Home / Tag Archives: reddit (page 197)

Tag Archives: reddit

Osama bin Laden: The Science of His End

Comments Off on Osama bin Laden: The Science of His End 382 Views

From DNA matching to tracking technology, this report reveals how science aided in bringing down the master terrorist [More]

Why It Scrubbed: NASA Engineers Troubleshoot Endeavour ‘s Electrical Problems

Comments Off on Why It Scrubbed: NASA Engineers Troubleshoot Endeavour ‘s Electrical Problems 194 Views

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER--When NASA scrubbed the shuttle Endeavour 's final launch here on Friday, engineers said there was a best-case and a worst-case scenario. Well, guess what: it was the worst case. The trouble began when an electric heater for the hydraulics system failed to turn on

First Impressions Can Be Quite Accurate

Comments Off on First Impressions Can Be Quite Accurate 197 Views

[More]

China’s Energy Dragon Looks Tamer to One Forecaster

Comments Off on China’s Energy Dragon Looks Tamer to One Forecaster 390 Views

Chinese skylines are defined by construction cranes and the din of jackhammers. China produces 50 percent of the world's cement [ pdf ]--the next largest producer, India is responsible for just 6 percent--to build seemingly endless tracts of high rises, railroads, parking lots, highways, airports and shopping malls.

Freeze Out: Can Polar Bears Survive a Melting Arctic?

Comments Off on Freeze Out: Can Polar Bears Survive a Melting Arctic? 198 Views

Dear EarthTalk : I read a heart-wrenching story of a polar bear that swam 400 miles with its cub on its back in search of an ice floe to rest on. It survived but its cub did not

Too Hard For Science? David Brin – Raising Animals to Human Levels of Intelligence

Comments Off on Too Hard For Science? David Brin – Raising Animals to Human Levels of Intelligence 278 Views

If we cannot find aliens in the stars, we might create alien intelligences on Earth

Soggy fields put U.S. farmers on a tight deadline

Comments Off on Soggy fields put U.S. farmers on a tight deadline 297 Views

By Suzanne Cosgrove [More]

Stress tests devised to reliably reveal personality in birds

Comments Off on Stress tests devised to reliably reveal personality in birds 200 Views

Most dog and cat owners will happily describe their pet's disposition down to the smallest, human-like detail. But how much of that is over-reaching anthropomorphizing and how much is an individual animal's actual "personality" shining through?

In Brief: May 2011

Comments Off on In Brief: May 2011 272 Views

The FDA approved biotech drug Benlysta to treat lupus, the first new treatment for the autoimmune disease in 50 years.

Recommended: "The Fate of Greenland"

Comments Off on Recommended: "The Fate of Greenland" 330 Views

The Fate of Greenland: Lessons from Abrupt Climate Change by Philip W. Conkling, Richard Alley, Wallace Broecker and George Denton.

Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Additional Resources

Comments Off on Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer Additional Resources 329 Views

A 12-minute NASA video with scientist interviews gives an overview of the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) project: [More]

Three Alaskans accused of trafficking in walrus tusks

Comments Off on Three Alaskans accused of trafficking in walrus tusks 236 Views

By Yereth Rosen ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Three Alaskans have been indicted on charges of trafficking in hundreds of pounds of walrus tusks taken from a remote Eskimo village in exchange for such items as cash, guns and marijuana, prosecutors said on Thursday. [More]

U.S. may see record number of tornadoes this year

Comments Off on U.S. may see record number of tornadoes this year 266 Views

By Kevin Gray MIAMI (Reuters) - A rare and potent combination of cool air clashing with warm, humid weather and extreme winds at varying altitudes ignited the deadly tornadoes that ravaged the U.S. South this week, meteorologists said on Thursday. [More]