California Erects Solar Panels Over Canal to Save Huge Supply of Water From Evaporation
With best results, the solar canals will save 65 billion gallons of water from evaporation, and save thousands of acres from development.
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Scientists Engineer Bacteria to Eat CO2 and Release Valuable Acetone and Isopropyl That are Carbon-Negative
The bacteria could be used in existing ethanol factories, and simply consume industrial emissions from other nearby plants.
When Neighborhood Knows Bits of Personal Information About Local Police, Crime Drops by 5-7%
Researchers have published in Nature journal about how knowing a bit of personal info about neighborhood police reduces crime by 5-7%.
German City Diverts Goods From Landfills, Repairs Them, Then Sells in 'Department Store for Reuse'
Organized and run by the city's sanitation department, Stilbruch repairs and resells everything collected in the trash that's still useable.
Changing Your Diet Could Add Up to 13 Years to Your Life, Study Says
Replacing refined grains with whole grains and legumes, and eating more fish, nuts, and vegetables, could add 10-13 years onto one's life.
He Was Quoted $50,000 to Fix the Church Clock But All it Took Was a Can of WD-40
Big time clock engineers said that scaffolding and a lot of work needed to be done to repair what locals proved needed only a big of grease.
Stunning 2,000-Year-old Glass Bowl is Still Flawless After Archaeologists Dig it Up in Netherlands
Nijmegen was an ancient Roman city of trade, and the bowl's origins likely came from German glass workshops.
This Woman Escaped Slavery by Hiding in Plain Sight - Disguised as a White Man
The Crafts decided they had the method and means to affect an escape from bondage, by dressing Mrs. Craft up as a young white man. It worked.
Magpies Outwit Scientists, by Helping Each Other Remove Tracking Devices
A group of Australian magpies were supposed to help scientists gather data by wearing GPS harnesses, but caring members cut them all off.
A Pod of Whales Adopted a Young Stray Narwhal - and They May Have Little 'Narwhales'
The young individual is clearly entirely integrated into the pod, enough so that scientists are wondering if he will mate with a beluga.
Couple Finds Large Pearl Worth Thousands After Ordering Clams on 34th Anniversary With Favorite Restaurant
At 8.8 millimeters the pearl was a proverbial whopper, found on the 34th anniversary of the couple's arrival in Cape May.
Bangladesh's 'YouTube Village' Has 4 Million Subscribers Watching Elderly Villagers Cooking Extravagant Feasts
The videos feature hundreds of pounds of meat and vegetables, and offers a fascinating glimpse into everyday life.