Jul 27 2011

Landslides Kill Dozens After Downpours in S. Korea

Torrential rain pounding South Korea on Wednesday triggered landslides which killed 28 people and inundated hundreds of homes in the country's worst flood damage in decades.

Jun 26 2011

Drug Boosts Snakebite Survival Time By Half

Researchers in Australia showed that a class of compounds called nitric oxide donors delays the entry of toxins from potentially deadly snakebites.

May 11 2011

Lake Slime Loaded With Pollutants

Tag: Environment,Fish,Lakes,Pesticides,Streams,WasteEmily Sohn @ 12:00 pm
Chemicals end up in slime at the bottom of streams and lakes that fish feed on.

Nov 12 2010

Comet Packed With Dry Ice

Tag: Comets,NASA,Spacecraft,StreamsIrene Klotz @ 4:16 pm
What causes particles to blast off a comet's body? Ice, ice, baby.

Aug 23 2010

Beyond the Black Box

Instead of storing flight data on board, aircraft could easily send the information in real time to the ground.

May 19 2010

Are Anti-Bacterial Soaps Poisoning Our Water?

Tag: Antibiotics,Environment,Lakes,Rivers,Streams,Waste DisposalEmily Sohn @ 12:32 pm
A common chemical found in antibacterial soaps is turning up in lakes and streams and could potentially harm wildlife and human health.

May 18 2010

Parking Lots Outnumber Cars in Some States

Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin have almost three spaces for every car. That means more urban heat and less runoff.

Apr 12 2010

Rivers Heating Up With Warming

Twenty major U.S. streams and rivers have warmed significantly over the last few decades, according to research.