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Arsenic cleaned from drinking water with plastic bottles
Scientists have developed a simple, inexpensive solution to treat drinking water contaminated by arsenic. The new technology could dramatically improve health.
September 18, 2011
Quake in India September 18, at least nine dead
Earthquake in Himalayas, in northeast India. Reuters reports five Indian Air Force planes - and small Army columns in Sikkim - mobilized for emergency relief.
September 18, 2011
Earthquakes active this week near Honshu, Japan
USGS reported 12 earthquakes of magnitude 5 or above in Japan during the past seven days. Strongest two days ago at 6.7 magnitude.
September 18, 2011
Arctic sea ice melt video from NASA satellite view
This NASA video shows the decline of Arctic sea ice from its near-maximum state in early spring 2011 to the near-minimum state on September 9, 2011.
September 16, 2011
La Niña returns
La Niña has returned and is forecast to strengthen for fall 2011 and winter 2012, according to a new Climate Prediction Center report.
September 15, 2011
Newborn dinosaur fossil discovered in Maryland
A Maryland fossil hunter finds the youngest nodosaur ever found and the first newborn dinosaur ever recovered in the eastern U.S.
September 15, 2011
Connecticut River spews sediment after Irene
Satellite image from September 2, 2011, shows Connecticut River spewing muddy sediment into Long Island Sound after Hurricane Irene.
September 12, 2011
Tropical Storm Lee causes flooding, tornadoes, and wildfires
Tropical Storm Lee produced wildfires in Texas, tornadoes in the Southeast, and significant flooding from Louisiana northeast into New York.
September 12, 2011
Atlantic Ocean in amazing image with four storms
As hurricane season 2011 reaches its peak, it's a wild weekend for storms in the tropical Atlantic ocean basin. Peer down from above!
September 10, 2011
Asian carp: are they a threat to Great Lakes?
Some fear that if invasive Asian carp enter the Great Lakes, the multi-billion dollar recreational fishing and tourism industry there will be devastated.
September 10, 2011
