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Spider-Man can scale a skyscraper but most ordinary mortals
Spider-Man can scale a skyscraper but most ordinary mortals can’t. After all, buildings are too smooth. Turns out that’s a key reason cities tend ...

Just how dangerous is winter driving? Snow and ice are the primary
Just how dangerous is winter driving? Snow and ice are the primary cause of highway pile-ups in bad weather, according to a USA Today analysis of acci...

The good news: Tropical rainforests love taking up carbon dioxide
The good news: Tropical rainforests love taking up carbon dioxide - even more than we thought, according to a new study. “This is good news, because...

Across much of the nation, travelers zipping to and fro this week
Across much of the nation, travelers zipping to and fro this week will benefit from a lack of winter weather. A ribbon of unseasonably warm, moist air...

Video: Katherine Hayhoe, co-author of A Climate for Change: Global
Video: Katherine Hayhoe, co-author of A Climate for Change: Global Warming Facts for Faith-Based Decisions, talks about the state of our climate from ...

This is kind of amazing - especially if it pans out :: What if all
This is kind of amazing - especially if it pans out :: What if all the energy needed by society existed just a mile or two above our heads? That’s t...

The DEEPWAVE field project is getting ready to deploy researchers
The DEEPWAVE field project is getting ready to deploy researchers and equipment in and near New Zealand in June and July (winter in the Southern Hemis...

Though its invisible, ozone near the surface is a dangerous
Though its invisible, ozone near the surface is a dangerous pollutant--and the U.S. could see 70% more time with unhealthy ozone levels by 2050, thank...