Jul 13 2011

Giant Underwater Volcanoes Discovered

Tag: Antarctica,Atlantic Ocean,Earth,Islands,Tsunami,Volcanoes — Jessica Marshall @ 10:30 am
A dozen massive peaks, some active, are discovered in a novel scan of the Antarctic ocean floor.

Jul 09 2011

UFO Disclosure Day: Is the Conspiracy Out There?

Tag: Alien Life,Current Events,Earth,Humor,SETI,Skepticism,Space People,Unexplained Phenomena — Benjamin Radford @ 8:55 pm
Yesterday was World UFO Disclosure Day... Did we learn anything new about extraterrestrials?

Jun 21 2011

What Happens at the Summer Solstice?

Tag: Astronomy,Astrophysics,Current Events,Earth,The Sun — Ian O'Neill @ 5:17 pm
You just lived through a beautifully subtle celestial event: the moment of summer solstice.

Jun 16 2011

Biodegradable Products Damage Environment, Too

Tag: Biodegradable,Composting,Earth,Environment,EPA,Global Warming,Materials,Recycling,Waste — Emily Sohn @ 11:00 am
Before you buy something that's biodegradable, take a look at how your community deals with trash.

Jun 14 2011

Curb Soot and Smog to Keep Earth Cool, Says UN

Tag: Africa,Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Animals,Arctic Regions,Asia,Cars,Climate,Climate Change,Coal,Cooking,Death and Dying,Earth,Environment,Exhaust and Emissions,Fossil Fuels,Glaciers,Global Warming,Heat Waves,Heating,Lung Cancer,NASA,Organic,Parks and Forests,Particles,Pigs,Rice and Grains,Science,Scientists,The Sun,Vehicles,Video,Waste — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 1:21 pm
Sharply reducing emissions of soot and smog could play a critical role in preventing Earth from overheating.

Jun 10 2011

NASA Launches Salt-Seeking Satellite

Tag: Aquarius,Climate,Earth,Earth Science,NASA,Oceans,Rockets,Spacecraft — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 8:09 pm
The Aquarius satellite will measure the salinity of the world's oceans to see how changes may be linked to future climate.

Jun 10 2011

DNews Gets a New Look!

Tag: Adventure,Animals,Earth,History,Space — Lori Cuthbert @ 7:28 pm
Discovery News has a new-look navigation, and a boatload of new ideas, just for you. Read all about it.

Jun 10 2011

New Dino May Be World’s Smallest

Tag: Animals,Antarctica,Bees,Birds,Carnivores,Consumption,Dinosaurs,Earth,Europe,Fossils,Fruit,Insects,Mountains,Museums and Tours,Omnivores,Tyrannosaurus,Video — Jennifer Viegas @ 3:39 pm
This dinosaur may be pint-sized, but it was still a predator.

Jun 08 2011

Epic Solar Flare Pops Sun’s Magnetic Cork

Tag: Current Events,Earth,NASA,Stellar Phenomena,Stellar Physics,The Sun — Ian O'Neill @ 7:34 am
Early Tuesday, a powerful solar explosion kicked up a surprising amount of material, creating a huge veil of dark plasma that spectacularly rained back down on the solar surface.

May 31 2011

Arsenic Life: Fact or Fiction?

Tag: Alien Life,Arsenic,Bacteria,DNA,Earth,Evolution,Life Science,NASA — Irene Klotz @ 8:25 pm
Scientists debate evidence, or lack thereof, for a microorganism with arsenic-laced DNA.
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