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Air sealing tips for hot, humid climates

Tightening up air leaks keeps your house more comfortable, keeps the humidity lower, and saves a lot of energy. [...]

Speaker device may lets humans communicate with dolphins

The device, designed to emit dolphin-like sounds and frequencies, will be used to play noises to dolphins and then scientists will study the responses. [...]

How big was the world’s biggest earthquake?

Megathrust earthquakes occur when tectonic plates overlap, giving them more real estate to damage when the plates move against one another. [...]

Climate scientists say warming could exceed 6.3 F

The UN’s target is a 3.6 degree Fahrenheit limit on warming from pre-industrial levels for manageable climate change. [...]

Hurricane outlook for 2012: 9-15 named storms likely

With an average hurricane season expected, officials say that if El Niño forms in the Pacific Ocean then the number of hurricanes could be somewhat lower. [...]

No, you’re not hallucinating: Designer unveils wooden light bulb

Marrying traditional Japanese craft techniques and energy-efficient lighting technology, designer Ryosuke Fukusada creates an LED bulb wrapped in a thin wooden shell that, yep, glows. [...]

Mars rover sees its shadow in Martian crater

The Opportunity Rover snapped the picture after being motionless for four months during Mars’ harsh winter. [...]

Octopus foils predators by stealing identities

The octopus’s clever camouflaging has to fool all different types of visual systems from all different angles to be truly effective. [...]

Costa Rica assures fair trial for anti-whaling crusader

The Sea Shepherd founder has no doubts about the fairness of Costa Rica’s judicial system, and is instead worried about the ‘shark fin mafia of Costa Rica.’ [...]

L.A. becomes largest city in the nation to ban plastic bags

‘Plastic or paper?’ will no longer be asked in the City of Angels, thanks to a historic City Council vote. [...]