Earth Could be Unrecognizable by 2050, Experts Warn: A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an “unrecognizable” world by 2050, researchers warned recently at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). More people, more money and more consumption, but the same planet warned scientists at AAAS.  They […]

Arkansas Cities Feel Unexplained Surge in Earthquakes: Jim Sutterfield was briefly puzzled by a thumping sound that seemed to slam the back of his office chair.  But when the small-town Arkansas fire chief turned and saw no one was around, he quickly realized it was an earthquake–again! The U.S. Geological Survey has reported more than […]

Check out these top stories at http://news.yahoo.com: NASA:  Huge Solar Flare Jams Radio, Satellite Signals: A wave of charged plasma particles from a huge solar eruption has glanced off the Earth’s northern pole, lighting up auroras and disrupting some radio communications says a NASA spokesperson.  (February 17, 2011) I can definitely say something was amiss […]

It’s a tale that has all the trappings of a cult 1960s sci-fi movie:  Scientists bring back ancient salt crystals, dug up from deep below Death Valley for climate research.  The sparkling crystals are carefully packed away until, years later, a young, unknown researcher takes a second look at the 34,000-year-old crystals and discovers, trapped […]

Weakened by inbreeding and diseases, bumble bees have died off at an astonishing rate over the past 20 years, with some U.S. populations more than 90%, according to a new study. The findings are of concern because bees play a crucial role in pollinating crops such as tomatoes, peppers and berries, said the findings of […]