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Video: Ash Cloud Keeps Skies Closed
17,000 flights are canceled and millions of travelers affected as Icelandic volcano continues to spew clouds of ash with no let-up in sight. Mark Phillips reports.
Volcanic ash research shows how plumes end up in the jet stream
A University at Buffalo volcanologist, an expert in volcanic ash cloud transport, published a paper recently showing how the jet stream - the area in the atmosphere that pilots prefer...
Arctic Tipping Points - #2: Some Feedback Mechanisms
Arctic Tipping Points - #2: Some Feedback Mechanisms In part #1: Background And Recent History I wrote: The global warming trend observed in direct measurements and a very wide range of...
Stranded Norway PM Turns To iPad To Govern
Volcanic Ash Cloud Left PM Jens Stoltenberg Stuck in NY
Commissioning in the English NHS should be abandoned
Commissioning in the English NHS is a failing system that needs to be abandoned, says a public policy expert in an editorial published on bmj.com today...
The deep roots of inequality
To an economist, a map of southern Peru has a peculiar appearance. If you draw a line forming a kind of jagged oval, outlining a chunk of the Andes running from northwest...
James E. Cloern Wins Ketchum Award
The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) has chosen James E. Cloern, a senior research scientist at the U.S. Geological Survey for the last 34 years, as the recipient of...
Chinese quake spurs plague watch
Rescuers of victims of earthquakes in a Tibetan area of western China should be on alert for potential cases of pneumonic plague, health officials say.
Is Mother Nature Out to Get Us?
Volcanoes, Quakes ... The Number Of Ground-Shaking Events In 2010 Is About Average, But It's Where They've Hit That's Unusual
Video: Inside Nature's Fury
Given recurrent media coverage of catastrophic earthquakes, floods and other global natural disasters, Ben Tracy investigates the science and myths behind the ferocity of Mother Nature.
Small Utah Earthquake Rattles Residents
4.9. Magnitude Temblor Also Felt in Wyoming, Idaho; No Injuries or Significant Damage Reported
New tech sees dead people
A new surveillance technique known as hyperspectral imaging can detect slight changes in light from plants and soil caused by a decomposing body. Soil - Agriculture...
Experts for Earth Day 2010: Researchers Offer Environmental Perspectives
Earth Day 2010 will be celebrated on Thursday, April 22. Faculty experts from The University of Texas at Austin are available to discuss their research on topics ranging from building...
Experts Seek Clues to How Long Eruption Will Go On
Scientists say that so far the answer is unknown, as they watch for signs of seismic activity and changes in the slope of the volcano’s flanks.
Arab-Israeli water feuds get worse
RAMALLAH, West Bank, April 16 (UPI) -- Israel's feud with the Palestinians over dwindling West Bank water resources stymied a European Union effort this week to secure a water...
Congress proposes toxic chemical regulation reforms
US Congress issues legislation to update ancient toxic chemicals rules by placing more burdens on industry
Dolphin births up since Hurricane Katrina
A drop in boat traffic and fishing may have contributed to a boost in dolphin births in the Mississippi Sound. Hurricane Katrina - Mississippi Sound -...
Table Grapes' New Ally: Muscodor albus
Small but mighty, a beneficial microbe called Muscodor albus may help protect fresh grapes from troublesome gray mold. Experiments conducted over the past several years by Agricultural Research Service (ARS)...
New threats on Canadian pipeline
DAWSON CREEK, British Columbia, April 16 (UPI) -- Canadian police were investigating the latest letter threatening more attacks on natural gas facilities in the province of British Columbia.
Microsoft to investigate conditions in China plant
(AP) -- Microsoft Corp. said Thursday it will investigate reports of poor working conditions at a factory in southern China that makes some of its products.
Alberta funds carbon emission research network
The Alberta government is spending $25 million on a new research network that will seek ways to cut carbon emissions from fossil fuels.
Solid-state illuminator reduces nitrates in leafy green vegetables
KAUNAS, LITHUNIA -- Searching for ways to improve the nutritional quality of leafy green vegetables, Lithuanian researchers have found success with new technology that features high-density...
Volcanic ash affects airplanes, weather, sunsets
(AP) -- In 1989, all four engines of a Boeing 747 over Alaska conked out after it flew into a cloud of volcanic ash. The crew was able to...
Demystifying yield fluctuations for greenhouse tomatoes
KAGAWA, JAPAN -- Growing tomatoes is not always easy. In many parts of the world summers are too hot to grow tomatoes in greenhouses, even those with intricate cooling systems....
Common PGR helps creeping bentgrass weather drought
NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ -- Irrigation water for turfgrass has become increasingly restricted due to environmental factors such as insufficient precipitation; increased domestic, agricultural, and...
Avian flu linked to cold-front movements
PRINCETON, N.J., April 15 (UPI) -- U.S. and Dutch scientists say they've linked avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in Europe during the winter of 2005-2006 to the movement of cold...
Celebrity Manatee Survived Florida's Harsh Freeze
Ilya, an adventurous manatee that wandered as far north as Cape Cod last summer, has recently been sighted at several locations around Miami’s Biscayne Bay, confirmed U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)...
Life Discovered Thriving in Trinidadian Lake of Hydrocarbons, Suggesting Titan Could Support Life
A stinking, poisonous lake filled with carbon dioxide and hydrocarbons might not seem like the kind of place for living things to thrive, but researchers have discovered life in Trinidad's Pitch Lake, a...