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As the year 2011 comes to a close, some might wonder what is looming sky-wise for 2012? What celestial events might we look forward to seeing?
Read More »Operations Suspended at Hazardous Fluid Wells after 11 Quakes
By Kim Palmer CLEVELAND (Reuters) - Ohio has suspended operations at five deep-well hazardous fluid disposal sites after a series of 11 earthquakes in the Youngstown, Ohio, in the past year, including one on Saturday with a magnitude of 4.0, officials said. [More]
Read More »How Cosmic Rays Can Image the Throat of an Active Volcano [Video]
The volcano that buried Pompeii in A.D. 79 still rumbles deep down
Read More »Giraffes Eat Bones–and Other Things I Learned on Safari [Slide Show]
Forgive me.
Read More »Welcome to the Year of the Lightbulb
Happy New Year! And welcome to the year of light…bulbs. Why you ask?
Read More »Out-of-Body Experiences Linked with Poor Sense of Own Body
Many individuals report having an out-of-body experience at some point in their life, and now scientists are homing in on the cause. [More]
Read More »5 alcohol-isms for New Year’s
1. Drunk walking contains a bigger risk factor than you might think. The journal of Injury Prevention cites January 1 with the high incident rates of pedestrian-motor vehicle crashes (PDF)
Read More »The Elderly React Slowly Because They Want To Be Right
Older folks may appear to react or process info slowly. But there may be a method to their meander-ness: they’re making sure they get it right.
Read More »The Math behind Screening Tests
It seems like every few months a new study points out the inefficacy of yet another wide-scale cancer screening. In 2009 the U.S.
Read More »Solar Paint Converts Light To Electricity
Instead of installing solar panels on your roof--how about just giving your house a new paint job? Of course you’d have to be sure to use solar paint. That’s what a group of Notre Dame researchers has created, detailing the recipe in the journal ACS Nano .
Read More »Court Issues Delay of EPA Rule on Coal Power Plants
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. federal appeals court on Friday issued a last-minute order delaying the January 1 implementation of stricter federal limits on pollution from coal-fired power plants, according to a court filing.
Read More »Federal Judge Blocks California Greenhouse Gas Emissions Rules
By Dan Levine and Noel Randewich SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A judge blocked one of California's signature attempts to lower greenhouse gas emissions, a victory for out-of-state ethanol producers and refiners that has California's air quality board vowing to appeal.
Read More »How Does Mercury Get Into Fish?
Dear EarthTalk : I know that large fish contain a lot of mercury, but where does it come from? And what are we doing to prevent this contamination?
Read More »Why Women Report Being in Worse Health than Men
When asked to rate their own health, women , on average, consistently report being in worse health than men do, and a new study from researchers in Spain says this is because women have a higher rate of chronic diseases -- contradicting a previous theory that women's lower self-rated health is simply a reporting bias. [More]
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