Mar 31 2011

Fear Over Radiation Contamination Escalates

Radiation concerns are escalating, causing medical risks to evacuees in Japan. Meanwhile milk is still safe to drink in the United States.

Mar 28 2011

Liquid Salt Extracts Oil from Sand

An eco-friendly method could extract millions of barrels of oil and tar trapped in sand.

Mar 23 2011

More Terror Bots: Coptor-Bot Detects Human Motion and Breathing

In a disastrous world, life-detecting robots are gaining popularity.

Mar 14 2011

Japan Earthquake: Robots Help Search For Survivors

Tag: Disaster Recovery,Disasters and Accidents,Earthquakes,Robotics,Robots,TsunamiDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:49 pm
A wheeled and snake-like robot are en route to Sendai.

Mar 12 2011

US Deploys Nuclear Experts to Japan

Japanese engineers continue work to avoid meltdown at two nuclear power stations.

Feb 22 2011

Major Quake Hits New Zealand

Police report multiple fatalities in a city still recovering from a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in Sept. 2010.

Oct 29 2010

Indonesia Tsunami Death Toll Tops 400

Tag: Disaster Recovery,Disasters and Accidents,Earthquakes,TsunamiDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 5:50 pm
Almost 13,000 people are living in makeshift camps after their homes were wiped out in the killer wave.

Oct 13 2010

Chilean Miners Rescued Amid Global Celebrations

Tag: Disaster Recovery,Humans,South AmericaDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 11:29 am
The miners who have been trapped for 10 weeks deep underground are being brought up one by one in a special steel cage.

Oct 09 2010

Trapped Chile Miner Rescue Could Start Wednesday

Tag: Current Events,Disaster Recovery,Earth,Mining,South AmericaDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 11:20 pm
Rapid progress is expected after a 622-meter shaft is drilled into the miners' emergency shelter.

Sep 03 2010

9/11 Imprint Persists in American Brains, Bodies

Tag: Disaster Recovery,Emotions,Health,History,Mental HealthEmily 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.

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