Topic: Earth Science

US sea lion shootings investigated

US wildlife officials said eight sea lions have been found dead in the Puget Sound region in recent weeks - all apparently shot.. . KING-TV reports...

Paleontologist Jack Horner to speak at UGA

World-renowned paleontologist Jack Horner is set to visit the University of Georgia for the school's annual Darwin Days celebration.. Horner...

Don't Blame La Niña

Thank dear old La Nina all you like for the more than tolerable mild weather that has blessed so much of the country this winter, but we prefer to...
The U.S. Senate will no longer consider a Woods Hole scientist for a leadership position at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration...
Farmers who are registered for VAT should be allowed to claim a direct refund on carbon tax costs, ensuring a 100% refund, according to the IFA.....
At least three tornadoes touched down Wednesday northwest of Houston, knocking down trees and destroying a tire shop as a massive line of storms...
sighted writes "This week's huge solar storm will benefit future astronauts, thanks to the rover Curiosity, now on its way to Mars. The rover is...
By Curtis Brainard In the last week, President Obama has rejected the Keystone XL pipeline, focused his first campaign ad on clean energy, visited...
Goddard's Space Weather Laboratory recently received support under NASA's Space Technology Program Game Changing Program to implement "ensemble...

Sunspot unleashes a parting shot

NASA via SpaceWeather.com. . NASA's Solar Dynamics Observatory captures a picture of sunspot 1402 unleashing an X2-class solar flare on Friday...