Turkey's Dam Plans Make New Problems With Neighbors
Fresh criticism from Georgian environmentalists adds to the diplomatic tensions created by Turkey's dam-building spree.
Renewable Energy Now Provides More US Power Than Nuclear
The latest figures from the EIA show renewable energy sources overtaking nuclear power in the US, through the first nine months of 2011.
World's Largest Hydropower Project Will Produce One-Third Of Africa's Electricity, But Who Will Get It?
The Grand Inga dam will be double the size of China's Three Gorges, but big questions remain about whether ordinary Africans will actually get its electricity.
1 Gigawatt Hydro-Wind Power Project Planned in Morocco Will Double Nation's Capacity
Morocco is making good on it's stated goals of increasing renewable energy development, leading towards 40% of electricity from renewables over the next decade.
The moon keeps flashing, and nobody knows why
The so-called 'transient lunar phenomena' has been stumping scientists for years – but an explanation may be in the works.
Evidence of a secret ocean inside Pluto makes extraterrestrial life more plausible
Scientists think there is a hidden, protected ocean inside of Pluto – and the implications are wild.
Scientists figure out what the celestial phenomenon "Steve" really is
More than just a typical aurora, researchers have now figured what powers this stunning lightshow and where it comes from.
NASA records quake on Mars, and it's gorgeously eerie (audio)
For the first time ever, NASA has recorded a likely marsquake – listen to the haunting tremor here.
The most beautiful cosmic bauble of all
Hubble's image of Messier 3 reveals what astronomers say is one of the prettiest "globular clusters" in the universe.
The world's most famous black hole gets a name
To cap off a week of black hole fever, the cosmic object has now been named by a language professor in Hawaii.
Meet Neptune’s tiny new moon, beautifully named after a mythological seahorse
For billions of years, a tiny moon has been slyly orbiting the ice giant – now the little lovely has a poetic name, as well as a surprisingly violent backstory.
Earth was probably purple billions of years ago, says NASA
Our blue-green Earth might have actually been a different color, thanks to this molecule.
Why this newly discovered pink dwarf planet is so exciting
Nicknamed 'Farout' by the team that discovered it, the celestial object is some 11,160,000,000 miles away.
The ghost of Cassiopeia is a stunning thing (photo)
Hubble just took the most detailed image yet of the eerie and mysterious Ghost Nebula, some 550 light-years from Earth.
When a moon has a moon, it’s a moonmoon
Scientists exploring the possibility of a moon having a moon of its own have suggested that the wee orbs be called moonmoons.
Hurricane Michael as seen from space is an ominous thing (video)
See the view captured by the International Space Station as the category 4 hurricane makes landfall over Florida.
Two of the moon's craters get new names
The official naming organization has approved the names to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 8 mission.
The view of Florence from space is a sobering thing
An astronaut-eye's view of Hurricane Florence from the International Space Station shows why everyone is kind of freaking out.
Friday's blood moon will be the longest total lunar eclipse of the 21st century
This month's Full Buck blood moon will star in the longest total lunar eclipse of the century.
12 life lessons from the mind of Stephen Hawking
Not only did he have a startlingly brilliant brain for physics, but Stephen Hawking had a pretty good knack for life as well.
A field guide to full moons
From supermoons and blood moons to black moons and blue moons, here’s a cheat sheet to the full moon in all of her luminous guises.
NASA mission reveals beautiful swirling gases on Jupiter (Video)
These incredible images sent back by the Juno spacecraft gives us a detailed look at Jupiter.
Don’t miss this year’s first (and last) supermoon
When the splendid full moon rises this weekend, she’ll look a bit bigger and brighter than usual.
Retractible stairs make buildings accessible just like magic
This is a big problem in old buildings: providing universal access without ruining the look of the building.
Stair of the week is a loft bed in Singapore hotel
Sometimes you wonder what they were thinking.
Stair of the week stores a ton of art, leads to gorgeous new garret
Syte Architects insert a mezzanine and a terrific storage stair in existing loft.
Stair of the week is bold and bamboo
Because if you make it beautiful and open, people will use it.
Rustic modern tiny house shows another clever way to do the stairs
There's more than one way to go up in a small space, and this is one smart alternative.
Stair of the week is a spectacular spiral
And believe it or not, it's environmentally friendly!
Stair of the week dominates Copenhagen science museum
160 tons of steel and 10 tons of copper never looked so good
Not the Stair of the Week, soon to be replaced by "Vertical Walking"
Why go diagonally when you can go straight up?
Stair of the week tells you how many calories you are burning while climbing
A good, if not very accurate, idea.
"Staircase of Encounters" is designed to encourage employee interaction
Neri&Hu turn climbing the stairs into an experience for Bloomberg in Hong Kong.
Stair of the week is a DIY spiral made out of plywood
It seems that these days you can build just about anything with a CNC machine.
Stair of the week creates a Jenga-like office
Belgian architects build a tower in a barn. But my, it uses a lot of lumber.
Stair of the Week: Alternating tread stair design is also a Japanese style storage unit
Michael Janzen comes up with an interesting and elegant design. But is it safe?
Boxy building minimizes surface, maximizes air and stairs
Sweden shows how to build comfortable apartments for families, and stairs that people want to use.
Grand staircase being built in Rotterdam
And when you get to the top of this, you deserve a treat.
Taking the stairs keeps your brain younger
Yet another reason to skip the escalator/elevator and hoof it instead.
Small Japanese house has a "floating treehouse"
It feels much bigger than it actually is, and does not feel weird at all.
Stair of the Week cantilevers from custom bookcase
Architect Tamir Addadi squeezes a lot into a very small space
Strap this spiral staircase onto any tree, no tools needed
Want to get quickly into the tree canopy? This modular set of stairs can be quickly and easily wrapped around any tree, without doing damage to the trunk.
Wild stairs of the week from 3XN
Here is an architect who knows how to get people on their feet.
Stair of the Week 'focuses on offering employees an activity-based working environment'
A health insurer practices what it preaches.
Stair of the Week floats over recessed bookcase
This multifunctioning stair hides a generous bookcase underneath.
Stair of the week actually looks safe; Too bad about where it's going.
Perhaps lofts are not the best solution for tiny homes and apartments.
This stair is more like a room serving many different functions
It does a lot more than just get you from floor to floor, in this interesting Korean courtyard house.
Stair(s) of the week solve an old loft design problem
Which side of the bed gets the stair? Batlab solves it with two.
Spiral stair is sleek and "sustainable".
Norwegian architect Tron Meyer cuts a stair out of solid engineered wood.