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Using Lightning to Charge a Smartphone
Simulating the conditions of a lightning bolt, researchers ran 200,000 volts through a transformer, charging a Nokia Lumia 925 phone within seconds.
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Jellyfish Invasion Shuts Down Nuclear Reactor
Sweden's Oskarshamn unit 3 is powered down after an influx of jellyfish interrupted operations. It's not a common snafu, but it has happened before, there and in the U.S.
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A Separate Congressional Impasse: Energy Efficiency
As the government shuts down, another symptom of Congressional dysfunction deserves attention.
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U.S. Wind IPO Signals a Shift in the Energy Breeze
Pattern Energy, a U.S.-based wind company, went public Friday.
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Google Science Fair Winner's Flashlight Needs No Batteries
Ann Makosinski of British Columbia, Canada, made a flashlight that has no batteries or moving parts.
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Arctic Sea Ice Recovers From 2012, But Trend Is Still Down
Sea ice extent reached its sixth-lowest level on satellite record in 2013, but it was up from last year's record low.
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Bird Deaths by Gas Flare: Unusual, But Not the First
Thousands of migrating songbirds were killed last weekend when they flew into a gas flare in Canada.
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Ten Myths About Geothermal Heating and Cooling
Geothermal HVAC systems are becoming common features of eco-friendly homes as part of the growing green building movement.
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Visualizing Race, Identity, and Change
Exploring the changing face of America.
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China Bans Some New Coal Plants
So how significant is the new move by the Chinese government, especially in the context of climate change?
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Kobi the Chimp Retires
After life with Jane Goodall in Africa and then in a breeding colony for medical research in the U.S., a "tame" chimp finds new hope.
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Q&A: How Autopilot Works
Pilot Patrick Smith explains why human pilots are still in control of airplanes, even when they turn on autopilot.
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Top 10: Sex Selection, Iceberg Sounds
On our radar today: Mammals may be able to "choose" the sex of their offspring, melting icebergs create disruptive ocean sounds, and ...
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Mexico Volcano Pictures
Popocatepetl, one of the world's most active volcanoes, has rumbled to life again, coating nearby regions with ash.
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Moths Shake Genitals to Avoid Bats
Moths vibrate their genitals to jam bat sonar, making them invisible to the predators, a new study says.
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Coal-Burning Shortens Lives in China
A new study shows the deadly toll of air pollution from an energy policy that created a lingering north-south disparity in life expectancy.
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Roswell Celebrates Anniversary
A Google doodle commemorates the legendary alien encounter, which believers say happened 66 years ago today.
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4 Sky Events This Week
This week skywatchers can spy a cosmic doughnut, among other sky treasures.
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Canada Tragedy Spotlights Oil Trains
An explosive train derailment killed at least five people and left dozens missing, focusing attention the skyrocketing use of rail to move oil.
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Migrants Leave Traces in the Desert
An anthropologist documents the things that migrants leave behind as they walk into the U.S. through the Sonoran Desert.
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Mystery of Deadly Volcanic Eruption Solved?
Using ice cores, geochemistry, tree rings, and ancient texts, scientists discover which volcano erupted in the 13th century with worldwide effects.
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First Cloud Map of Exoplanet
For the first time, astronomers can forecast cloudy skies on a distant exoplanet.
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First Face Found—On a Fish
The extinct animal's face structure could help explain how vertebrates, including people, evolved our distinctive look.
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