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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.
March 15, 2011
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.
March 15, 2011
Nuclear power plants crisis in Japan
Treehugger has provided some good basic articles about nuclear power plants and radiation exposure.
March 15, 2011
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.
March 15, 2011
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.
March 14, 2011
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.
March 14, 2011
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.
March 14, 2011
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.
March 13, 2011
Pteranodon: A curious case in Texas
A rare find in Texas, the fossilized wing of a flying reptile from the age of the dinosaurs. It could be the oldest known Pteranodon in North America.
March 13, 2011
Endangered Javan rhinos caught on film, with babies
With only 40 Javan rhinoceroses left in the world, video of two rhinos with their calves has rhino watchers ecstatic.
March 13, 2011
