Palestinian, Jordanian, And Israeli Researchers Build A New Partnership To Monitor Regional Earthquakes

February 6, 2008 — One of the world's most vulnerable areas for earthquakes lies in a region important for Palestinians, Jordanians, and Israelis, around the ancient city of Jericho. A serious earthquake could add to ... > full story

• Communing With Nature Less And Less
  February 5, 2008 — From backyard gardening to mountain climbing, outdoor activities are on the wane as people around the world spend more leisure time online or in front of the tube, according to findings. "The ... > full story
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• Floods And Droughts: Water Planners Call For Fundamental Shift To Deal With Changing Climate
  February 5, 2008 — The past is no longer a reliable base on which to plan the future of water management. So says a new perspectives piece written by a prominent group of hydrologists and climatologists that calls for ... > full story
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• Energy-efficient Microchip Could Result In Cell Phones Staying Charged 10 Times As Long, Self-charging Electronics
  February 5, 2008 — A new chip design for portable electronics can be up to 10 times more energy-efficient than present technology. The design could lead to cell phones, implantable medical devices and sensors that last ... > full story
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• Lost City Pumps Life-essential Chemicals At Rates Unseen At Typical Deep Ocean Hydrothermal Vents
  February 5, 2008 — Hydrocarbons -- molecules critical to life -- are being generated by the simple interaction of seawater with the rocks under the Lost City hydrothermal vent field in the mid-Atlantic Ocean. Being ... > full story
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• Sediment Prediction Tools Off The Mark
  February 5, 2008 — A recent study led by a Smithsonian ecologist suggests it is time for a change in at least one area of watershed management. She has been examining the tools scientists and managers use to predict ... > full story
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• Why Do Earthquakes Stop?
  February 5, 2008 — Why do some earthquakes terminate along a fault, while others jump or step-over a gap to another fault? The underlying structure of a fault determines whether an earthquake rupture will jump from one ... > full story
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• Wind May Be The Driving Force Behind Fish Booms And Busts
  February 5, 2008 — Scientists have now shed light on the puzzle by proposing a plausible mechanism behind the mystery of fish booms and busts: wind. They propose that atmospheric wind forces can determine the ... > full story
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• Core Samples From Subsea Fault System Off Japan Will Help Explain How Earthquakes Are Generated
  February 5, 2008 — Scientists aboard IODP scientific drilling vessel Chikyu collected 5,000 samples from the seismogenic zone known as the Nankai Trough. The samples will provide scientists with new sources of data and ... > full story
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• Satellite Data To Deliver 'State-of-the-art' Air Quality Information In Europe
  February 5, 2008 — The European Environment Agency has finalized an agreement with an ESA-led consortium to provide unparalleled information on air pollution, which contributes to the premature deaths of hundreds of ... > full story