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The spectacular colour displays that are viewed in the northern lights (or, Auroras Borealis) are no longer a secret. Scientists believe that they have unearthed the energy source that causes these displays.
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In an attempt to help rebuild the earthquake-hit Abruzzo region, automakers are auctioning off one-off vehicles. Last month, Fiat donated a special Ducato van to Pope...
made popular May 16 2009
AP, Guatemala City
Seismologists are reporting a strong but deeply centered earthquake in Guatemala.
made popular May 3 2009
AP, L'aquila
Pope Benedict XVI is demanding some “serious soul-searching” from those responsible for shoddy construction that has been blamed for many of the nearly 300...
made popular Apr 28 2009
AP, Onna
Pope Benedict XVI is visiting the central Italian region ravaged by an earthquake early this month.
made popular Apr 28 2009
AP, L'aquila
Pope Benedict XVI will visit the region in central Italy devastated by an earthquake that killed nearly 300 people.
made popular Apr 28 2009
With the recent fears of a pandemic with the Mexico Swine Flu and an earthquake today in Mexico City, there is a lot to be nervous about. Add to it the continued spread...
made popular Apr 28 2009
AP, Mexico City
A strong earthquake struck central Mexico on Monday, swaying tall buildings in the capital and sending office workers into the streets.
made popular Apr 27 2009
AP, Mexico City
A powerful earthquake has rocked tall buildings in Mexico capital, sending office workers down stairways into the streets.
made popular Apr 27 2009
AP, Yorba Linda
Three small earthquakes rattled California’s Orange County area over a period of less than four hours on Thursday. No damage was immediately reported.
made popular Apr 25 2009
AP, Yorba Linda
Three small earthquakes have rattled California’s Orange County area in just a few hours but no damage was immediately reported.
made popular Apr 24 2009
Self healing paint for cars did astonish then, not really now after this attempt from University of Michigan, to develop bendable concrete that heals itself when it...
made popular Apr 23 2009
AP, Rome
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi says he wants to move this summer’s Group of Eight summit to earthquake-stricken L’Aquila from Sardinia to both save money...
made popular Apr 23 2009
AP, Atka
A moderate earthquake has rumbled through the Andreanof Islands region of Alaska’s western Aleutians island chain.
made popular Apr 21 2009
A destructive earthquake shocked eastern Afghanistan claiming over 120 lives. The earthquake, which according to local officials, shook western Afghanistan in the early...
made popular Apr 18 2009
When one considers California and the earthquakes risks within the state it may initially be hard to understand why so many people would settle in the state. The...
made popular Apr 17 2009
AP, Poggio Picenze
Some of the youngest victims of central Italy’s earthquake got a taste of normalcy Thursday when the school bell rang, summoning them to makeshift classrooms set...
made popular Apr 16 2009
AP, Rome
Organized crime syndicates have already moved into the central Italian region devastated by a quake this month and are looking to profit from the reconstruction of the...
made popular Apr 16 2009
AP, Poggio Piacenza
School reopens Thursday in a blue tent city in a symbolic return to normalcy for some of the youngest victims of Italy’s earthquake.
made popular Apr 16 2009
AP, New York
The U.S. Geological Survey says a strong earthquake has shaken parts of western Indonesia.
made popular Apr 15 2009
AP, L'aquila
Reviving L’Aquila’s once-vibrant university and student life are key to restoring a city that was turned into a ghost town by last week’s quake.
made popular Apr 15 2009
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Do you know, the Greenland beneath the ‘more-than-a-mile-of’ ice veil can be defined with heavily scoured mountains and valleys? Some impertinent scientists...
made popular Dec 14 2006
The pollution of water purification and desalination facilities is always a problem across the world. In an effort to prevent pollution of these facilities, U.S....
made popular Dec 13 2006
To help underwater workers maneuver and dock easily at low speeds and with greater precision, vortex generators are needed. U.S. researchers have designed a new and...
made popular Dec 13 2006
Do you know, rapid climate change may be related to how vigorously ocean currents move heat between low and high latitudes? The concept that oceans and climate are...
made popular Jan 11 2006
Birth of a new ocean! That is what the Ethiopian, American and European researchers claim. In the remote northeast, they have observed a fissure in a desert, which they...
made popular Dec 12 2005
Though it is built specially to withstand Taiwan’s frequent earthquakes, it is believed that the weight of the world’s tallest skyscraper itself could be...
made popular Dec 12 2005
Agricultural activity now dominates more than a third of the Earth’s landscape. Global populations are swelling, and thus farmers are cultivating more and more...
made popular Dec 9 2005
We all know the layer of ozone in the earth’s upper atmosphere protects life from harmful ultraviolet radiation. But it is unfortunate that we have damaged it by...
made popular Dec 9 2005
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