While the Chilean earthquake Motion City 10 feet west, shifted to other parts of South America

The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and shifted other parts of South America as far apart as the Falkland Islands and Fortaleza, Brazil.
These preliminary steps, produced from data collected by researchers at four universities [...]

Chemicals that eased environmental problems worsen further in May

Chemicals that helped solve a global environmental crisis in the 1990s — the hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer — may be making another problem — acid rain — worse, scientists are reporting. Their study on the chemicals that replaced the ozone-destroying chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) once used in aerosol spray cans, air conditioners, refrigerators, and other [...]

Millimeter-Scale, Energy-Harvesting Sensor System Can Operate Nearly Perpetually

A 9 cubic millimeter solar-powered sensor system developed at the University of Michigan is the smallest that can harvest energy from its surroundings to operate nearly perpetually.
Processors The unified messaging system, solar cells, and battery are all contained in her small frame, which measures 2.5 by 3.5 by 1 mm. It is 1000 times smaller [...]

New Research Rejects 80-Year Theory of ‘Primordial Soup’ as the Origin of Life

For 80 years it has been accepted that early life began in a ‘primordial soup’ of organic molecules before evolving out of the oceans millions of years later. Today the ’soup’ theory has been over turned in a pioneering paper in BioEssays which claims it was the Earth’s chemical energy, from hydrothermal vents on the [...]

Environmental Change Impacts Oklahoma Rivers

Biodiversity in freshwater systems is impacted as much or more by environmental change than tropical rain forests, according to University of Oklahoma Professor Caryn Vaughn, who serves as director of the Oklahoma Biological Survey. “When we think about species becoming extinct, we don’t necessarily think of the common species in freshwater systems, many of which [...]

UK Under Snow as Seen from Space

Researchers at the science of Earth Observation (EOS) group based at the Center for Space Research at the University of Leicester have published satellite images of the United Kingdom for a week in which most areas have been covered by snow.
The images were captured by the Advanced Along-Track Scanning Radiometer (AATSR) on board the ENVISAT [...]

Protect Yourself and Your Family from Debris Smoke

Natural disasters such as hurricanes and floods, can leave much debris. Some of this debris may be burned during cleaning. Smoke from these outdoor fires is unhealthy for you to breathe.
Smoke you may cause coughing. It can cause shortness of breath or chest tightness. It can also lift your eyes, nose or throat.
These problems [...]

Environmental problem in Thailand:Air Pollution

Industrial growth has created high levels of air pollution in Thailand. Vehicles and factories contribute to air pollution, particularly in Bangkok
Sources of Air Pollution

Vehicles — motorcycles make up around 75% of the vehicles on the road in Thailand; diesel trucks and buses also contribute many pollutants.
Industry — Bangkok and the rest of the Central Region [...]

Earthquake Risk: Seismic Gap South of Istanbul Poses Extreme Danger

The chain of earthquakes along the North Anatolian fault shows a gap south of Istanbul. The expected earthquakes in this region represent an extreme danger for the Turkish megacity. A new computer study now shows that the tensions in this part of the fault zone could trigger several earthquakes instead of one individual large quake [...]

Ukraine election focuses European minds on gas

As Ukrainians prepare to go to the polls to elect a new president on Sunday, European leaders will be aware that the outcome could affect the continent’s vital energy supplies.
Europe gets a quarter of its gas from Russia, and most of that arrives via an extensive network of pipelines running through Ukraine.
In the past few [...]