 Scientists study 'stealth' tsunami that killed 600 in Java last summer June 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Though categorized as magnitude 7.8, the earthquake could scarcely be felt by beachgoers that afternoon. A low tide and wind-driven waves disguised the signs of receding water, so when the tsunami struck, ... | |
Ocean robots network achieves universal coverage November 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Scientist’s efforts to fathom how the oceans influence climate and fisheries productivity enter a new era this month with the milestone establishment of a network of 3,000 futuristic, 1.5-metre tall ocean robots operating ... | |
 Deadly storms underscore new research finding: Mid-South is most vulnerable region to tornadoes February 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The tornadoes that swept across the mid-South on Tuesday and Wednesday illustrate in tragic fashion the findings of a recently published study by Northern Illinois University meteorologist Walker Ashley. | |
Stress buildup precedes large Sumatra quakes May 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
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The island of Sumatra, Indonesia, has shaken many times with powerful earthquakes since the one that wrought the infamous 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami. Now, scientists from the California Institute of Technology and the Indonesian ... | |
 NASA scientists reveal latest information on ozone hole September 28, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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In 1987, the United States joined several other nations in signing the Montreal Protocol, an international treaty designed to protect the Earth's ozone layer by phasing out the production of a number of substances ... | |
Drugstore in the dirt October 25, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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French clay that kills several kinds of disease-causing bacteria is at the forefront of new research into age-old, nearly forgotten, but surprisingly potent cures. Among the malevolent bacteria that a French clay has been ... | |
 Thirty-Two Mile Cable Installed for First Deep-Sea Observatory April 04, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 10 vote(s)
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Oceanographers have completed an important step in constructing the first deep-sea observatory off the continental United States. Workers in the multi-institution effort laid 32 miles (52 kilometers) of cable ... | |
 La Niña: 'Little Girl' Makes Big Impression January 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 19 vote(s)
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Cool, wet conditions in the Northwest, frigid weather on the Plains, and record dry conditions in the Southeast, all signs that La Niña is in full swing. With winter gearing up, a moderate La Niña is hitting ... | |
 N.M. cavers chart unique 'snowy' river of crystals 21 hours ago | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(AP) -- Hundreds of feet beneath Earth's surface, a few seasoned cave explorers venture where no human has set foot. Their headlamps illuminate mud-covered walls, gypsum crystals and mineral deposits. The ... | |
 Unique Underground Ecosystem Revealed by Hebrew University Researchers Uncovers Eight Previously Unknown Species May 31, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 60 vote(s)
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Discovery of eight previously unknown, ancient animal species within “a new and unique underground ecosystem” in Israel was revealed today by Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers. | |
Researchers Develop New Model of Ice Volume Change Based on Earth's Orbital Patterns June 23, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Through dated geological records scientists have known for decades that variations in the Earth’s orbit around the sun – subtle changes in the distance between the two – control ice ages. But, for the first 2 million years ... | |
NASA satellites watch as China constructs giant dam June 12, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Some call it the eighth wonder of world. Others say it's the next Great Wall of China. Upon completion in 2009, the Three Gorges Dam along China’s Yangtze River will be the world's largest hydroelectric power generator and ... | |
Unique monitoring system for the Atlantic circulation proves its worth August 17, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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An international team of scientists have for the first time been able to continuously monitor the daily variations in the strength of the Atlantic’s circulation. Results from the first year of observations were published ... | |
 Scientists explain source of mysterious tremors emanating from fault zones March 14, 2007 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Tiny tremors and temblors recently discovered in fault zones from California to Japan are generated by slow-moving earthquakes that may foreshadow catastrophic seismic events, according to scientists at Stanford ... | |
Deep-sea sediments could safely store man-made carbon dioxide August 08, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Deep-sea sediments could provide a virtually unlimited and permanent reservoir for carbon dioxide, the gas that has been a primary driver of global climate change in recent decades, according to a team of scientists that ... | |
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