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Earthquake at Washington Monument means it needs repairs
Check out this video showing terrified visitors inside the Washington Monument as a 5.8-magnitude earthquake shook the U.S. East Coast on August 23, 2011.
September 27, 2011
Green roofs: Are they green?
Green roofs might be able to compensate for urban habitat lost at ground level, but there isn't much information of how well they match ground-based habitats.
September 26, 2011
Wangari Maathai, Nobel laureate, on planting trees and protecting forests
People around the world are mourning the death of Wangari Muta Maathai, Africa's first woman Nobel laureate and Kenya's foremost environmental conservationist.
September 26, 2011
Pigs with H1N1 virus revealed by study in Africa
The first evidence pigs with H1N1 virus has been published. The study found that 89 percent of pigs tested had the virus.
September 26, 2011
Seth Herzon synthesizes natural anti-Alzheimer’s compound in lab
Seth Herzon talks to EarthSky about a potential new therapeutic treatment for Alzheimer's that's derived from a species of moss found in China.
September 25, 2011
Watch your own dreams on YouTube someday
UC Berkeley scientists decoded visual experiences in people's brains and reconstructed them into YouTube videos.
September 24, 2011
Will fluorescence technique help ovarian cancer patients?
By making ovarian cancer cells fluorescent, surgeons can spot a tumor 30 times smaller than the smallest they could detect using standard techniques.
September 24, 2011
Energy use could increase 53 percent by 2035
A September 2011 report by the U.S. Energy Information Administration says China and India will account for half of a projected increase in energy use.
September 23, 2011
Measles on the rise in the US, worldwide
Measles - one of the world's most contagious diseases - is forging a path through the unvaccinated in the U.S., reaching its highest infection rate since 1996.
September 22, 2011
Traces of Fukushima fallout reached SF Bay Area in March 2011
After Japan's 2011 earthquake, people speculated that radiation from the Fukushima reactor would travel to California. It did, but only in trace amounts.
September 21, 2011
