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Researchers help map tsunami and earthquake damage in Japan
Researchers are processing satellite imagery of regions in Japan affected by the 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that devastated sections of the country's east coast on March 11.
Tokyo contamination concerns trigger run on bottled water
Some stores sell out of bottled water after Tokyo officials warn that infants should not drink tap water because of elevated levels of radioactive iodine. Parents in Tokyo and five...
Europe looks at new energy mix
BRUSSELS, March 23 (UPI) -- The European Commission announced Wednesday it authorized $26.6 million in regional investment aid for a German company to build solar modules.
U.S. public support for more nuclear power slips
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. public support for expanding nuclear power appears to be slipping after Japan's nuclear crisis while New York's governor said on Tuesday an aging plant near New...
Recipes for Health: Ricotta and Spinach Frittata With Mint
This frittata is lightly speckled with steamed spinach and seasoned with fresh mint.
Tsunamiэs effects in California offer clues about future, more powerful seismic events
Although the effect of the tsunami was minuscule in California compared with Japan, the scattered damage is providing a rare opportunity to study how the waves work and to help...
Quake shakes Japan's science
Natural disaster leaves researchers struggling with broken equipment and a crippled infrastructure.
Ecosystem-wide framework for monitoring coral reef fisheries can be used on global scale
Scientists have created a framework that increases the effectiveness of critical reef monitoring techniques. The new framework improves the accuracy and efficiency of fish counts and can be used to...
Fault-finding coral reefs can predict the site of coming earthquakes
Scientists are surveying "mass wasting," a unique geological phenomenon of the Red Sea, to identify active fault-line activity along fossil coral reefs and sediment levels. They say that their research...
Huge ocean 'Frisbees' spin off Brazil's coast
Current rings have been known to exist off northeastern coast of Brazil for decades, but knowledge of their basic properties such as size, speed, depth, and rotation velocity has been...
Well: Flaxseed for Hot Flashes?
Flaxseed contains estrogen-like compounds, making it a candidate for hot flash relief. But so far, the data are mixed, reports Anahad O'Connor in today's "Really?" column.
Japan quake loaded stress on fault closer to Tokyo
The recent monster quake that hit northeastern Japan altered the earth's surface, geologists say, loading stress onto a different segment of the fault line much closer to Tokyo.
Saharan dust impacts West African monsoon precipitation
(PhysOrg.com) -- Africa's Saharan Desert is the largest source of mineral dust in the world, covering more than 3 million square miles and causing dust particles to blanket African skies....
USDA funds research on crops and climate change
(AP) -- The federal government is investing $60 million in three major studies on the effects of climate change on crops and forests to help ensure farmers and foresters...
Simple model could predict rare 'tsunami earthquakes'
Researchers have created a simple computer model that can identify unconventional tsunami-causing earthquakes that current systems may miss.
Dioxin Levels Dropped 70% During Beijing Olympics
Air Quality: Closing factories and banning cars temporarily reduced pollution.
Think globally, but act locally when studying plants, animals, global warming
Global warming is clearly affecting plants and animals, but we should not try to tease apart the specific contribution of greenhouse gas driven climate change to extinctions or declines of...
Researchers use motion sensors to determine equine lameness (w/ video)
The most common ailment to affect a horse is lameness. A University of Missouri equine veterinarian has developed a system to effectively assess this problem using motion detection....
Quartz could hold key to a quake mystery
Quartz might help solve a mystery as to why Earth's continents repeatedly deform in some areas but not others, scientists find.
Rivers buckle under pressure from climate, dams
Climate change is likely to intensify the alarming rate of degradation of the worlds rivers and wetlands unless water resources are better managed, according to a special issue of the...
Ctrip surfs China's homegrown travel wave
A crescendo of voices builds on a typically bustling day in the Shanghai headquarters of Ctrip.com as staff put together hundreds of tourist trips. It is the sound of China's...
Putnam awarded Rolf Schock Prize
The 2011 Rolf Schock Prize in Logic and Philosophy will be awarded on Nov. 2 to Hilary Putnam “for his contribution to the understanding of semantics for theoretical and ‘natural...
India needs help accessing gas reserves
NEW DELHI, March 21 (UPI) -- Indian energy officials said they may need the help of British energy company BP to address declines in natural gas production from the...
USCG: No Deepwater Horizon oil in gulf
NEW ORLEANS, March 21 (UPI) -- A suspicious sheen on the water in the Gulf of Mexico is believed to contain sediment not oil from the Deepwater Horizon site,...
China has role to play in regional energy
BEIJING, March 21 (UPI) -- China can play a stronger role in regional energy security, though Washington is encouraged by gains in a multilateral natural gas pipeline, a diplomat...
World learns from Dutch to keep head above water
Dubai's Palm Island, New Orleans' upgraded dykes and Australia's water recycling plants all have one thing in common: they benefited from Dutch know-how gained in the country's age-old quest for...
Taiwan builds first undersea earthquake sensor
Taiwan began building its first undersea earthquake sensor on Sunday in a project aiming to give earlier warnings of the quakes and tsunamis that frequently hit the region.
The first day of spring brings winter to Los Angeles
Wind and rain delay flights and snap power lines.In a cruel irony, the first day of spring in Southern California brought a winter storm with snow in the mountains and...