SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Scientists have discovered fossilized bones near Utah's iconic Arches National Park representing a new species of raptor dinosaur that was about the size of a coyote, the state's top paleontologist announced on Friday...
Apple to use only green power for main data center
(Reuters) - Apple Inc The maker of the iPhone and iPad said on Thursday it was buying equipment from SunPower Corp Once up, the solar farm will supply 84 million kWh of energy annually. The sites will employ high-efficiency solar cells and an advanced solar tracking system...
Startling Birth Control Ad for Pets
Parents of teens know that at that certain age they can't avoid having the dreaded "sex talk" with their kids, but what about with their pets? What if pet owners started thinking of their pets as their teens when it comes to avoiding pregnancy? That's the dramatic, but humorous, approach taken in a new series of public service announcements and advertisements produced by the...
Why Arizona Gets Scorched by Severe Wildfires
A lightning strike and a house fire that ignited a propane tank are among the immediate causes of the wildfires torching thousands of Arizona acres, media reports say. But the real culprits behind the devastation increasingly wrought by unnaturally devastating wildfires in western North America are changes to forests, aggravated by the effects of global warming, including...
Scientists urge action on world's biggest problems
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists from 15 countries are calling for a better political response to the provision of water and energy to meet the challenge of feeding a world of 9 billion people within 30 years. The joint statement by some of the world's leading science academies was issued on Thursday ahead of the G8 summit in the United States...