Is the “Ring of Fire” coming to life?
(multimedia) With all the recent earthquake activity in the Pacific Rim, scientists are now looking into the possibility of more in the area known as the ‘Ring of Fire.’
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Delta Air passengers unexposed to rabies from bat on board: CDC
(Reuters) – A bat swooping around the passenger cabin during a U.S. commercial airline flight last August may have been unnerving for passengers, but there is no evidence anyone was exposed to rabies, a...
(Alleged) Fracking Tied to Unusual Rise in Earthquakes in U.S.
A spate of earthquakes across the middle of the U.S. is “almost certainly” man-made, and may be caused by wastewater from oil or gas drilling injected into the ground, U.S. government scientists said in...
Dual-focus contact lens prototypes ordered by Pentagon
The Pentagon has put in an order for prototype contact lenses that give users a much wider field of vision. The lenses are designed to be paired with compact heads up display (HUD) units...
Sony promises change, confirms 10,000 job cut
(multimedia) Kazuo Hirai’s honeymoon was brief, ending just 10 days after he took over as the new Sony CEO. On Tuesday, Hirai doubled the company’s full-year loss forecast to $6.4 billion. Two days later...
Astronauts condemn NASA’s global warming endorsement
In an unprecedented slap at NASA’s endorsement of global warming science, nearly 50 former astronauts and scientists–including the ex-boss of the Johnson Space Center–claim the agency is on the wrong side of science and...
House to take up cybersecurity bill with revisions
(Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives will take up a cybersecurity bill at the end of April that lets the government and corporations share information about hacking attacks on U.S. networks, with amendments...
How the Mariana Trench Became Earth’s Deepest Point
The Mariana Trench isn’t really the deep, narrow furrow that the word “trench” implies. Rather, the abyss marks the location of a subduction zone. Subduction zones occur where one part of the seabed—in this...
White-nose syndrome in bats continues to spread
A fungal disease that has killed more than 5.5 million bats is continuing to spread across North America. White-nose syndrome, first recorded in New York in 2006, is now present in 20 states and...
Robot competition announced by Pentagon
A competition to develop next-generation robots capable of saving lives in disaster zones has been unveiled by the Pentagon’s advanced research laboratory. Darpa says it wants “adaptable robots with the ability to use human...
