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Seeing Forests In The Tree Of Life
Moffett Field CA (SPX) May 24, 2005Peter Ward, a paleontologist and professor of geological sciences at the University of Washington in Seattle, has written extensively about the history of life on Earth, as well as the possibility for life elsewhere in the universe. Tsunami Earthquake Triggered Earth's Free Oscillations 
New Haven CT (SPX) May 20, 2005Oscillations begun by the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake in December 2004 are providing important information about the composition of the Earth as well as the size and duration of the earthquake. New Plate Discovery May Force Japan To Review Quake Plans: Report 
Tokyo (AFP) May 21, 2005A Japanese geologist has discovered a new tectonic plate under the Tokyo area, a finding that may force the government to review its quake preparation plans, a report said Saturday. |
Calipso Climatology Satellite On Its Way To California Launch Site
Paris (SPX) May 20, 2005The climatology satellite Calipso left Alcatel Space, a subsidiary of Alcatel, plant in Cannes (southern France) during the night of May 18 for transport to the Vandenberg Air Force Base and spaceport in California. Death Could Be Averted By 'Downloaded Brains', British Futurologist Says 
London (AFP) May 22, 2005Death could become a thing of the past by the mid-21st century as computer technology becomes sophisticated enough for the contents of a brain to be "downloaded" onto a supercomputer. Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake Modeled And Mapped University Park PA (SPX) May 20, 2005 
The earthquake that generated the Sumatran-Andaman Islands tsunami caused massive devastation, but exactly what happened beneath the ocean is the focus of modeling activities by an international team of geoscientists. |
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Geophysicists Upgrade Dec. 26 Sumatran Quake Responsible For Deadly Tsunami
Berkeley CA (SPX) May 20, 2005The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake that generated a deadly tsunami on Dec. 26 was stronger and slower than most seismologists thought. Vietnam's Mekong Delta From Space During A Rare Cloudless Day 
Paris (ESA) May 18, 2005Arising in the Himalayas, the Mekong River flows through the territory of six nations on its 4000-kilometre journey to the South China Sea: China, Myanmar (Burma), Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. Satellites Join Watch On Naples' Volcanic Hinterland 
Naples, Italy (ESA) May 19, 2005The world's oldest volcano observatory has added satellites to its repertoire of instruments to monitor volcanic features flanking Naples. The result has been the most detailed view ever of ground motion in this vicinity. |
Blue Planet: What Bird Brains Can Tell Us
Boulder (UPI) May 19, 2005Humans have long assumed one of the things that separates us from the lower animals is the quality of our minds. Momentum Building For Nuclear Power 
Washington, (UPI) May 18, 2005China's lax environment policy and weak grassroots activism are a blessing to the nuclear power industry, and provides a stark comparison to the United States, where such projects receive tough scrutiny and opposition from lawmakers, non-governmental organizations and environmental groups. LA's 'Big Squeeze' Continues, Straining Earthquakes 
Pasadena CA (JPL) - May 19, 2005New NASA research confirms that northern metropolitan Los Angeles is being squeezed at a rate of 5 millimeters (0.2 inches) a year, straining an area between two earthquake faults that serve as geologic bookends north and south of the affected region. |
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