items tagged with Earth
Living Tongues Institute lists top world language extinctions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-09-30 10:32:10
In association with the National Geographic Society, the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages has identified five areas of the world where the use of languages are disappearing the most--and extinctions are most likely.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-09-30 10:32:10
In association with the National Geographic Society, the Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages has identified five areas of the world where the use of languages are disappearing the most--and extinctions are most likely.
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See the Harvest Moon Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-21 08:48:11
A Harvest Moon is a full Moon that appears closest to the autumnal equinox, which occurs in 2007 on September 23 in the northern hemisphere.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-21 08:48:11
A Harvest Moon is a full Moon that appears closest to the autumnal equinox, which occurs in 2007 on September 23 in the northern hemisphere.
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Two asteroids collide, space rocks spew out, one kills dinosaurs
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-05 21:01:37
In a nutshell, a new U.S. study states that two giant asteroids collided inside the asteroid belt about 160 million years ago, and two fragments hit the Earth and the Moon. Mass extinctions occurred on Earth, killing, among other creatures, the dinosaurs.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-09-05 21:01:37
In a nutshell, a new U.S. study states that two giant asteroids collided inside the asteroid belt about 160 million years ago, and two fragments hit the Earth and the Moon. Mass extinctions occurred on Earth, killing, among other creatures, the dinosaurs.
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Total lunar eclipse set to turn Moon red
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-23 07:32:30
Early Tuesday morning, August 28, 2007, a colorful lunar eclipse will be visible from Australia, parts of Asia, Japan, and most of the Americas. In the United States, the western part of the country will be favored with the best conditions.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-23 07:32:30
Early Tuesday morning, August 28, 2007, a colorful lunar eclipse will be visible from Australia, parts of Asia, Japan, and most of the Americas. In the United States, the western part of the country will be favored with the best conditions.
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Diamonds are forever; well, at least 4.25 billion years
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-08-22 17:44:39
Australian and German geologists have found the oldest diamonds ever discovered in the Earth. The 4.25 billion old diamonds were found in Western Australia. The valuable find could help scientists learn more about Earth’s past, which is thought to extend back for 4.5 billion years.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-08-22 17:44:39
Australian and German geologists have found the oldest diamonds ever discovered in the Earth. The 4.25 billion old diamonds were found in Western Australia. The valuable find could help scientists learn more about Earth’s past, which is thought to extend back for 4.5 billion years.
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Super ocean current pathway discovered: Tasman Outflow
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-08-16 11:16:08
A major underwater current called the Tasman Outflow has been discovered by Australian scientists. It helps to regulate the Earth’s climate by providing water flow between three oceans in the southern hemisphere.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-08-16 11:16:08
A major underwater current called the Tasman Outflow has been discovered by Australian scientists. It helps to regulate the Earth’s climate by providing water flow between three oceans in the southern hemisphere.
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Perseids shower ready to shower you with spectacular lights
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-10 15:00:52
The night sky in both hemispheres should see a light display this weekend of the Perseids meteor shower, culminating in probably the best show between Sunday night and early Monday morning.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-08-10 15:00:52
The night sky in both hemispheres should see a light display this weekend of the Perseids meteor shower, culminating in probably the best show between Sunday night and early Monday morning.
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NASA robots make dry run in Arctic Circle for Moon, Mars missions
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 09:46:12
The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) developed the K10 robots called “Black” and “Red” to roam around an impact crater at the Arctic Circle to simulate conditions at Shackleton Crater near the Moon’s south pole.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-23 09:46:12
The NASA Ames Intelligent Robotics Group (IRG) developed the K10 robots called “Black” and “Red” to roam around an impact crater at the Arctic Circle to simulate conditions at Shackleton Crater near the Moon’s south pole.
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Sharp eyes of geologist find meteorite debris from Sudbury crater in Minnesota
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-16 12:20:52
The Sudbury Basin is the site of the second-oldest and second-largest impact crater ever found on the Earth. A U.S. geologist has just discovered debris in Minnesota from the impact of the meteorite about 500 miles away in Ontario, Canada.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Energy
2007-07-16 12:20:52
The Sudbury Basin is the site of the second-oldest and second-largest impact crater ever found on the Earth. A U.S. geologist has just discovered debris in Minnesota from the impact of the meteorite about 500 miles away in Ontario, Canada.
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Sun not global warming factor, according to UK & Swiss scientists
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-11 11:43:17
Data from the past forty years clearly shows that the Sun peaked in intensity in the mid-1980s and has been declining in solar activity ever since. With the Sun in a cycle that produces less heat, it is unlikely to be a factor in the Earth becoming warmer.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-11 11:43:17
Data from the past forty years clearly shows that the Sun peaked in intensity in the mid-1980s and has been declining in solar activity ever since. With the Sun in a cycle that produces less heat, it is unlikely to be a factor in the Earth becoming warmer.
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Who says size doesn’t matter: Earth is 0.2 inches shorter
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-09 12:27:55
German researchers have measured the Earth’s diameter to be 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) shorter than the previous measurement. Such preciseness is important for ground and space measurements such as with global warming.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-09 12:27:55
German researchers have measured the Earth’s diameter to be 0.2 inches (5 millimeters) shorter than the previous measurement. Such preciseness is important for ground and space measurements such as with global warming.
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Seven wonders of modern world added to seven of ancient world
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-08 09:49:55
Swiss organization New Open World Corporation organized a competition starting in 2001 to select the New Seven Wonders of the World. From a list of 200 entries, 21 finalists were voted on globally.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-08 09:49:55
Swiss organization New Open World Corporation organized a competition starting in 2001 to select the New Seven Wonders of the World. From a list of 200 entries, 21 finalists were voted on globally.
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Ancient DNA finds Greenland's past a land of trees and butterflies
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-05 18:36:43
With over 80% of Greenland a massive ice cap, it seems unlikely but a Danish scientist has discovered that between 450,000 and 800,000 years ago Greenland was the home to a green forest full of plants, trees, and insects.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-07-05 18:36:43
With over 80% of Greenland a massive ice cap, it seems unlikely but a Danish scientist has discovered that between 450,000 and 800,000 years ago Greenland was the home to a green forest full of plants, trees, and insects.
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Earth and Moon cores similar, adds support to impact theory
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-02 20:56:06
New research compared silicon samples taken from the Earth, meteorites, and planetary materials. The results show that the Earth’s core and the Moon’s core contain the same silicon isotopic material, supporting the impact theory that the two were one body until a large impact separated them.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-02 20:56:06
New research compared silicon samples taken from the Earth, meteorites, and planetary materials. The results show that the Earth’s core and the Moon’s core contain the same silicon isotopic material, supporting the impact theory that the two were one body until a large impact separated them.
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NASA’s AIM takes exciting pixs of noctilucent clouds on edge of space
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-01 10:23:34
The mission of the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft is to study very high mysterious clouds at the edge of space that are called noctilucent clouds (NLCs). AIM has already produced dramatic first-time photographs of these NLCs.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-01 10:23:34
The mission of the Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere (AIM) spacecraft is to study very high mysterious clouds at the edge of space that are called noctilucent clouds (NLCs). AIM has already produced dramatic first-time photographs of these NLCs.
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Full Moon July 1st weekend looks larger. Is it an illusion?
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-01 08:44:36
The full Moon, when it first rises during the July 1, 2007 weekend, will be exceptionally low in the sky when compared to other full moons during the year. You will probably think it is larger than normal. You are viewing the "Moon Illusion".
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-07-01 08:44:36
The full Moon, when it first rises during the July 1, 2007 weekend, will be exceptionally low in the sky when compared to other full moons during the year. You will probably think it is larger than normal. You are viewing the "Moon Illusion".
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University of Arizona leases Biosphere 2 for climate research
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-06-27 09:25:24
The University of Arizona has agreed to lease the artificially closed ecological system called Biosphere 2 for research on earth science and global environmental change. Concern was mounting that the famous glass-and-steel terrarium would be destroyed to make way for a housing development.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Climate
2007-06-27 09:25:24
The University of Arizona has agreed to lease the artificially closed ecological system called Biosphere 2 for research on earth science and global environmental change. Concern was mounting that the famous glass-and-steel terrarium would be destroyed to make way for a housing development.
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Google reaches out to non-profts with Earth Outreach
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-06-27 00:54:23
Google Earth Outreach is a new program aimed at helping non-profit organisations use Google Earth to communicate their activities to an online audience.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Information technology news
Category: Internet
2007-06-27 00:54:23
Google Earth Outreach is a new program aimed at helping non-profit organisations use Google Earth to communicate their activities to an online audience.
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Dinosaurs died out before placental mammals lived
Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-06-21 11:58:03
Even though a Creation Museum, recently in the news, claims that humankind and dinosaurs lived at the same time, a new scientific study shows that the origin of almost all living mammals occurred after dinosaurs became extinct.
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Written By: William Atkins
Section: Science
Category: Biology
2007-06-21 11:58:03
Even though a Creation Museum, recently in the news, claims that humankind and dinosaurs lived at the same time, a new scientific study shows that the origin of almost all living mammals occurred after dinosaurs became extinct.
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NASA signs private sector agreements
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-19 00:23:04
NASA has entered into agreements with a trio of businesses aimed at the development of capabilities to launch people and cargo into low Earth orbit.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Science
Category: Space
2007-06-19 00:23:04
NASA has entered into agreements with a trio of businesses aimed at the development of capabilities to launch people and cargo into low Earth orbit.
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