The Obama Administration Gives Shell The Final Go Ahead For Arctic Oil Drilling

"Due to the lack of infrastructure in the Arctic region, drilling requirements are more stringent up there," Greg Julian, the press secretary for BSEE, told VICE News. "[Sh...

A Startup Is Pushing the Boundaries of Biology with Synthetic DNA

Dr. Floyd Romesberg, one of the company’s co-founders, made news last year when he and a team of scientists successfully incorporated two synthetic nucleotide bases i...

A Startup Is Pushing the Boundaries of Biology with Synthetic DNA

Dr. Floyd Romesberg, one of the company?s co-founders, made news last year when he and a team of scientists successfully incorporated two synthetic nucleotide bases into th...

The Machine That Promises To Turn Carbon Pollution Into 'Diamonds From The Sky'

"We have found a way to use atmospheric CO2 to produce high-yield carbon nanofibers," George Washington University?s Stuart Licht, Ph.D, said in a statement announcing his ...

The Machine That Promises To Turn Carbon Pollution Into 'Diamonds From The Sky'

"We have found a way to use atmospheric CO2 to produce high-yield carbon nanofibers," George Washington University?s Stuart Licht, Ph.D, said in a statement announcing his ...

“Normal” & “Virgin” Take Doha Honors

This year’s Doha Tribeca Film Festival jury, led by Jury President Nick Broomfield, has announced the winners of the festival’s Arab Film Competition.

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Who Killed The Venus Flytrap?

The Venus flytrap is one of the most iconic and well-known plant species in the world. It's a hearty favorite that's easy to propagate indoors, which is why it's found in n...

Eddie Redmayne Named Ambassador of U.K. Film Charity

Later this month he’ll be donning the robes of Newt Scamander as production on the first Harry Potter spin-off – Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them –...

Google Won the Internet. Now It Wants to Cure Diseases

WHEN GOOGLE CO-FOUNDER Larry Page dropped his now-famous blog post revealing that Google was reorganizing itself as Alphabet, one of the most striking things was what he ch...