Topic: Sciences

Since the time of Nicolaus Copernicus five centuries ago, people have wondered whether there are other planets like Earth in the universe. Today...

Making waste pay as methane project close to OK

Thousands of tons of methane billowing out from the county's landfill each year is now burned into oblivion, but could instead generate enough ...

LS9 finds genes to make fuel from sugar

Biofuel business LS9 Inc. published a paper in the journal Science detailing its discovery of genes that make important components of gasoline and ...

University of Hawaii at Manoa gets $3.5M grant

The University of Hawaii at Manoa is getting nearly $3.5 million in federal funds to study and restore coral reefs in the Pacific.. . U.S. senators ...

Pa. grants to universities will encourage economic development

Seven universities and two research institutes in the Philadelphia area received 11 grants totaling $1.1 million as part of 27 grants totaling $2.5 ...