Published on July 31st, 2014 | by James Ayre
A new fragment of the infamous 40,000-year-old Vogelherd Cave lion figurine was recently found by archaeologists from the University of Tübingen. The new fragment which makes up the head of the alternate side of what was ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2014 | by James Ayre
1 commentWere all dinosaurs feathered? Including scaled herbivores? Apparently, maybe so. The first ever example of a fossil of a plant-eating dinosaur with feathers and scales was recently discovered by researchers in Russia. Before this discovery only ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2014 | by James Ayre
With the deep-sea more-and-more becoming an object of interest for those in the various mining and fossil fuel extraction industries that our civilization depends on, the question of what exactly is being threatened by said interest ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2014 | by James Ayre
Can you imagine sitting over a nest of eggs and protecting it for four-and-a-half years without eating or sleeping at all? Sort of makes normal human child-rearing sound somewhat easier doesn’t it? Well, that’s apparently exactly ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan
Yingli Solar (aka Yingli Green Energy*) has been the largest solar panel manufacturer in the world the past couple of years. In 2009, it reached a cumulative solar panel production capacity of 1 gigawatt. By 2012, ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan
I recently had the chance to interview Sungevity CEO Andrew Birch, which was a great privilege and honor given Sungevity’s longtime and ongoing leadership in the solar industry. Obviously, I think you should read my full CleanTechnica ... Read More →
Published on July 31st, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan
2 commentsCurrent Republican leadership is really good at two things, as far as I can tell: 1) lying, and 2) fighting every single thing that Obama tries to do. I don’t think they represent the Republican base, ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
The White House released a report this morning from the Council of Economic Advisers that shows the consequences of not doing something about climate change NOW. Our sister publication, CleanTechnica, has the full story, along with a ... Read More →
Published on July 29th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
Two meteor showers come out of the constellation Aquarius (the Water Bearer), nearest the dim star Delta Aquarii, this time of year: the southern and northern Delta Aquarids. The peak for the southern Delta Aquarids, which ... Read More →
Published on July 27th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
1 commentOpponents of natural gas fracking on environmental grounds (groundwater pollution, seismicity, and socioeconomic disruption, to name a few) have a much stronger argument against the practice since the publication of two methane studies in scientific journals ... Read More →
Published on July 26th, 2014 | by Zachary Shahan
1 commentAlmost every practicing climate scientist on the planet has made it clear: the world is warming (i.e., heating up) and human activities are the reason. Almost every if not every national science academy has backed up this point. Popular ... Read More →
Published on July 24th, 2014 | by Green Expert
By Brad Walker – Rivers Director, with illustrations and other contributions from Joe Mohr Part 4: Solutions In the three (1, 2, 3) previous segments of this series we have discussed the problems created on and within ... Read More →
Published on July 23rd, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
Many thanks for this one to Michael Leunig, an astute observer of Australian society. We found his cartoon on Facebook, attributed to the age.com.au. The omniscient wiki tells us that Leunig is a fifth-generation Australian and a cartoonist, poet, and cultural commentator. ... Read More →
Published on July 20th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
PlanetSave would be remiss if we didn’t say something today to recognize that 45 years ago humans first set foot on another celestial body. Launched on an expendable multistage liquid-fueled Saturn V rocket on July 16th, 1969, Apollo 11 ... Read More →
Published on July 20th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
Where did that octopus emerge from? (Gallo TED talk) Having recently visited Fabien Cousteau’s Mission 31 under the sea and a water creature from long ago (Lyrarapax unguispinus), we thought it might interest you to revisit what’s ... Read More →
Published on July 20th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
1 comment“That’s my story about compact fluorescents, and I’m sticking to it.” Many thanks to “I f*cking love science” for the Little Twisty family here!... Read More →
Published on July 17th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
Lyrarapax unguispinus (artist’s impression, from Nicholas Strausfeld) Paleontologists headed by the University of Arizona’s Center for Insect Science announced an amazing find yesterday in the journal Nature. Near Kunming, southwest China last year, they found beautifully preserved fossil ... Read More →
Published on July 16th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
Great Lakes waterspouts (NOAA file photo of Lake Huron) Very common over the warm water in September, when water temperatures peak after summer months and cooler air temps start moving in, Great Lakes waterspouts are cropping up early ... Read More →
40,000 Year-Old Lion Figurine — New Fragment Found, Carving Was 3-Dimensional, Not A Relief 
Global Warming Effects and Causes: A Top 10 List 
Republican Propaganda Has People Switching To Solar 
700-Pound Snake — Giant Snake Found In North Carolina, Facts And Photos 
Seven Headed Snake In India — Real Or Fake? Hoax, Mythology, And Religion 
Flathead Lake, Montana — Crystal Clear Waters, Monster, And Viral Photo 
