• Cars

    THiNK Electric Car Maker Again Sets Sights on the US

    By Posted on 4.24.2008 16 Comments

    A Norwegian electric-vehicle manufacturer best known for a Y2K-era commuter-car venture with Ford is plotting a solo return to the states. Flush with cash from Silicon Valley angel investors RockPort Capital Partners and Kleiner Perkins, Caulfield and Byers, THiNK North America plans to start selling a version of its 95-percent-recyclable City car to US buyers starting in 2009. The company also plans to introduce the larger Ox (pictured) by 2010/2011.

    4.25.2008 at 01:25pm - Comment by usernamelevi13

    once again...a very short distance car that has absolutely no help to americans.....what if you have to drive more than 2 hours?...stop and charge for a day?

  • The Environment

    Of Plants and Powders

    By Posted on 4.17.2008 5 Comments

    Our most popular and addictive drugs come from plant toxins; caffeine, tobacco, cannabis, cocaine, heroin, are all derived from what are supposed to be poisons. These toxins were developed by plants to ward off herbivores who would otherwise eat them. So why is it that we not only tolerate them, but have found ourselves in a position of craving them, sometimes desperately? It is a paradox at which researchers are taking a fresh look.

    4.18.2008 at 01:43pm - Comment by usernamelevi13

    so maybe thats why some people can and cant handle certain drugs? and why certain people are prone to addiction

  • The Environment

    Animated Map Visualizes Greenhouse Gas Sources

    By Posted on 4.7.2008 4 Comments

    A new system for mapping carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. will help regulators figure out exactly where these emissions are coming from and how best to reduce them. Among human-produced gases that contribute to climate change, carbon dioxide is public enemy number one.

    4.8.2008 at 10:25am - Comment by usernamelevi13

    a giant red area over each major city....who would of thought....

  • Science

    Oldest Human DNA Found in the Americas

    By Posted on 4.4.2008 5 Comments

    Native Americans living in Oregon thousands of years ago did what came naturally before the advent of flush toilets (or the state of Oregon): They relieved themselves in a lakeside cave. Thanks to them, scientists now have samples of the oldest human DNA ever found in the New World.

    4.4.2008 at 12:47pm - Comment by usernamelevi13

    and as history continues we find more and more answers. we write our story as we go :) and just more proof against faithers..... i wish all the religious people could get with the program and join the rest of us in the 21st century....

  • Science

    New Flat-Faced Fish Sighted Off Indonesia

    By Posted on 4.3.2008 3 Comments

    Divers have spotted a new type of fish off Ambon Island in Indonesian waters. The striped fish, which is about the size of a human fist, is believed to be an anglerfish because it crawls along the ground and into crevices using leglike pectoral fins.

    4.4.2008 at 12:45pm - Comment by usernamelevi13

    beautiful!

  • The Environment

    America's 50 Greenest Cities

    By Posted on 2.14.2008 47 Comments

    In the international alliance to fight climate change, the United States is considered the sullen loner. But in the seven years since we rejected Kyoto, changes have begun. Not at the federal level, however. Its the locals who are making it happen.

    3.28.2008 at 10:58am - Comment by usernamelevi13

    Obviously waste wasn't involved in this or EVERY major city would not be on here, New York City to say the least. They put off way more garbarge and send it more places because they have to room for it. Big cities contaminate water supplies for the actual majority of the population.Just look how dirty the water surrounding New York City is, disgusting.

  • Science

    Man Constructs Suicide Bot

    By Posted on 3.24.2008 6 Comments

    An 81-year-old man constructed a machine that allowed him to remotely fire a .22 semi-automatic pistol, then set it up in his driveway and killed himself. Reportedly, the man's relatives had been encouraging him to move out of his home and into a care facility. Instead, he did some research on the Internet and built what was only described as a complex machine—the local paper that broke the story is keeping wraps on how it actually worked.

    3.24.2008 at 01:02pm - Comment by usernamelevi13

    actually, this is very funny.



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