3+ hour, 24+ min ago  (1157+ words) If you drive through one of the western-most points of West Texas'about 85 miles east of El Paso County'you might spot a rounded brown mountain in the empty dust sprawl alongside Interstate 10. But even if you did note the humdrum mound,…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago  (452+ words) When you plug in your phone or laptop, do you ever think about the wires that carry the electricity to the battery? Ok, now what about the powerlines, transformers, and substations that move the electricity to your home? Going back…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (1018+ words) Throughout the 1800s, naturalists journeyed to far-flung corners of the world to catalog birds, mammals, minerals, and plants. Now, a team of U. S. researchers is assembling a catalog of their own: an atlas of naturally occurring proteins capable of binding to rare…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago  (798+ words) Soft, dark-gray graphite is not just useful in pencils: The highly conductive and heat-resistant mineral is uniquely suited for advanced manufacturing. Yet the United States imports nearly half of the graphite it needs to forge steel, batteries, and manufacturing equipment…...