| Germany Extends Nuclear Plants’ Life Germany will extend the life spans of 17 plants while alternative energy sources are developed, which is likely to make money for power companies and the government. feeds.nytimes.com |
Personal Best: Just Me and My Pessimism in the ‘Race of Truth’ A time trial bike race illustrated the power of one mental strategy in racing and exemplified what motivates some people to stay with a sport. feeds.nytimes.com |
Remote Hawaii atoll corals suffer some bleaching By AUDREY McAVOY 2010-09-30T05:03:23ZHONOLULU (AP) -- Corals at remote atolls northwest of the main Hawaiian islands suffered some bleaching this summer as ocean temperatures rose to higher-than-normal levels for a couple of weeks, but they were spared the large-scale mass bleaching observed this year in Indonesia and other parts of Southeast Asia, scientists said Wednesday.... hosted.ap.org |
Disfiguring tropical disease surges in Afghanistan By ROBERT KENNEDY 2010-10-15T14:14:46ZKABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- An outbreak of a tropical disease caused by sand fly bites that leaves disfiguring skin sores has hit Afghanistan, with tens of thousands of people infected, health officials said Friday.... hosted.ap.org |
Museum banks on science, not belief The Science Museum aims to engage on climate science bbc.co.uk |