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Did the Chilean Quake Shift Earth's Axis?
Last month's 8.8 magnitude earthquake in Chile was so strong it might have shifted the axis of the entire Earth.
Nigeria downplays Shell shutdown
ABUJA, Nigeria, March 11 (UPI) -- The supply of power in Nigeria will likely remain static despite a decision by Shell to close two natural gas plants, Nigerian officials...
More dates on signing for Peace Pipeline
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, March 11 (UPI) -- Outstanding issues between Pakistan and Iran on the so-called Peace Pipeline are resolved and both parties are set for final agreements, senior officials...
Not more quakes, just more people in quake zones
First the ground shook in Haiti, then Chile and now Turkey. The earthquakes keep coming hard and fast this year, causing people to wonder if something sinister is happening underfoot....
China herdsmen kill snow leopard
Two herdsmen are jailed for up to 10 years for killing a rare snow leopard in Xinjiang, China.
Synthetic 'sea shells' made from chalk and materials used in disposable coffee cups
Scientists have made synthetic 'sea shells' from a mixture of chalk and polystyrene cups -- and produced a tough new material that could make our homes and offices more durable.
Vitamin D lifts mood during cold weather months, researchers say
A daily dose of vitamin D may just be what people in northern climates need to get through the long winter, according to researchers. This nutrient lifts mood during cold...
Nuclear Bunker Sold on eBay for $31,000
Cold War-Era Underground Station in U.K. Built to Monitor Spread of Radiation; Features Phone, Chemical Toilet and Air Shafts
B.C. fish farm 'not negligent' in escape
Investigators say a B.C. fish farm operator wasn't negligent when thousands of Atlantic salmon escaped last October, but one critic is questioning the government's standards.
Environmental Engineers Receive Top Science Paper Award for Investigative Work
An article in ES&T that contradicted years of government assertions that no residents in Washington D.C. had been harmed by years of unnecessary exposure to very high levels of lead...
Drought dries up Vietnam's waterways
HANOI, Vietnam, March 8 (UPI) -- Vietnam is struggling with its worst drought in more than 100 years.
Dana Gas makes two new finds in Egypt
CAIRO, March 8 (UPI) -- Middle East energy major Dana Gas announced it uncovered two natural gas discoveries in the Nile Delta in Egypt with at least 35 billion...
Romania lingers under flood warnings
BUCHAREST, Romania, March 8 (UPI) -- Hydrologists watching the levels of the Danube River in Romania extended flash-flood warnings through the end of the week, officials said.
Oil traders stop work with Iran
LONDON, March 8 (UPI) -- Some of the largest oil traders in the world have stopped working with Iran as U.S. pressure on the so-called Achilles Heel of Iran...
Kiev's gas consortium idea blasted
KIEV, Ukraine, March 8 (UPI) -- The proposal for a gas transit consortium consisting of Ukraine, Russia and European member states runs contrary to national interests, Ukrainian leaders said.
Beijing optimistic about ESPO construction
BEIJING, March 8 (UPI) -- Construction of the Eastern-Siberia-Pacific Ocean pipeline to the Sea of Japan will be completed by the end of 2010, the Chinese Foreign Ministry said.
A high-tech handrest
SALT LAKE CITY, March 8, 2010 -- University of Utah engineers developed a computer-controlled, motorized hand and arm support that will let doctors, artists and others precisely control scalpels,...
Hydrocarbon boom ‘may threaten Peruvian Amazon’
A study on the impacts of hydrocarbon exploration on the Peruvian Amazon is urgently needed, warn scientists.
ABC restored to 3.1M customers after Oscars begin
(AP) -- Cablevision's 3.1 million subscribers in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut had their access to the Academy Awards telecast restored Sunday night after the cable operator reached...
Wanted: an eco prophet | Peter Preston
People are drifting into a lethal slumber on climate change. More of the same won't wake them upIt's an exceptionally inconvenient truth. Only one American in three believes that human beings are responsible...
Mini-cyclone, record floods hit Australia
Melbourne was bracing itself Sunday for further storms after a mini-cyclone ripped through Australia's second largest city, bringing with it hail stones the size of tennis balls.
Climate fluctuations 115,000 years ago: Were short warm periods typical for transitions to glacial epochs?
At the end of the last interglacial epoch, around 115,000 years ago, there were significant climate fluctuations. In Central and Eastern Europe, the slow transition from the Eemian Interglacial to...
Tides, Earth's rotation among sources of giant underwater waves
Scientists are gaining new insight into the mechanisms that generate huge, steep underwater waves that occur between layers of warm and cold water in coastal regions of the world's oceans.
Fretting About the Last of the World’s Biggest Cats
Could this Chinese Year of the Tiger be the last one with actual tigers still afoot in the world’s wild?
Rise in UK carbon emissions disputed by report
Soil deposits of CO2 'not fuelling global warming yet – but will in future'A major study for the UK government has cast doubt over claims that rising temperatures are causing soil to...
Marshes Dying for Lack of Fresh Water at Maurepas Swamp, Louisiana, US
Without a diversion from the Mississippi River or the introduction of other sources of fresh water in the near future, the Maurepas Swamp in southeast Louisiana will continue on a...
Rockwood Park's shifting borders worry residents
Saint John council is running into controversy as it starts reviewing the boundaries of Rockwood Park after decades of uncertainty.
Gear: Goodbye chains, hello belt-drive bicycles
The 24 Hours of Adrenalin Solo World Championship is often a grueling showcase for the world's toughest bikes and riders, but the July event in Canmore, Canada, was something special.