Mar 31 2011

Jerusalem UFO Video: Case Closed

Tag: Alien Life,Current Events,Humor,Mystery,Photography,Science Fiction,Skepticism,Unexplained Phenomena — Benjamin Radford @ 9:03 pm
In January, a UFO videotaped over Jerusalem made news worldwide. Early skeptical analysis branded it a hoax, but was it?

Mar 31 2011

Huge New Dinosaur Was Cousin of T. rex

Tag: Dinosaurs,Extinct Animals,Late Cretaceous Dinosaurs,Paleontology,Prehistoric Animals,Prehistoric Era,Tyrannosaurus — Jennifer Viegas @ 7:58 pm
Paleontologists find one of the largest-ever carnivorous dinosaurs who was also a cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex.

Mar 31 2011

Fear Over Radiation Contamination Escalates

Tag: Disaster Preparedness,Disaster Recovery,Man-Made Disasters and Accidents,Natural Disasters,Nuclear Accidents — Discovery News - Top Stories @ 6:57 pm
Radiation concerns are escalating, causing medical risks to evacuees in Japan. Meanwhile milk is still safe to drink in the United States.

Mar 31 2011

Space Music: Aeolian Harps and Solar Sound Boxes

Tag: The Sun — Robert Lamb @ 5:14 pm
Is our sun a musician? Yeah, it can bust out some tunes if you hand it an instrument.

Mar 31 2011

Used Motor Oil Pans Out to Be Reusable

Tag: Alternative Fuels,Biotechnology,Carbon Offsets,Cars,Conservation,Energy,Energy Efficiency,Engineering,Fossil Fuels,Green Tech,Microbiology,Petroleum,Recycling,Reuse,Vehicles and Equipment,Waste and Recycling — Nic Halverson @ 3:56 pm
A new technique uses microwaves to cheaply convert used motor oil into fuel.

Mar 31 2011

Recycled Island to Be Built from Ocean Garbage Patch

Tag: Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing,Alternative Power Sources,Architecture,Buildings and Structures,Energy Efficiency,Green Building,Plastic,Pollution,Recycling,Renewable Energy,Reuse,Solar Power,Waste and Recycling,Water,Zero Waste — Amy Dusto @ 2:59 pm
This conceptual habitat would support a floating city with a half million residents.

Mar 31 2011

Top 5 Questions on Radiation Exposure

Tag: Fish,Fishing,Marine Life,Nuclear Science,Pacific Ocean,Safety,Seafood,Tsunami — Irene Klotz @ 1:12 pm
As workers try and contain radiation leaks from Japan's damaged nuclear plant, we ask the experts about the risks.

Mar 31 2011

Prehistoric Fossil May Have Inspired Greek Myths

Tag: Ancient Greek Cities and Sites,Fossils,History,Paleontology,Prehistoric — Rossella Lorenzi @ 9:00 am
The thigh bone of a huge extinct mammal was first recovered by the ancient Greeks and may have inspired a beast in classical mythology.

Mar 30 2011

2011 Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Joint Lowest On Record

Tag: Animal Breeding,Climate Change,Global Warming,Winter — Kieran Mulvaney @ 9:38 pm
The start of Arctic spring/summer sea ice melt has begun; tying this year's furthest winter extent south with 2006 as the lowest on record.

Mar 30 2011

Warm Air Over Eastern Shores Draw In the Cold

Tag: Meteorology,Weather,Wind,Winter — John D. Cox @ 7:18 pm
Atmospheric waves generated from ocean heat may provide a new explanation for why western cities are usually warmer than eastern cities despite similar latitudes.
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