Kepler-186f could be 'Earth's cousin,' say astronomers
Kepler-186f, a planet located about 490 light-years away, is the first Earth-sized planet to be detected inside its star's habitable zone. Reported by Christian Science Monitor 4 hours ago.
View ArticleThe Dishonorable Andrew Cuomo Meets the Hedge Fund / Charter School Zombies *
From May 4 to May 6, 2014 the Honorable Andrew Cuomo, Governor of New York State, is scheduled to be the Honorary Chairman at a three-day charter school/hedge fund extravaganza that is anything but...
View ArticleReview: Rapt in Byzantine gold at Getty Villa's 'Heaven and Earth'
The Getty Villa's 'Heaven and Earth: Art of Byzantium from Greek Collections' is a shining confluence of the earthly and the divine. Reported by L.A. Times 3 hours ago.
View ArticleEarth Day: 4 questions for Denis Hayes of the Bullitt Foundation (slide show)
In advance of Earth Day, which is Tuesday, the Business Journal asked Denis Hayes about the latest at the Bullitt Center, the super-"green" building that opened a year ago on Seattle's Capitol Hill....
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DC announces third weekly series: 'Earth 2: World's End'
DC Comics had made a third weekly official, announcing "Earth 2: World's End" with Tom Taylor, Paul Levitz and Marguerite Bennett and more contributing. Reported by HitFix 3 hours ago.
View ArticleGlobal Warming: Do We Have to Sit and Take It?
Do you know the difference between the terms "climate change" and "global warming? Which of these is more ominous? They are often used interchangeably, with "climate change" somehow seeming more...
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Italy Is Selling Off This Very Creepy 'Haunted' Island In Venice
The Italian government is auctioning off Poveglia Island, formerly home to medieval plague victims and 20th century asylum patients, as part of a continued effort to raise money to cover the country's...
View ArticleCreating a Kinder Earth
Earth Day comes once a year, but every day should be seen as a celebration of this amazing planet we call home. Storytelling is an age-old way of celebrating, and the story of Earth is a creation story...
View ArticleCould Earth Be Flung From Solar System, Explode?
The post Could Earth Be Flung From Solar System, Explode? by Tara MacIsaac, Epoch Times appeared first on The Epoch Times. Though we may think of the planets in our solar system as stable and fixed in...
View ArticleRiding Public Transit Best Way to Celebrate Earth Day
Earth Day is Tuesday, April 22, and like many Americans, you might be stumped about what more you can do to help the environment. You've recycled, installed energy-saving light bulbs and low-flow water...
View ArticleSpace X rocket en route to ISS with space laser cargo
A Space X Falcon rocket lifted off Friday afternoon for the International Space Station (ISS) from the Cape Canaveral Air Station in Florida. The mission is the third commercial resupply flight for...
View ArticleMarathon Monday: Tragedy and T-Shirts One Year Later
I was on the treadmill when I saw the first segment last Sunday. ESPN was on in my apartment gym and I distracted myself from the clock with the weekend's Premier League highlights. 363 days later with...
View ArticleWisconsin Recycling Facility Holds Annual Earth Week Celebration
A&W Iron & Metal, Inc. to Host Earth Week Celebration, April 21st – 26th Kewaskum, WI (PRWEB) April 18, 2014 Since its inception, “Earth Day” has placed a strong emphasis on ambitious activism....
View ArticleKaiser highlights recycling with medical trash fashion show
In a different take on Earth Day, Kaiser Permanente’s Roseville hospital hosted a fashion show Thursday with models wearing trash. Trash, in this context, means medical waste and recyclable material...
View ArticleHUFFPOST HILL - Christians Pause To Recall Jesus' Worst Week In Washington
Drone pilots are increasingly unsatisfied with their jobs, a development that could result in brain drain to the professional World of Warcraft community. Harry Reid and John Boehner hold all of their...
View ArticleNASA head emphasizes need to create 'destinations' list
Sustaining the many companies looking to get into the spacecraft industry is going to take a much larger destinations list, said NASA administrator Charles Bolden at the University of Colorado Boulder...
View ArticleA galaxy full of Earths?
NASA's latest discovery of an Earth-like planet in the zone that could sustain life supports the idea habitable worlds are common in the galaxy, says space scientist Jim Bell. Reported by CNN.com 2...
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Elon Musk's Revolutionary Rocket Test Probably Won't Be A Complete Success
Today's rocket launch featured a special test that could make space travel drastically cheaper. The SpaceX team was hoping to recover the first stage rocket by navigating it into the ocean without it...
View ArticleRoundup: Pet vaccinations, Earth Day cleanups
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Saturday To-Do List: Recycle Your Tires, Then Go Clean the Beach
Patch Santa Cruz, CA -- And when done with those tasks, hit the Santa Cruz Earth Day Festival. Reported by Patch 12 minutes ago.
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