So should we all go and burn more coal then?

Our Green Party leader is demonstrating substantial ignorance regarding uranium exploration, mining, refining and use in Canada. More here. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

There's weird, then there's weird. I feel for her. But this is weird. picked by Milkshake 3 years ago

Gorgeous and unique glass work, both museum and installment pieces. Post your favorite in the comments!

Dale Chihuly is most frequently lauded for revolutionizing the Studio Glass movement by expanding its original premise of the solitary artist working in a studio environment to encompass the notion of collaborative teams and a division of labor within the creative process. picked by psycmoe 1 year ago

Yes. Radioactive uranium ore, shipped right to your door.

Kim Jong Il and Doc Brown reportedly frustrated they hadn't signed up with Amazon sooner.

The reviews alone make it worth a look. picked by justvaz 2 years ago

By the artist Xia Xiaowan. He creates 3D images by stacking plates of glass. I wish I could see these in person. More on this artist here. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

Marine biologists in New Zealand are using glass shells to help study hermit crabs. These crabs voluntarily moved into the hand-blown glass shells with 7-10 days of the glass shells being added to the tanks. picked by suebe 3 months ago

Metallireducens bacteria (green) is being used to digest uranium waste. This bacteria is able to survive in radioactive environments and turn the uranium waste from a soluble form (that can contaminate water supplies) to a solid form. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Fine lampwork and blown glass by Andrew Sinclair-Day. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

The Interior Department announced Monday it is temporarily barring the filing of new mining claims, including for uranium, on nearly 1 million acres near the Grand Canyon. picked by nateebiinature 4 months ago

The residents of Port Hope, Ontario want the federal government to conduct an investigation into the extent (or existance) of uranium contamination in their town, which is home to a uranium refinery, after an independant nuclear
The actual study is here. picked by tundramonkey 2 years ago

Scientists offer definitive evidence that glass is neither solid NOR liquid... so what is it?

My theory is aliens. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Faced with the constant erosion of Florida's beaches, Broward County officials are exploring using recycled glass — crushed into tiny grains and mixed with regular sand — to help fill gaps. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

President Obama and the leaders of France and Britain blasted Iran's construction of a previously unacknowledged uranium enrichment facility and demanded Friday that Tehran immediately fulfill its obligations under international law or risk the imposition of harsh new sanctions.

*Related Link picked by nateebiinature 2 months ago

Brazil has inaugurated its first uranium enrichment facility to produce the type of fuel for nuclear power plants that Iran is running into trouble for attempting to produce... Brazil has managed to assure the international community its intentions are industrial and commercial, not military... picked by bingo 7 months ago

Hand made glass stuff. The girl who makes this stuff is a friend of mine. She's awesome and she and her boyfriend have a totally cute dog. Anyway, check out her glass stuff. She really makes some cool stuff! Theme pic is one of her plates. picked by sykeo56 1 year ago

Many longtime sailors have been mesmerized by the dazzling displays of green light often seen below the ocean surface in tropical seas. Now researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have uncovered key clues about the bioluminescent worms that produce the green glow and the biological mechanisms behind their light production. picked by kakana 8 months ago

If you love hand blown art glass, you will love what the Out Of The Blue Design Studio blows: knobs! picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

In the tradition of another music innovator who once called Waukesha home, Brian Chivers is introducing the world to his creation: the glass guitar. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

"At the moment, Japan has to rely on imports of uranium from Canada and Australia, but this technology could be commercially deployed in as little as five years" picked by kakana 5 months ago

With breakthrough findings that could lead to aircraft that look like Wonder Woman's plane, scientists have made amazing discoveries in the bizarre properties of glass. picked by Beeeny 1 year ago