Scientists create whale ID parade
A team of Australian scientists has developed a computer program that can help identify individual humpback whales through their tail markings. abc.net.au |
New Lawsuit Filed in Fracking Country
A group of residents in Susquehanna County, Pa., accuse a drilling company of contaminating their water supplies and making them sick. feeds.nytimes.com |
Australian dust storm could be weeks away
An earth scientist says another major dust storm over south-eastern Australia is likely within weeks. abc.net.au |
Claim: White flower has world's longest genome
By RAPHAEL G. SATTER 2010-10-07T21:43:31ZLONDON (AP) -- An ordinary-looking white flower from Japan may carry something quite extraordinary within its pale petals - the longest genome ever discovered.... hosted.ap.org |
Last year's moonshot splashed up lots of water
By ALICIA CHANG 2010-10-22T01:22:14ZLOS ANGELES (AP) -- When NASA blasted a hole in the moon last year in search of water, scientists figured there would be a splash. They just didn't know how big. Now new results from the Hollywood-esque moonshot reveal lots of water in a crater where the sun never shines - 41 gallons of ice and vapor.... hosted.ap.org |