Cutting non-CO2 pollutants could buy the world a lot more time before global warming hits the critical two degrees celcius threshold, according to Nobel Laureate Dr Mario Molina.
Although perhaps better known for its underworld gang wars, a group of students wants to build an underground city in the Nevada desert which can handle water wars.
Florida healthcare company Bioheart claimed it has made a major breakthrough in
cardiovascular therapy by obtaining stem cells from a patient's fat tissue to help regenerate blood vessel formation.
German power company E.ON Climate and Renewables (EC&R) has completed what it claims to be the world's largest wind farm near Roscoe, Texas. The Roscoe wind complex has an installed capacity of 781.5 megawatts (MW), generating enough electricity to power more than 230,000 homes.
Software is important. Hardware is essential. Networking is vital. But
fruits are clearly more important than any of these. Here's a list of
the most important 10 IT fruits.
Scientists have worked out that there is enough electricity in a tree to power an electronic circuit. The discovery could pave the way for a house's computers to be powered by the tree that is planted in the back garden.
The UK's leading scientific body is courting controversy with a major report, due out on Tuesday, that is expected to recommend geoengineering as a way of combating climate change.
A 74 year old man who has lived without electricity for 27 years has been told by the local utility company they plan to bill him £67,000 ($109,000) to hook his home into the grid.
