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Future galaxy collision predicted
WASHINGTON, May 6 (UPI) -- Grants worth nearly $3 million were awarded this week for research into improving energy efficiency in the coal-mining industry.
The projects include improving the processes used to remove moisture from coal to help burn cleaner and to make use of the fine coal dust particles that can be recovered and burned for fuel.
Another project involves the development of software to better monitor the mining process and find ways to improve efficiency.
Energy Secretary Sam Bodman said in a statement Friday while coal is plentiful source of energy for the United States, the mining process is in itself energy intensive.
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BOSTON, May 31 (UPI) --
A U.S. appeals court panel in Boston ruled Thursday that the federal Defense of Marriage Act cannot affect gay marriages in states that permit them.
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OSLO, Norway, May 31 (UPI) --
Dozens of teenage girls suffered minor injuries during a stampede at a Justin Bieber concert in Oslo, Norway, officials said Thursday.
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BALTIMORE, May 31 (UPI) --
U.S. astronomers are forecasting the Milky Way will have a violent collision with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy in about 4 billion years.
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NORTHAMPTON, Mass., May 31 (UPI) --
A Massachusetts woman said she investigated bird sounds in her yard and discovered a baby cardinal with two heads and three beaks.
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