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Probing China's deadly quake
Researchers push for increased public awareness after quake kills thousands.
Threat of new, larger Icelandic eruption looms
(AP) -- For all the worldwide chaos that Iceland's volcano has already created, it may just be the opening act.
Well Done, My Old China
Well Done, My Old China In London, U.K. 'my old china' is a friendly term for 'friend'. It originated in the rhyming slang expression: 'china plate', rhyming with 'mate'. In a recent...
Lead from a Roman ship to be used for hunting neutrinos
(PhysOrg.com) -- Italy's National Institute of Nuclear Physics, at its laboratories in Gran Sasso, has received 120 lead bricks from an ancient Roman ship that sunk off of the coast...
ASU expert: Volcanic ash could disrupt travel for months
(PhysOrg.com) -- Because of a volcanic eruption in Iceland, air travel across much of Europe has been delayed or halted and could remain that way for sometime, says professor Jonathan...
Intensified Water Cycle Linked To Ocean Salinity Changes
The world's water cycle has already intensified and the changes are consistent with predictions made by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, according to new research in the Journal of...
Atlantic plastic garbage patch found
Researchers are warning of a new blight at sea: a swirl of confetti-like plastic debris stretching over a remote expanse of the Atlantic Ocean.
Where's the 'missing heat'?
Further study on oceans needed before hidden heat 'comes back to haunt us', say researchers in ColoradoExperts need to beef up ways to measure the heat content of oceans as a way...
'Black box' plankton found to have huge role in ocean carbon fixation
Carbon fixation by phytoplankton in the open ocean plays a key role in the global carbon cycle but is not fully understood. Until now researchers believed that cyanobacteria overwhelmingly accounted...
Why There Have Been So Many Earthquakes Lately
Have there been more higher magnitude Earthquakes lately? Yes, there has been a slight increase in the number of higher magnitude Earthquakes. Is this unusual? Not at all! Why have...
U.N. report urges low-carbon China shift
BEIJING, April 15 (UPI) -- China has no other choice but to shift to a low carbon pathway, says a United Nations report.
Native Americans Caused Global Warming, Too
Chemical analysis of a stalagmite found in the mountainous Buckeye Creek basin of West Virginia suggests that native people contributed a significant level of greenhouse gases to the atmosphere through...
Ash could also mess up satellite comms
It's too small to see but it's more than able to mess up your satellite dish - and your carIt seems that the volcanic ash - even now creeping over the UK...
Professor's Research Finds No Evidence of Cannibalism at Donner Party Campsite
Research conducted by Dr. Gwen Robbins, an assistant professor of biological anthropology at Appalachian State University, finds there is no evidence of cannibalism among the 84 members of the Donner...
Nord Stream construction starts in Germany
LUBMIN, Germany, April 15 (UPI) -- Construction of the first phase of a 50-mile section of the Nord Stream in German kicked off Thursday in the coastal town of...
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Researchers develop highest yielding salt tolerant wheat
(PhysOrg.com) -- In a major breakthrough for wheat farmers in salt-affected areas, CSIRO researchers have developed a salt tolerant durum wheat that yields 25 per cent more grain than the...
Volcanic ash: why it's bad for planes
The ash plume from Iceland has grounded planes for good reason – it wrecks jet engines, and it's at the right height to do soAircraft avoid any airspace that has volcanic ash...
Chesapeake Bay's crab population up 60 percent
The Chesapeake Bay's iconic blue crab population soared by 60 percent since last year, Maryland officials announced Wednesday.
Decision on Cape Cod wind project due this month
(AP) -- The Obama administration decides this month after a nine-year review whether the nation's first wind farm should be built off Cape Cod. If it says no, the industry...
Why So Many Earthquakes Recently? It's Physics
The earth has four major layers: the inner core, outer core, mantle and crust. The crust is what we need to think about here and the earth's crust is divided...
Used oyster shells collected to help next generation grow
Like much of the other containers and food scraps from the North Baltimore farm-to-table restaurant Woodberry Kitchen, the oyster shells don't go in the trash. The raw bar castoffs --...
CO2 As A Greenhouse Gas
CO2 As A Greenhouse Gas A greenhouse keeps an air volume warm mainly by enclosing it as fixed volume of air. From that perspective, the term 'greenhouse gas' is a somewhat...
Seismologists draw lessons from Chilean earthquake
More robust communication networks and ‘tsunami alarms’ could aid preparedness for mega-earthquakes, say researchers.
Fears of glacial lake outburst floods allayed
While glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs) can wreak havoc on mountain communities, researchers are taking care not to create needless panic.
What Causes the North Atlantic Plankton Bloom?
Six days from now, every one of the billions of phytoplankton alive today will be dead--eaten by zooplankton or having drifted to the bottom of the sea . In fact,...
Statoil sinks cash into Norwegian Sea
STAVANGER, Norway, April 14 (UPI) -- Norwegian oil and gas company Statoil said it planned to invest $310 million to develop a section of the Njord license area in...
Wind turbine health worries in North Gower
Hundreds of people packed a meeting organized by opponents of a proposed wind farm in Ottawa's southern outskirts.