The batteries in Illinois professor Paul Braun\’s lab look like any others, but they pack a surprise inside. Braun\’s group developed a three-dimensional nanostructure for battery cathodes that allows for dramatically faster charging and discharging without sacrificing energy storage capacity. Aside from quick-charge consumer electronics, batteries that can store a lot of energy, release it […] … learn more→

Written in 1982 by Alice Walker, The Color Purple tells the story of black life during the 1930s in the Southern United States from a female’s perspective. The Pulitzer Prize winning (1983) novel is told in the form of diary entries and correspondence letters over a 30-year period, following Celie Johnson as she struggles through […] … learn more→

Fish bred at Challenger Institute of Technology and transported to Geraldton are part of  the first harvest of a Midwest fish farm. Cultivated at Challenger’s Australian Centre for Applied Aquaculture Research (ACAAR), the yellowtail kingfish were put into a sea cage off the coast of Geraldton. Upon reaching maturity, the fish will be sent to […] … learn more→

The earth is getting hotter, and not just in the summer. The climate of your own hometown is changing. But why is this happening, and can we stop it? Read and find out! … learn more→

It’s never to early to teach kids to be green. From the moment they are born, kids impact the world, and the sooner they learn to be conscientious of the environment, the better. Learning about protecting the world can be fun, and these books make becoming eco-friendly a fun experience for kids. 1. 50 Simple […] … learn more→

Along with the excitement and anticipation that come with heading off to college, freshmen often find questions of belonging lurking in the background: Am I going to make friends? Are people going to respect me? Will I fit in? Those concerns are trickier for black students and others who are often stereotyped or outnumbered on […] … learn more→

20 years of research produces definitive study on benefits of Chinese single-slope greenhouses. … learn more→

When our nation is in crisis the best thing we could do is…eliminate government programs that help alleviate crises? A bill was recently passed in the House of Representatives created by the Republicans that would cut programs like AmeriCorps (a government funded civil service program). As of now the Senate has voted against the bill, leaving the House to do some much-needed editing. … learn more→

In today\’s world of climate change and diminishing resources many people want to develop a more sustainable lifestyle. At the same time we are faced with an uncertain economic outlook. Can we afford to live with sustainability in mind? One answer to that is that we cannot afford to live unsustainably. Or, at least, we […] … learn more→

Wander through many woodlands in southern Australia these days and they are much quieter than they were 50 years ago. The birds are disappearing. One of Australia’s leading bird ecologists, Charles Sturt University’s (CSU) Associate Professor David Watson, believes he has some answers, which may have implications for Australian agriculture. The numbers of woodland birds […] … learn more→