Blood pressure linked to sugary drinks

Drinking more than one sugar-sweetened drink a day is linked to higher blood pressure.

Greenhouse to grow food on the moon

Gene Giacomelli describes how a new kind of greenhouse would work to help feed astronauts on a moon mission in the future.

Did a supermoon cause the March 11, 2011 earthquake in Japan?

The moon was not a supermoon - not full, not closest to Earth - during the March 11 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan.

Hand-held lasers aimed at aircraft doubled since 2009

There has been a dramatic increase - almost double- in small hand-held lasers pointed at the cockpits of low-flying aircraft at night.

Nuclear power plants crisis in Japan

Treehugger has provided some good basic articles about nuclear power plants and radiation exposure.

Japan tsunami spread across the Pacific

A video from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows how the March 11, 2011 Japan tsunami reverberated across the Pacific Ocean.

Japan’s coastline before and after the tsunami

These NASA satellite photos from September 2010 and March 2011 show the contrast in the appearance of Japan's coastline, before and after the March 11 tsunami.

Andes Mountain hummingbirds might lose habitat

The Andes Mountains are home to diverse forest ecosystems including rainforests and cloud forests. Hummingbirds in this region are vulnerable to climate change.

Radioactive releases in Japan could go on for weeks or months, experts say

Japan faces continuing problems with its nuclear plants after the earthquake and tsunami on March 11.

Japan earthquake powerful enough to shift Earth’s axis

The 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan on March 11, 2011 might have shifted Earth’s axis by some 8 to 10 centimeters.