9 hrs ago | www.bloomberg.com | Dana Hawn
China May Soon Get `Large Aftershocks' From Sichuan Earthquake, Study Says
The earthquake that struck southwestern China on May 12, killing more than 69,000 people, may produce ``large aftershocks in the near future,'' according to a study published in the journal Nature .
9 hrs ago | environment.newscientist.com | Dana Hawn
Pac-Man supercontinent ate itself to pieces
The reason you are sitting where you are right now may be because Pangaea , the most recent supercontinent to gather together all the world's landmasses together, ate itself nearly 300 million years ago.
9 hrs ago | www.taipeitimes.com | Dana Hawn
Strong aftershocks likely in quake-hit Sichuan basin: study
The May 12 earthquake in southwestern China has boosted seismic stress in parts of the Sichuan basin, increasing the risk of a dangerous aftershock on some faults that are close to inhabited areas, US ...
9 hrs ago | www.theage.com.au | Dana Hawn
Carbon dioxide burial reaches a milestone
Climate project: Dr Peter Cook holds sandstone from the Otway Basin, where 10,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide has been stored underground.
9 hrs ago | www.taipeitimes.com | Dana Hawn
Volcanoes behind craters on Mercury: researchers
NOT DEAD ON ARRIVAL : The Messenger space probe sent back images of a shield volcano with an orange color on the edge of a basin that may be a source of lava AGENCIES, WASHINGTON Sunday, Jul 06, 2008, Page 7 ...
10 hrs ago | www.wisinfo.com | Dana Hawn
Weis Museum's director has passion for science
Joanne Kluessendorf's childhood travels always netted souvenirs, but they weren't gift shop trinkets.
10 hrs ago | www.canada.com | Dana Hawn
5.7 magnitude quake shakes islands north of Japan 3 minutes ago
A 5.7 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the largely uninhabited Kuril Islands in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
10 hrs ago | www.theadvertiser.com | Dana Hawn
While southeastern states battle over evaporating water supplies, southwest Louisiana has an abundance of quality drinking water in the Chicot Aquifer, experts said.
10 hrs ago | starbulletin.com | Dana Hawn
Lava differences unveil complexities of Kilauea
University of Hawaii at Manoa scientists have found differences between lava taken from the recent eruption at Halemaumau crater and lava from Puu Oo vent.
10 hrs ago | starbulletin.com | Dana Hawn
Lava could offer clues to planets' birth
Kilauea's lavas might hold clues to planetary formation, a research group led by Nicolas Dauphas of the University of Chicago said in a recent issue of the journal Science.
10 hrs ago | www.kxnet.com | Dana Hawn
Earth shook in Bismarck 40 years ago
Earthquakes are pretty rare in North Dakota. But this week marks the anniversary of one.
10 hrs ago | www.journalgazette.net | Dana Hawn
Millions bubbling in North Dakota
Oscar Stohler was raised in a sod house in western North Dakota and ranched there for nearly seven decades.
10 hrs ago | www.sltrib.com | Dana Hawn
A bejeweled Hot Wheels car, valued at $140,000, is touring the U.S. this summer in honor of the toy brand's 40th anniversary.
10 hrs ago | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | Dana Hawn
Jamaica's oil prospects look good - Wright
IN ANOTHER three weeks, Jamaica's prospects for reducing its heavy dependence on imported oil will be known, as geologists complete their studies of offshore explorations.
10 hrs ago | www.tulsaworld.com | Dana Hawn
RISKY BUSINESS Willard R. "Will" Green: Oil and natural gas exploration . . . requires geological ingenuity, advanced technologies and the time to do the job right.
10 hrs ago | news.rgj.com | Dana Hawn
Six measured quakes hit in recent period
All six regional earthquakes measured in the 24 hours ending at 6 p.m. Saturday were in the Verdi-Mogul area.
12 hrs ago | Manawatu Evening Standard
Sea surge strands 200,000 in Bangladesh
Some 200,000 people were marooned in Bangladesh when a storm caused a sea surge to swamp a number of villages in southern coastal districts, officials said.
17 hrs ago | Bloomberg.com - Asia
Magnitude 7.5 Earthquake Strikes Off Russia in Sea of Okhotsk, USGS Says
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck beneath the Sea of Okhotsk today, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
21 hrs ago | The Post-Standard
PostScript: Bears, floods and more
The blog in the paper. From Page A-2 of the Sunday Post-Standard. The story behind the photo AP Upstate Blogs Network NYCO's Blog takes note of a new blog from the Onondaga Citizen's League , devoted to the ...
Greenville may be burial site for greenhouse gases
TV Online Greenville may be burial site for greenhouse gases By Ben Sutherly Sunday, June 29, 2008 GREENVILLE - Efforts to limit greenhouse gas emissions are going underground here - literally.