Energy
State Department Finds No Major Objections To Keystone XL Pipeline Proposal
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Saturday, March 02, 2013
The Two-Way
Caught For Fins, Sharks Die At Unsustainable Rate, Study Finds
March 2, 2013 The study estimates that 100 million sharks are killed globally every year. Shark populations are especially vulnerable because they do not reproduce quickly or early on in life. New protections are up for consideration at an international conference Sunday.
Friday, March 01, 2013
The Two-Way
Researchers Connect Rats' Minds Via Internet
March 1, 2013 An experiment that used rats to create a "brain-to-brain interface" shows that instructions can be transferred between animals via cortical implants, according to scientists. The research could help create "novel types of social interaction and for biological computing devices," says Miguel Nicolelis of Duke University.
Energy
Natural Gas Dethrones King Coal As Power Companies Look To Future
March 1, 2013 It's a brave new energy world, with two major opponents: natural gas and coal. As prices fluctuate and renewables, such as wind and solar, fight for a share of energy generation, there's heated competition for access to your wall socket.
TED Radio Hour
The Unquiet Mind
March 1, 2013 We've all had that moment. The moment where you might see or hear something and you wonder: Am I going crazy? In this hour, TED speakers share their experiences straddling that line between madness and sanity — and question if we're all in the gray area between the two.
The Two-Way
SpaceX Reports Problem With Dragon Capsule
March 1, 2013 SpaceX founder Elon Musk says the resupply mission to the space station experienced a thruster problem, but it has been fixed.
The Salt
Wild Bees Are Good For Crops, But Crops Are Bad For Bees
March 1, 2013 When it comes to pollinating our favorite crops — from coffee to watermelon — honeybees can't do it alone. Wild bees in the field play a critical role in creating bumper crops, a massive new study reports. But these bees are disappearing, and scientists say the rise of crop monocultures is partly to blame.
