What if an average day at school involved talking to students in other countries, touring a rainforest or interviewing an astronaut in orbit around the Earth? That’s the idea behind classroom video conferencing.
Ethanol production is deeply embedded in American history. But who could have known that those old moonshine stills just might be the answer to the current fuel crisis?
If pressed upon to name features in the luxury cars of the future, Japanese Zen garden might not be the first thing to come to your mind. But perhaps it should be. What concept cars are influencing future autos?
A heavy rain in which frogs come plummeting down isn't a pretty sight, but it happens more often than you'd think. Why do animals sometimes fall from the sky?
With skyrocketing gas prices, the search for alternative fuel is on. Could a pocket-sized version of a nuclear power plant make your car run 5,000 miles between fill-ups?
It's not really green. It's "green." Unlike asphalt, green pavement is permeable, which means it lets rain soak through to the ground rather than roll off. How does this help our environment?
A car for $2,500 has to be a joke, right? Wrong. Meet the Nano from Tata Motors, the world's cheapest car and the auto industry's answer to the $100 laptop.
Researchers are working on ways to engineer viruses to attack cancer cells, killing the disease without radiation, medicine or surgery. How do the viruses know what to kill?
Sword swallowing is an extremely dangerous trick that doesn't involve illusions. How can it be real, and how do swords pass through the upper GI tract? Don't try this stunt at home!
The U.S. government is pretty much on your side when it comes to advocating for Internet browsing freedom. But some special circumstances merit Big Brother's watchful eyes.
One company's SkyMine technology aims to capture industrial carbon dioxide emissions and turn them into an endlessly useful product: baking soda. But how do pollutants become a household staple?
Entomologists estimate that there are between 5 and 10 million species of insects on Earth. But if asked which insect they hate the most, many people would have no trouble choosing just one: the cockroach.
Watermelon is a summertime picnic staple, but can it also serve as an aphrodisiac of sorts? A new study has found that watermelon can exert a Viagra-like effect on the body. What is it that the little blue pill does?
Deceased real estate magnate Leona Helmsley, the so-called Queen of Mean, left billions of dollars to be used for the welfare of dogs. What's the story behind man's best friend?
Giant coffee chain Starbucks has announced that it's closing 600 of its stores in the coming year. Just what's so special about that cup of joe?
A woman recently died on a New York psychiatric hospital emergency room floor after lying there for more than an hour without receiving assistance. Six health care workers have since been suspended or fired. How are emergency rooms supposed to work?
Videos surfaced Tuesday showing police in Leon, Mexico, practicing torture techniques on fellow officers. The police chief stated the torture was all part of training for an elite group of officers. But is torture ever legal?
In an effort to go green, a few dozen residents of a small German town have been building their houses out of straw and clay. Doesn't it seem a little dangerous to live in a house built with blocks of straw?
Classroom Video Conferencing
Make Ethanol?
Future Luxury Car
Raining Frogs?
Nuclear- powered Car
Green Pavement
World's Cheapest Car
Cure for Cancer?
Sword Swallowing
Government Spying
Baking Soda?
Cockroaches
Viagra
Dogs
Coffee
Emergency Rooms
Legal Torture
Straw Bale Houses
