4+ hour, 22+ min ago  (1079+ words) Whisper Valley is a neighborhood in northeast Austin that treats energy, land, and everyday living as parts of the same system. In this master planned community near Manor, Texas, the pitch is not just a new home in a growing…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (931+ words) Offshore drilling requires enormous structures designed to extract crude oil and natural gas from beneath the ocean floor. When people search for the biggest oil rig in the world, they are usually referring to the massive offshore platforms used in…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (723+ words) When people ask about the longest pier in the U. S. , a helpful follow-up question is whether the pier is used for fishing, recreation, or transportation. Across the United States many piers extend hundreds or even thousands of feet into the ocean,…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (769+ words) It sounds like a simple trivia question. In reality several lakes, seas, and ponds compete for the title of "saltiest body of water," depending on how scientists measure salinity. The average ocean contains about 3. 5 percent salt. Some hypersaline lakes contain…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (849+ words) Nuclear arsenals remain central to global security debates, leading people to wonder: What country has the most nuclear weapons? Since the dawn of the nuclear age after World War II, countries have built nuclear weapons to deter rivals and protect…...

3+ week, 4+ hour ago  (641+ words) Understanding eye color percentage reveals how human genetics shapes the colors we see in the iris. The iris is the colored part of the eye, and its appearance depends largely on how much melanin pigment it contains. Melanin is the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago  (548+ words) Humanoid robots are machines designed to resemble the human body and replicate some humanlike abilities. Engineers in humanoid robotics build machines with arms, legs, and sensors that allow them to perform tasks in environments built for human beings. Unlike many…...

4+ week, 4+ hour ago  (675+ words) If you have ever wondered which state has the most lakes, the answer depends on how you count them. Some states contain millions of unnamed ponds and smaller bodies of freshwater, while others are famous for thousands of named lakes…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago  (731+ words) Devon Island looks like another planet, but it sits firmly on Earth in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. This largest uninhabited island lies in Nunavut Canada, north of Baffin Island in the far north of Arctic Canada. Stark, wind carved land…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (703+ words) The tundra plants that survive at the top of the world are masters of adaptation. In the Arctic tundra and alpine tundra, plants grow in a harsh environment defined by cold temperatures and strong winds. Yet across tundra ecosystems in…...