Blimps for Delivering Arctic Cargo Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:09 PM PDT Boeing and Skyhook hope to use giant blimps to lift heavy cargo such as oil rigs and pipeline equipment into Canada’s far north. The method might not only be cheaper than overland transport but would also have a lower environmental impact. |
| Posted: 11 Oct 2009 10:01 PM PDT On October 8 and 9, 2009, more than a dozen earthquakes of magnitude 5.0 or greater occurred near the island nation of Vanuatu. Earth Observatory has a map of their epicenters and a brief summary of the events. |
| Sea Level Rise: South Coast of England Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:35 PM PDT Sea level is rising, posing a danger to coastal areas worldwide. 150 years of cumulative data indicate that the southern coast of England may experience more severe flooding in the future. |
| Landslides in the Philippines – Typhoon Parma Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:28 PM PDT This video shows the results from landslides triggered in the Philippines by Typhoon Parma. Dave Petley has photos and commentary at his “On The Slide” blog. |
| New Prehistoric Mammal Found in China Posted: 11 Oct 2009 08:05 PM PDT A new prehistoric mammal has been discovered in the Liaoning Province of China. The creature, named Maotherium asiaticus, is helping scientists learn about the evolution of the middle ear. |
| Posted: 11 Oct 2009 07:59 PM PDT The Joint Oceanographic Institutions for Deep Earth Sampling is sponsoring an Ocean Science Art contest. Students can submit a drawing, painting, or other artwork featuring the JOIDES Resolution scientific expeditions ship and its work. Winning classrooms and schools will be visited by JOIDES Resolution crew and staff. For rules and instructions, visit http://joidesresolution.org/node/446. |
| Posted: 11 Oct 2009 07:54 PM PDT Electron microscopes used to be the size of a car and cost $1/2 million or more. Now, Hitachi has a table-top model that plugs into a standard wall outlet, sends the view to your laptop, costs about $60,000 and is very easy to use. |
Monday, October 12, 2009
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