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Topography reflects Baja quake site's complex geology
The topography surrounding the Laguna Salada fault in the Mexican state of Baja, California, is clearly shown in this combined radar image and topographic view (above) generated with data from...
Chile's scientists seek funding to repair quake damage
Chile's science community has made recommendations to the government, including emergency funding to replace equipment.
Mekong River Commission addresses drought
HUA HIN, Thailand, April 7 (UPI) -- Officials from Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos -- member countries of the Mekong River Commission -- called for greater cooperation from China...
Video: Wedding Streamed on Twitter
Shira Lazar speaks with Greg Rewis and Stephanie Sullivan, a married couple who had their wedding livestreamed and on Twitter.
Faulty Antenna Hampers Discovery Damage Survey
Hardware Failure Leaves Astronauts with Reduced Data Transfer Options Until International Space Station Arrival
Video: 7.8 Earthquake in Indonesia
Sparking fears of another tsunami similar to 2006, the U.S. Geological Survey says a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the island of Sumatra in Indonesia. Maggie Rodriguez reports.
Feed yard greenhouse gas study begins
AMARILLO, Texas, April 7 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they are starting a study to determine greenhouse gas emissions from feed yard operations.
Swiss needle forest epidemic getting worse
CORVALLIS, Ore., April 7 (UPI) -- An Oregon State University study suggests the Swiss needle cast epidemic affecting Douglas-fir trees along the coastal U.S. Pacific Northwest is intensifying.
Video: Quake Rattles Calif. Border Area
The most powerful earthquake to hit the border region in 18 years had people from Mexico and California running from their houses. As Bill Whitaker reports, the quake was more...
Commercial fishing estimated to kill millions of sea turtles
DURHAM, N.C. -- The number of sea turtles inadvertently snared by commercial fishing gear over the past 20 years may reach into the millions, according to the first peer-reviewed...
Supersonic Freefall
The sound barrier was first broken by an aircraft in 1947, but this year a man will attempt to break the sound barrier with his body alone. His freefall jump...
Lamb's carbon footprint found
The first major study of the carbon footprint of New Zealand lamb has shown that 80 per cent of that footprint is generated on the farm.
Mexico Earthquake Zone Linked to California Faults
The magnitude 7.2 temblor was caused by the same tectonic shifts that formed the Baja Peninsula and the San Andreas Fault, geologists say.
Doubled haploid technology for quickly developing inbred corn lines
An agronomist has launched a Doubled Haploid Facility that can develop pure, inbred corn lines in less time than traditional methods.
Osthammar Journal: A Town Says ‘Yes, in Our Backyard’ to Nuclear Site
Osthammar is one of several Swedish towns that have been competing for the right to become the country’s permanent storage site for radioactive waste.
Study: Northeast seeing more, fiercer rainstorms
(AP) -- The Northeast is seeing more frequent "extreme precipitation events" in line with global warming predictions, a study shows, including storms like the recent fierce rains whose floodwaters...
Letters: Indian Ocean marine reserve and the Chagossians' right of return
The foreign secretary's announcement (UK sets up marine reserve in controversial area, 2 April) of the establishment of a marine protected area (MPA) around the Chagos archipelago (British Indian Ocean Territory) following the...
Tropical Storm Robyn nested away from land
Tropical Storm "Robyn" didn't have to fly south for the northern hemisphere winter, like the birds (Robins), it formed in the southern hemisphere this past weekend in the Southern Indian...
Arctic News Or Science Abuse?
Arctic News Or Science Abuse? As I write these words, media reporters and bloggers are gleefully reporting the recovery of the Arctic ice. There has been snow in many parts of the...
Alaskan peatlands expanded rapidly as ice age waned
Growth fueled by warm summers, cold winters
AGU journal highlights -- April 5, 2010
The following highlights summarize research papers that have recently been published in Geophysical Research Letters (GRL). In this release:
Toward better milk, healthier cows
The Atlantic Dairy and Forage Institute in New Brunswick wants to build an $8.5 million expansion in order to improve the quality of milk.
The man who predicted an earthquake
On 6 April 2009 an earthquake devastated the Italian city of L'Aquila. A year on, it's reported that toads predicted the disaster. But there was a more vocal warning from a scientific technician...
Low Solar Activity Won't Slow Climate Change, Study Says
Some solar physicists have suggested that prolonged low solar activity could offset the effects of anthropogenic global warming. But a new Grand Minimum of solar activity would decrease the rise...
The great spring gamble: nature's winners and losers
Spring is very late this year and the daffs are only just in bloom. But the long, cold winter hasn't necessarily been bad news for all our flora and faunaAfter the harshest...
Coast guard sends oil spill kits to Arctic
Increased traffic through Arctic waters is prompting the coast guard to help northern communities prepare for oil spills.
Gone with the wind: Far-flung pine pollen still potent miles from the tree
When forest biologist Claire Williams boards ferries bound for North Carolina's Outer Banks, the barrier islands that line the NC coast, ferry captains call her the "Pollen Lady."
Two South Pars phases go online, Iran says
TEHRAN, April 5 (UPI) -- New drilling sites at the giant South Pars gas complex in the Persian Gulf should commence operations in a matter of months, energy executives...