Feb 28 2011

Are Oscar Winners Healthier?

Tag: Current EventsMarianne English @ 9:41 pm
Celebrities possess the money to seek proper care for health problems, but there may be more to it.

Feb 28 2011

Seattle 10 Years After Nisqually Quake

Tag: Earthquakes,Geology,Geophysics,Natural DisastersChristina Reed @ 8:56 pm
Ten years after a 6.8 earthquake shook the Pacific Northwest, there is still a scramble over seismic hazard preparations.

Feb 28 2011

How Do We Dodge the Next Incoming Asteroid?

We are constantly reminded about the asteroid threat to Earth, but what can we really do about it?

Feb 28 2011

Iconic Pine Trees May Vanish

Tag: Beetles,Climate Change,Forests,North America,TreesDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 7:37 pm
Warming temperatures make the towering lodgepole pine tree vulnerable to drought and pests.

Feb 28 2011

Fossil DNA Could Save Species

Ancient DNA may hold the key to saving endangered species such as the Tasmanian devil.

Feb 28 2011

Scientists Sign Up for Suborbital Space Flights

Tag: Private SpaceflightIrene Klotz @ 5:30 pm
Southwest Research Institute has signed contracts with two aspiring commercial suborbital spaceliners to fly researchers and experiments.

Feb 28 2011

Every Landfill Could Have a Solar Lining

There's a trashy trend for capped landfills: turning them into solar or wind farms.

Feb 28 2011

Higher Education Linked to Lower Blood Pressure

Tag: Colleges,Graduate School,Health,Health and Illness,High SchoolDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:46 pm
The finding could help explain the often observed association among people in developed countries.

Feb 28 2011

Prehistoric Dog Lived, Died Among Humans

Tag: Animals,Anthropology,Archaeology,Dogs,WolvesJennifer Viegas @ 3:10 pm
Remains of the Husky-like dog, buried 7,000 years ago in Siberia, suggest people saw it as a thinking, social being.

Feb 28 2011

Hopping ‘Bot Bound for Moon

Tag: Mars,NASA,Robots,Technology,The MoonIrene Klotz @ 1:22 pm
A new robot rover would move by firing downward and sideways-facing rocket nozzles.

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