Tribal lands make up only five percent of the United States' total land area, but represent enormous potential for the production of renewable energy. The 55 million acres of land across the nation controlled by Native American ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 16, 2010
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AOL, the once high-flying Web company, is close to selling the social networking site Bebo to a California-based private investment firm, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday.
Business
Jun 16, 2010
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Haze, scientifically known as atmospheric aerosols - microscopic particles suspended in the Earth's atmosphere - represents a major environmental problem because it degrades visibility, affects human health and influences ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2010
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Almost 40 years ago, NASA's Mariner 9 spacecraft relayed to Earth the first video images of Mars' northern polar ice cap, revealing a strange pattern of spiral swirls that has puzzled scientists ever since. Using new data ...
Space Exploration
Jun 16, 2010
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Roughly a quarter of global electricity could be generated by nuclear power by 2050, requiring a tripling in nuclear generating capacity but making a major contribution to reduced CO2 emissions, a report said Wednesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Jun 16, 2010
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Scientists have found antibiotic-resistant bacteria in seven species of sharks and redfish captured in waters off Belize, Florida, Louisiana and Massachusetts. Most of these wild, free-swimming fish harbored several drug-resistant ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 16, 2010
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Paleontologists have discovered the oldest mammalian tooth marks yet on the bones of ancient animals, including several large dinosaurs. They report their findings in a paper published online June 16 in the journal Paleontology.
Archaeology
Jun 16, 2010
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Astronomers announced today that the first Pan-STARRS (Panoramic Survey Telescope & Rapid Response System) telescope, PS1, is fully operational. This innovative facility will be at the front line of Earth defense by searching ...
Astronomy
Jun 16, 2010
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On March 20, Iceland's Eyjafjallajokull volcano woke from its nearly 200-year slumber to change the way the world viewed volcanoes forever. Bringing almost all transatlantic air travel to a halt for the first time in modern ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2010
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The data the researchers are collecting will likely be used to inform policymakers, education planners, doctors and advocates who are trying to curb unintended pregnancies by better understanding the women ...
Social Sciences
Jun 16, 2010
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