http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. The importance of knowing your neighbors and taking warnings seriously are just two of the life-saving lessons that can be learned from the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan six months ago, says a Purdue University political science professor. http://phys.org/news233994165.html Other Sciences Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:25:33 EST news233994165 When Piroska Nyoma surveys what was left of her street in the village of Devecser in the west of Hungary, her eyes fill with tears. http://phys.org/news222689443.html Space & Earth Fri, 22 Apr 2011 11:11:02 EST news222689443 The survivors of Cyclone Nargis, which struck Burma (also known as Myanmar) in May 2008, continue to face challenges in rebuilding their lives, in lack of access to relief and reconstruction efforts, and in violations of basic rights more than one year after the storm, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Emergency Assistance Team—Burma. http://phys.org/news192614430.html Medicine & Health Sun, 09 May 2010 09:10:01 EST news192614430 A statistical study by a specialist group at Childrens Hospital Los Angeles and the University of Southern California indicates that the victims of the January 12 quake include an extraordinarily high number of children— more than 110,000, nearly half of the estimated total. http://phys.org/news183801168.html Medicine & Health Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:20:02 EST news183801168