New Orleans' levee system repairs are processing with too much local soil material which does not contain enough clay to make it resistant to future storms. Will other states in the union respond to this clay deficiency? Or will New Orleans melt into the sea eventual? NYT View full entry
The entire atmospheric carbon-output of Europe could be "permanently stored" for centuries in rocks beneath the North Sea, helping to fight - even reverse - climate change. Unless... BBC. View full entry
The resignation last week of Barry Munitz, the embattled president and chief executive of the Getty Trust, the country's biggest art philanthropy, is the latest proof that there's a problem built into the whole enterprise. It's been there since the trust was founded nearly a quarter of a century... View full entry
The BIG hotel room kick out of New Orleans hurricane victims begs the question where are all the alternative housing units? DemNow View full entry
Some investors made millions on OIL this past year. Are they now tilting toward windmills. NYT View full entry
No, it is not the human race they are fighting.. NASA and other federal agencies are using satellites that circle the Earth to help weed out a plant that's affecting water supplies in the U.S. west. Experts estimate that one large tamarisk plant has the potential to absorb up to 200 gallons of... View full entry
Goggle announced new high resolution images of the Torino area and a KMZ file including the locations and descriptions of all the events. Google Blog View full entry
The days of Batman fighting the Riddler and the Penguin are over. Frank Miller, who was responsible for giving the action hero a noirish finish in the 80's, will now let Batman take on a new popular enemy in a forthcoming comic book: yup, you guessed it, Al Qaeda. | SF Gate View full entry
A slim cable for NASA's space elevator has been built stretching a mile into the sky, with the help of several balloons. The desired outcome is a 62,000-mile tether that robotic lifters - powered by laser beams from Earth - can climb, ferrying cargo, satellites and eventually people into space... View full entry
In the 'Pleistocene cave' graffiti, there is a lot of below-the-belt-art, the people in the art are predominantly women, and not a single one has any clothes on. But these weren't just any women, they were Pleistocene Pamela Andersons adorned with ludicrously huge breasts and hips. The walls were... View full entry
I missed it, but, it looks like close to 1,000 peeps rained down feathers on the San Francisco Ferry Building, in one helluva pillow fight. Flash mobs rule. sfgate View full entry
I am hoping this is an unsubstantiated news item. And i had to think twice before I posted it. But, since early 2005, there has been intense shuttle diplomacy between Washington, Tel Aviv, Ankara and NATO headquarters in Brussels.sf indymed View full entry
Elite badge provokes Russian road rage. Perhaps nothing symbolises quite so potently the gulf between Russia's uber-classes and the rest of the country as the flashing blue siren, or migalka, affixed to the top of the elite's chauffeur-driven luxury cars. A hangover from Soviet times, the migalka... View full entry
The Brookings Institution will host Hilary Clinton and others this Wednesday morning for a "comprehensive" discussion of "America's first suburbs." 8:30am sharp, registration required: Brookings Institution. View full entry
A two-part debate on ArchiNed: History should concern itself with the life and dirt of a building, not the moment of conception. Is that the pill of reality that architecture needs so that it finally stops stroking itself? Not exactly, says Bouman. "Perhaps now is rather the time to liberate... View full entry