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Seven new wonders of the world

Posted January 3, 2009 12:46 pm

17 Molecules That Changed the World

Posted January 3, 2009 12:45 pm

Gas prices: Five-year low and falling!

Posted December 30, 2008 01:42 pm

The Top 5 Environmental Newsmakers of 2008

Posted December 30, 2008 01:38 pm

Innovators Develop Products That Mimic Nature's Principles

Posted December 30, 2008 01:38 pm

Exercise Improves Kids Academics

Posted December 30, 2008 01:37 pm

Blind Man Navigates Obstacle Maze Unaided

Posted December 26, 2008 12:15 pm

How kangaroo burgers could save the planet

Posted December 26, 2008 12:15 pm

NASA gives space cargo contracts to start-up firms

Posted December 26, 2008 12:15 pm

40 Year Anniversary of Apollo 8 Moon Mission

Posted December 26, 2008 12:14 pm

Regenerate Your Brain? Science Says It's Possible

Posted December 26, 2008 12:14 pm

NASA to have atronauts on moon by 2020, plan permanant base

Posted December 23, 2008 02:42 pm

US Gives Green Light for First Commercial Spaceport

Posted December 23, 2008 02:42 pm

Schwarzenegger to Push ‘Green’ Policy Despite Economic Woes

Posted December 23, 2008 02:41 pm

GE Unveils the World’s First OLED Christmas Tree

Posted December 23, 2008 02:41 pm

Inventor designs 'tunable' glasses to help the world's poor

Posted December 23, 2008 02:40 pm

Software That Opens Worlds to the Disabled

Posted December 23, 2008 02:40 pm

Quantum computers millions of years faster than regular PC's

Posted December 23, 2008 02:37 pm

Making Hospitals Greener — and Patients Healthier

Posted December 22, 2008 05:23 pm

New skin cell technique sufferers... muscle-wasting disease

Posted December 22, 2008 05:23 pm

The Biggest Scientific Breakthroughs of 2008

Posted December 22, 2008 05:21 pm

Scientists discover new forest, species on Google Earth

Posted December 22, 2008 05:21 pm

Divorce Rates Drop, Couples Realize it's Cheaper Together

Posted December 22, 2008 05:21 pm

World's first flying car on the roads from next year

Posted December 19, 2008 02:39 pm

UK Seeks to Tap Algae on its Shores for Biofuels

Posted December 19, 2008 02:38 pm

Trees to Power Their own Wildfire Sensors

Posted December 19, 2008 02:38 pm

SeaGen Shatters Tidal Power Generation Record

Posted December 19, 2008 02:37 pm

One in Six Use Only Cell Phones at Home

Posted December 19, 2008 02:24 pm

The Green (and blue, red, and white) lights of the future

Posted December 18, 2008 05:45 pm

Most Distant Water in the Universe Found

Posted December 18, 2008 05:45 pm

New Very High Speed Train Goes 220mph with No Central Engine

Posted December 18, 2008 05:45 pm

10 Things Science Says Will Make You Happy

Posted December 17, 2008 02:16 am

Good news for wind, bad for ethanol in major energy study

Posted December 17, 2008 02:14 am

Report urges Obama on timetable for human mission to Mars

Posted December 17, 2008 02:14 am

Face of Cleopatra: Scientists Recreate the First True Image

Posted December 17, 2008 02:14 am

No soda to be sold in Colorado schools

Posted December 15, 2008 03:27 pm

Waste Coffee Grounds Make Great Biofuel

Posted December 15, 2008 03:27 pm

Broccoli Compound Targets Key Enzyme In Late-stage Cancer

Posted December 15, 2008 03:26 pm

Exciting Discovery Could 'Stop Cancer From Killing People'

Posted December 15, 2008 03:14 pm

World's Friendliest Countries

Posted December 15, 2008 03:13 pm

Your Self-powered Electronic Future

Posted December 15, 2008 03:11 pm

Harvesting Electricity From Moving Vehicles

Posted December 13, 2008 04:01 pm

Al Gore to host 'green' inaugural ball

Posted December 13, 2008 04:01 pm

Top 5 Innovations to Fix the World Water Shortage

Posted December 11, 2008 12:40 pm

Obama & Gore Meet, Discuss A New Era in Climate Leadership

Posted December 11, 2008 12:40 pm

Sweet Find in Search for Alien Life

Posted December 11, 2008 12:40 pm

Hubble Finds Carbon Dioxide on an Extrasolar Planet

Posted December 11, 2008 12:39 pm

Students Rally For Democracy In Iran

Posted December 11, 2008 12:38 pm

Obama's Cabinet:Obama Picks Nobel Winner As Energy Secretary

Posted December 11, 2008 12:37 pm

Extraordinary speaker addresses high school students

Happy Blog Action Day!


Blog Action Day 2008 Poverty from Blog Action Day on Vimeo.

Today is Blog Action Day 2008, and this year's theme is POVERTY. CThings is joining thousands of other sites to help raise awareness and inspire a global conversation on poverty. Join the movement by educating yourself, talking with the people around you, and writing about poverty or Blog Action Day on your own blog. What if everyone did that one thing today? What would be possible?

Accept the Challenge!

Oct. 6-12 you can join your peers from around the country for a concentrated week of special events and community outreach activities designed to raise awareness and build support for service learning in the National Learn and Serve Challenge. The org's ambitious and admirable goals for 2010 include engaging 5 million college students in service and ensuring that 50 percent of America's K-12 schools incorporate service-learning into their curricula. Check out the site's Activity Ideas page for a long list of activities that educators, students, families, and community groups can do to get involved. You can also make a short video about what you're doing to share with the world on YouTube, and watch other videos for inspiration.

Quote of the Week

"If you are coming to help me, you are wasting your time. But if you are coming because your liberation is bound up with mine, then let us work together."

- Indigenous Saying

CThings is now on Twitter

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National Parking Week



This week is National Parking Week, which launched on Friday with the annual PARK(ing) Day -- a one-day global event centered in San Francisco where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into temporary public parks or "PARK(ing)" spaces. Check out the video above or the website at PARK(ing) Day 2008.

Rock the Vote!

Take 2 minutes to register for this important election by clicking on the Rock The Vote box above. Easy, right? Now what happens if Election Day arrives and you're on vacation, sick in bed, can't get away from work, or have to deal with an emergency? To ensure your voice is heard, plan ahead by registering to vote absentee below.


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