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Ancient tree-ring records from southwest U.S. suggest today's megafires are truly unusual

Today’s mega forest fires of the southwestern U.S. are truly unusual and exceptional in the long-term record, suggests a new study that examined hundreds of years of ancient tree ring and fire data from ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 16, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Railroad hyperbole echoes all the way down to the dot-com frenzy

There are critics and readers who say American historian Richard White should not have made fun of rich people in his new book, Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America.

Other Sciences / Other

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Paul Spudis' plan for a sustainable and affordable lunar base

It’s long been a dream to have a human settlement on the Moon, but in this age of budget cuts and indecisive plans for NASA’s future, a Moon base may seem too costly and beyond our reach. However, ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 21, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (20) | comments 166

Astronauts hit snag with new space station room

(AP) -- Astronauts ran into trouble Saturday while setting up the International Space Station's newest room, Tranquility: A critical insulating cover does not fit.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 13, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (6) | comments 4

Get everyone in US online, high-level panel says

(AP) -- The nation needs to give the same urgency to making sure all Americans have broadband access as the Eisenhower administration did in building an interstate highway system a half-century ago, a report ...

Technology / Telecom

created Oct 02, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Briefs: Wireless access set for Canadian railroad

PointShot Wireless of Ottawa, Canada, says it has launched the first major deployment of wireless Internet access on trains in North America.

Technology /

created Nov 23, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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