Sep 03 2010

Tiger Shark Feeding Frenzy Captured on Video

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animals, Current Events, Fish, Food, Marine Life, Oceans, Sharks, Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 5:06 pm
More than 100 tiger sharks were filmed preying on a massive school of fish off the east coast of Noosa, Australia.

Sep 03 2010

Hurricane Earl Brushes North Carolina

Tag: Atlantic Ocean, Beach, Business, Disasters and Accidents, Hurricanes, Islands, Military, Storms, Summer, Wind — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:33 pm
Hurricane Earl pounded North Carolina on Friday as it sped up the U.S. East Coast, threatening dangerous waves and riptides across the eastern seaboard.

Sep 03 2010

School of Underwater Turbines Swim to Fast Currents

Tag: Alternative Power Sources, Energy, Engineering, Green Tech, Water, Wave Power — Alyssa Danigelis @ 1:03 pm
An autonomous turbine swarm in the works could tap the power potential in the Gulf's underwater currents. But should we even go there?

Sep 03 2010

Ancient Nubians Drank Antibiotic-Laced Beer

Tag: Anthropology, Antibiotics, Food Unwrapped, Mummies — Emily Sohn @ 12:14 pm
A group of people who lived nearly 2,000 years ago in Sudanese Nubia took doses of tetracycline -- through their beer.

Sep 03 2010

9/11 Imprint Persists in American Brains, Bodies

Tag: Disaster Recovery, Emotions, Health, History, Mental Health — Emily Sohn @ 11:00 am
Nine years after the attacks of 9/11, the psyches of people who were even distant from the events, show permanent changes.

Sep 03 2010

Tether Maneuvers Spacecraft Without Fuel

Tag: NASA, Orbits, Satellites, Spacecraft — Irene Klotz @ 11:00 am
The technology pushes against Earth's magnetic field for propulsion.

Sep 02 2010

Hungry Elephants Are No Match for Fearless Ants

Tag: Animal Behavior, Animals, Humans, Wildlife Conservation — Zahra Hirji @ 10:49 pm
Talk about your David and Goliath story: ant colonies have found a way to ward elephants away from their turf with painful, precise attacks.

Sep 02 2010

Yellowstone Hot Spot Shreds Ancient Pacific Ocean

Tag: Geology, Geophysics, Maps, Plate Tectonics — Michael Reilly @ 9:15 pm
A new study has found that the mantle plume that feeds Yellowstone's famous geysers is even more powerful than anyone ever thought.

Sep 02 2010

Earth’s Animals Face Grim Future

Tag: Corals, Earth, Humans, Life Science, Mass Extinction, Sponges — Jennifer Viegas @ 6:01 pm
A major extinction event is taking place now, with many wondering what animals will disappear from the planet forever.

Sep 02 2010

NPR: Keeping Trapped Chilean Miners Sane (Featuring Discovery News)

Tag: Current Events, NASA — Ian O'Neill @ 5:06 pm
In response to the article "Can NASA Help Trapped Chilean Miners?", Discovery News space producer Ian O'Neill was asked to appear as a guest on NPR's "Talk of the Nation" program.
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