobe full of clothes but nothing to wear? Or indeed a city full of people but no-one to meet up with? Young, French entrepreneur Fiona Disegni has come up with a solution to both. Her start-up business Rentez-Vous allows people to rent out their clothes, access other people's wardrobes, and meet like-minded i ...
http://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/fashion-rental-startup
This stuff folds in ways you cannot imagine, serving more functions than you can think of ...
http://www.treehugger.com/eco-friendly-furniture/18th-century-transfor
The French agriculture ministry has sentenced Emmanuel Giboulot six months in jail for not taking preventative measures against a bacterial vine disease ...
http://www.treehugger.com/sustainable-agriculture/organic-winemaker-fa
A meeting of the minds at the intersection of mathematics and fiber arts yields eye-popping creations ...
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-stunning-symbiosis-betwe
Solar maximum may be starting to wane, but the sun has no intention on slipping into the stellar doldrums quietly. Continue reading ...
http://news.discovery.com/space/sun-erupts-with-huge-x-class-flare-big
The Cinchona tree and it's extract quinine is the only natural cure for Malaria. It changed the face of the planet and saved millions of lives in the new age of discovery.Now the Cinchona is on the verge of extinction in it's natural environment; Loja, Ecuador, due to centuries of deforestation.A small New Zealand Tonic Water maker, Quina Fina, has launched a Kickstarter campaign to create the first Cinchona plantation ever in it's natural enviro ...
http://www.good.is/posts/save-a-forgotten-tree-that-saved-the-lives-of
As they say, sunshine is the best disinfectant. This doesn't just apply to corrupt politics; it also goes for corrupt environmental practices ...
http://www.treehugger.com/natural-sciences/global-forest-watch-tracks-
Could a fashionable solution have prevented the Somerset Levels flooding ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-26326560#sa-ns_mchannel=
The phrase, 'Eat your vitamins,' applies to marine animals just like humans. Many vitamins, including B-12, are elusive in the ocean environment ...
http://phys.org/news/2014-02-vitamin-essential-nutrients-ocean.htm
NHMRC paper finds some 'poor quality evidence' that proximity to windfarms is associated with annoyance and lack of sleep, and further research is warrantedLenore Taylo ...
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/24/no-reliable-evidence-w
There's still much to learn about this beloved insect .. ...
Extreme weather caused by climate change in the coming decades is likely to have profound implications for distributions of insects and other invertebrates. This is suggested by a new study of insects in tropical and temperate regions of Australia. "Our predictions are that some species would disappear entirely in the next few decades, even when they have a fairly wide distribution that currently covers hundreds of kilometers”, the researchers co ...
Food-finding tests in five lemur species show that fruit-eaters may have better spatial memory than lemurs with a more varied diet .. ...
Belleruth Naparstek on using imagery as a healing tool .. ...
Robert Thurman on the meaning of the eighteen root vows and forty-six branch vows of the bodhisattva .. ...
Don’t believe Tom Steyer and his liberal Super Pac’s push for climate change: donor-doers aren’t doing democracy any good.Karl Mondon/MCT/ZUMAMove over, Koch brothers. Clear some room, Sheldon Adelson and George Soros. There’s a new billionaire activist on the block. His name is Tom Steyer, and he’s a former hedge fund guru turned environmental activist whobelieves that, like the civil rights movement of the mid-20th century, combating man-made c ...
Old Arctic Ice Is Disappearing and Taking the Rest of the Ice With It.Zastavkin/ThinkstockThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recently released a video that shows compellingly just how bad things are getting at the top of the world. The animation displays Arctic ice over time not just by how much area it covers, but also by age, with white being the oldest ice (nine years or older):It’s not hard to see that over the past few years ...
Why geoengineering might not save the planet.i-works/amanaimagesRF/ThinkstockJohn Kerry gave a speech in Jakarta, Indonesia, last weekend where he referred to climate change as “perhaps the world’s most fearsome weapon of mass destruction.” Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Navy Admiral Samuel Locklear, the head of U.S. Pacific Command, have made similar statements. Yet the most recent research shows that the human output of carbon dioxide, a lea ...
Washing clothes is a huge drain on freshwater resources. The problem is particularly acute in regions of the world where water is scarce. What if we could do much better .. ...
Inspired by the Platonic solids, this tiny prefab cabin uses an unusual geometric form to create an intriguing interior .. ...
Speed dating, in which potential lovers size each other up in brief 10 minute encounters before moving on to the next person, can be an awkward and time-wasting affair. Finding the perfect research partnership is often just as tough. Speed dating-style techniques are increasingly used at academics conferences, but can be equally frustrating - with busy academics being pushed into too many pointless encounters .. ...
It's been nearly five years since actress Natasha Richardson died suddenly after a skiing accident in Canada in 2009, and her husband, actor Liam Neeson, said it's still hard to believe she's gone. .. ...
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has given birth to a baby girl.The 31-year-old Scandinavian royal delivered her daughter Thursday night at a hospital in New York, where she lives with her banker husband, Christopher O’Neill.“Today is a day of great happiness and thankfulness. .. ...
The protein essential for relocating cytokinins from roots to shoots has now been identified. The regulating hormone distribution mechanisms in plants have been identified before, but there was a poor understanding of how they worked. This new research could lead to sustainable bioenergy crops with increased growth and reduced needs for fertilizer .. ...
A Virginia Tech researcher has developed a new way to classify and name organisms based on their genome sequence and in doing so created a universal language that scientists can use to communicate with unprecedented specificity about all life on Earth .. ...
Astronomers propose an experiment that may close the last major loophole of Bell's inequality -- a 50-year-old theorem that, if violated by experiments, would mean that our universe is based not on the textbook laws of classical physics, but on the less-tangible probabilities of quantum mechanics. Such a quantum view would allow for seemingly counterintuitive phenomena such as entanglement, in which the measurement of one particle instantly affec ...
A telescope concept to find thousands of planets beyond our Solar System is selected as a mission of the European Space Agency to launch in 2024 .. ...
This proposal for a new kind of suburbia is inspired by the tree, featuring self-sufficient "symbiotic" homes that generate their own power and are integrated with the land .. ...
Read the rest of Jean Nouvel Adorns Lush Barcelona Hotel with Leaf-Shaped WindowsPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: atrium hotel, barcelona hotels, eco design, green design, hotels with rooftop pools, jean nouvel, leaf shaped windows, Marriot Renaissance Barcelona Fira Hotel, Ribas & Ribas, sustainable design, urban oasi .. http://inhabitat.com/jean-nouvel-adorns-lush-barcelona-hotelRead the rest of Multi-Angled Facade Protects La Pischuca House from the Strong Salvadoran SunPermalink |Add todel.icio.us | diggPost tags: "energy efficiency", angled architecture, Architecture, architecture in el salvador, Cincopatasalgato architects, efficient vacation homes, El Salvador, home design, La Piscucha, Los Sueños, multi-layered architecture, solar panel lighting, stormwater treatment system .. http://inhabitat.com/multi-angled-facade-protects-la-pischucMount Manresa was a community space owned by Jesuits, but has now been sold to developers .. ...
Can you really say which cities implemented the best Complete Streets programs in 2013? Well, Smart Growth America apparently can .. ...
America's building sector often gets criticized for being an inefficient drain on the country's electricity system. At the same time, the natural gas industry gets held up as an economic miracle for the grid. But does that perception match reality? A new analysis suggests that those assessments may be a little skewed -- at least when it comes to yearly revenues in those sectors. Advanced Energy Economy, a clean energy business advocacy group co- ...
Despite naysayers concerns, even older-model wind turbines have a much longer shelf life than was predicted. And that's only going to improve over time .. ...
If problems occur at a company's complex plant, the local staff is often not able to solve them without external support. Frequently, experts must travel to the plant; this can be an expensive and time-consuming process. Computer scientists have now developed a platform to enable communication between specialists and the company. Thus, the experts can instruct the staff in what has caused the problem and how it can be fixed. At the same time, spe ...
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