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  Engineer argues Egyptian pyramid decay is due to centuries of expansion

  By Nathan Olivarez-Giles on May 11, 2013 03:13 am + 8 comments

  For centuries, Egypt's pyramids have been a point worldwide fascination. Scholars have long asked, Continue reading…

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  Hurricane Sandy: a record-breaking storm rocks America's east coast

  By Chris Welch on October 29, 2012 11:29 am

  When it appeared in late October, 2012, Hurricane Sandy was declared the largest hurricane ever Continue reading…

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  Major California utilities generated 20.6 percent of their power from renewable sources in 2011

  By Dante D'Orazio on August 1, 2012 05:47 pm + 97 comments

  California's energy utilities are on track to meet the state's requirement of sourcing a third of Continue reading…

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  Germany closes its nuclear plants as an energy revolution takes hold

  By Evan Rodgers on June 20, 2012 12:06 pm + 66 comments

  Germany is undergoing what it calls an "Energiewende," which translates roughly into "a sharp turn Continue reading…

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  DOE study says that 80 percent of US power could come from renewable energy by 2050

  By Kimber Streams on June 19, 2012 07:40 pm + 54 comments

  A study from the Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has found that Continue reading…

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  Wind farms shown to raise temperatures around them, long-term weather impact uncertain

  By Aaron Souppouris on April 30, 2012 05:57 am + 61 comments

  Large wind farms can raise ground temperatures by around a degree Celsius, according to research Continue reading…

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  Giant liquid metal batteries could make renewable energy sources more viable

  By Andrew Webster on April 23, 2012 11:07 am + 16 comments

  Professor Donald Sadoway and his team of students at MIT have managed to build a liquid metal Continue reading…

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  Watch Altaeros Energies' inflatable wind turbine soar 350 feet in the air

  By Andrew Webster on April 20, 2012 02:26 pm + 31 comments

  Last month Altaeros Energies demonstrated its Airborne Wind Turbine, a 35-foot-wide blimp that could Continue reading…

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  NASA's ATREX study takes flight, launches five rockets in five minutes

  By Bryan Bishop on March 27, 2012 05:20 am + 4 comments

  NASA opened the launch window for the Anomalous Transport Rocket Experiment (ATREX) almost two weeks Continue reading…

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  NASA five-rocket launch delayed until Friday or later

  By Adi Robertson on March 15, 2012 10:56 am + 4 comments

  Anyone out looking for the five rockets NASA was supposed to launch last night was sorely Continue reading…