Category: SciTech
Addressing Negative Thoughts Most Effective In Fighting Loneliness: Study
4:11 am Eastern | SciTech
Changing how a person perceives and thinks about others was the most effective intervention for loneliness, a sweeping analysis of previous research has determined.read more »
Universe Chaotic From Very Beginning Say Physicists
4:06 am Eastern | SciTech
Seven years ago Northwestern University physicist Adilson E. Motter conjectured that the expansion of the universe at the time of the big bang was highly chaotic. Now he and a colleague say they have proven it using rigorous mathematical arguments.read more »
Decline in U.S. Adult Smoking Rate Stalled
3:56 am Eastern | USA News
Despite the known dangers of tobacco use, 1 in 5 American adults continues to smoke cigarettes, and 4 in 10 nonsmokers were exposed to cigarette smoke during 2007-2008, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. read more »
Asteroids Will Make Earth Near Miss Wednesday Says NASA
3:29 am Eastern | USA News
NASA says two asteroids discovered just three days ago will pass within the moon's distance from Earth on Wednesday, with one coming as close as 49,000km.read more »
2010-09-09 ISS Sighting
3:00 am Eastern | SciTech
Date: Thursday, September 09, 2010 Time: 08:26 PM Duration: 3 minutes Maximum Elevation: 31° Approach: 15° above NNW Departure: 28° above ENE read more »
2010-09-09 ISS Sighting
3:00 am Eastern | SciTech
Date: Thursday, September 09, 2010 Time: 08:26 PM Duration: 3 minutes Maximum Elevation: 32° Approach: 15° above NNW Departure: 28° above ENE read more »
2010-09-09 ISS Sighting
3:00 am Eastern | SciTech
Date: Thursday, September 09, 2010 Time: 08:25 PM Duration: 3 minutes Maximum Elevation: 31° Approach: 15° above NNW Departure: 24° above ENE read more »
NASA Scientists Talk About Asteroids Passing Near Earth Wednesday
1:09 am Eastern | SciTech
Two asteroids will pass within the moon's distance from Earth on Wednesday, Sept. 8. NASA scientists will be available for satellite interviews Tuesday, Sept. 7, and Wednesday morning to discuss these near- Earth objects.read more »
The Evolving Ecosystem
11:28 pm Eastern | SciTech
Just over four months ago, at Chirp, our Twitter developer conference, I talked about how "Twitter is too hard" and what we're doing to address that.One major area of difficulty I highlighted was getting Twitter on your phone.read more »
Twitter Status
9:16 pm Eastern | SciTech
dev.twitter.com down for maintenance
Posted: 07 Sep 2010 05:04 PM PDT read more »Report of Solar Geophysical Activity (RSGA)
6:04 pm Eastern | Weather
:Product: Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity :Issued: 2010 Sep 07 2200 UTC read more »
UI News: Team to Study Effects of Botanical Estrogens
5:58 pm Eastern | SciTech
Today's News From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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7 Sep 17:36 | SciTech
Today's News From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
read more »UI News: Satellite Data Reveal Seasonal Pollution Changes Over India
7 Sep 17:33 | SciTech
Today's News From the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
read more »NASA Scientists Talk About Asteroids Passing Near Earth Wednesday
7 Sep 17:11 | SciTech
Two asteroids will pass within the moon's distance from Earth on Wednesday, Sept. 8. NASA scientists will be available for satellite interviews Tuesday, Sept. 7, and Wednesday morning to discuss these near- Earth objects.read more »
NASA Loves A Good Challenge-Not Business As Usual
7 Sep 16:05 | SciTech
NASA's pioneering use of prize competitions and innovation challenges is a dramatic departure from government's traditional "business as usual."read more »
Knight Science Journalism Tracker - Daily report
7 Sep 15:33 | USA News
Knight Science Journalism Tracker Homeread more »
Cleveland Daily Update issued Sep 6, 2010 12:58 AKDT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOW
7 Sep 15:03 | SciTech
The summit of Cleveland Volcano has been obscured by clouds in recent satellite images. AVO has received no reports of activity from pilots or mariners. Without a real-time seismic network at Cleveland, AVO is unable to track local earthquake activity related to volcanic unrest. Short-lived explosions with ash clouds that could exceed 20,000 ft above sea level can occur without warning and may go undetected on satellite imagery for hours. Low-level ash emissions at Cleveland occur frequently and do not necessarily mean a larger eruption is imminent. AVO continues to monitor the volcano ...read more »
Kilauea Daily Update issued Sep 6, 2010 06:41 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
7 Sep 15:03 | USA News
Activity Summary for past 24 hours: The summit and east rift zone of Kilauea continued to inflate while eruptive activity proceeded at two locations. In the east rift zone, lava appeared in Pu`u `O`o crater and also flowed from the TEB vent through tubes to supply small flows at the base of the pali, one ocean entry, and no surface flows in Kalapana. The summit eruptive vent within Halema`uma`u Crater hosted a lava pond that produced red glow visible from the Jaggar Museum overnight. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the summit and east rift zone vents remained elevated. Past 24 ...http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/archive/current.php?noticeid=5671http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/archive/current.php?noticeid=567119.421 -155.287WATCHORANGEread more »
Kilauea Daily Update issued Sep 7, 2010 08:10 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
7 Sep 15:03 | USA News
Activity Summary for past 24 hours: Kilauea eruptive activity continued at two locations. In the east rift zone, lava appeared in Pu`u `O`o crater and also flowed from the TEB vent through tubes to supply small flows at the base of the pali, one ocean entry, and no surface flows in Kalapana. The summit eruptive vent within Halema`uma`u Crater hosted a lava pond that produced red glow visible from the Jaggar Museum overnight. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the summit and east rift zone vents remained elevated. Past 24 hours at Kilauea summit: The summit tiltmeter network ...read more »
Is Hand Washing Enough To Stop The Spread Of Disease?
7 Sep 14:54 | SciTech
Not drying your hands thoroughly after washing them, could increase the spread of bacteria and rubbing your hands whilst using a conventional electric hand dryer could be a contributing factor, according to a new study.read more »
Unusual Feed Supplement Could Ease Greenhouse Gassy Cows
7 Sep 14:52 | SciTech
Cow belches, a major source of greenhouse gases, could be decreased by an unusual feed supplement developed by a Penn State dairy scientist.read more »
Personality Predicts Cheating More Than Academic Struggles, Study Shows
7 Sep 14:50 | SciTech
Students who cheat in high school and college are highly likely to fit the profile for subclinical psychopathy, a personality disorder defined by erratic lifestyle, manipulation, callousness and antisocial tendencies, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. read more »
News Release (Region 6): Houston, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico Receive $923,000
7 Sep 14:12 | SciTech
*Houston**, Texas, and Albuquerque, New Mexico Receive $923,000 **to Reduce Greenhouse Gases***
read more »[News Bureau, University of Missouri] CALENDAR ITEM: Experts Look to Shrink Cotton’s Ecological Footprint
7 Sep 13:37 | SciTech
'CALENDAR ITEM: Experts Look to Shrink Cotton’s Ecological Footprint'read more »
Space Weather Outlook
7 Sep 12:18 | Weather
Official Space Weather Advisory issued by NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center read more »
Simpler sign-ups for Yahoo! users with OpenID
7 Sep 12:03 | SciTech
How many times have you created a new account at a website and seen a message that said: “Thank you for creating an account.read more »
Discovery Ready for Wednesday Morning Move
7 Sep 10:04 | USA News
Mounted atop a specialized transporter, space shuttle Discovery is all set for a short drive Wednesday morning to the Vehicle Assembly Building where it will be joined to a waiting set of two solid rocket boosters and a fuel tank. The move, known as "rollover" to the NASA Kennedy Space Center community of space workers, is slated to begin at 6:30 a.m. when Discovery is carefully backed out of Orbiter Processing Facility-3. The 76-wheeled transport will then truck the spacecraft across a wide,read more »
Hermine (Gulf of Mexico)
7 Sep 10:02 | SciTech
Tropical Storm Hermine formed very quickly yesterday in the very warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico, and northeastern Mexico and southeastern Texas are now bearing the brunt of the storm.read more »
Earl and Fiona
7 Sep 09:03 | SciTech
This image from the GOES-13 satellite, taken at 10:32 a.m. EDT on Sept. 3, shows a huge Hurricane Earl northeast of North Carolina with cloud cover stretching over the northeastern U.S. A disorganized Tropical Storm Fiona is located in the bottom right of this image. Image Credit: NASA/NOAA Goes Projectread more »
Earl and Fiona
7 Sep 09:03 | Weather
This image from the GOES-13 satellite, taken at 10:32 a.m. EDT on Sept. 3, shows a huge Hurricane Earl northeast of North Carolina with cloud cover stretching over the northeastern U.S. A disorganized Tropical Storm Fiona is located in the bottom right of this image. Image Credit: NASA/NOAA Goes Projectread more »
The Role of Agriculture in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions
7 Sep 09:00 | SciTech
Agriculture could play a prominent role in U.S. efforts to address climate change if farms and ranches undertake activities that reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions or take greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere. These activities may include shifting to conservation tillage, reducing the amount of nitrogen fertilizer applied to crops, changing livestock and manure management practices, and planting trees or grass. The Federal Government is considering offering carbon offsets and incentive payments to encourage rural landowners to pursue these climate-friendly activities as part of a broader effort to combat climate change. The extent to which farmers adopt such activities would depend on their costs, potential revenues, and other economic incentives created by climate policy. Existing Federal conservation programs provide preliminary estimates of the costs of agricultural carbon sequestration. read more »
Potomac River: Ten-fold Increase in Native Submerged Vegetation Reflects Improved Water Quality
7 Sep 06:36 | SciTech
The report, “Long-term reductions in anthropogenic nutrients link to improvements in Chesapeake Bay habitat is published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. http://www.pnas.org/cgi/doi/10.1073/pnas.1003590107. Images are available on the project website. The Potomac River in Washington, D.C. is showing multiple benefits from restoration efforts, newly published research suggests. Reduced nutrients and improved water clarity have increased the abundance and diversity of submerged aquatic vegetation (SAV) in the Potomac, according to direct measurements taken during the 18-year field study. Since 1990, the area covered by SAV in the lower Potomac has doubled, the area covered by native SAV has increased ten-fold, the diversity of plant species has increasread more »
2010-09-08 ISS Sighting
7 Sep 03:00 | SciTech
Date: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 Time: 07:59 PM Duration: 1 minutes Maximum Elevation: 16° Approach: 15° above N Departure: 15° above NNE read more »
2010-09-08 ISS Sighting
7 Sep 03:00 | SciTech
Date: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 Time: 08:00 PM Duration: 1 minutes Maximum Elevation: 16° Approach: 15° above N Departure: 15° above NE read more »
2010-09-08 ISS Sighting
7 Sep 03:00 | SciTech
Date: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 Time: 09:34 PM Duration: Less than 1 minute Maximum Elevation: 20° Approach: 20° above NW Departure: 20° above NW read more »
2010-09-08 ISS Sighting
7 Sep 03:00 | SciTech
Date: Wednesday, September 08, 2010 Time: 09:35 PM Duration: Less than 1 minute Maximum Elevation: 20° Approach: 20° above NW Departure: 20° above NW read more »
Kilauea Daily Update issued Sep 6, 2010 06:41 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
7 Sep 00:30 | SciTech
Activity Summary for past 24 hours: The summit and east rift zone of Kilauea continued to inflate while eruptive activity proceeded at two locations. In the east rift zone, lava appeared in Pu`u `O`o crater and also flowed from the TEB vent through tubes to supply small flows at the base of the pali, one ocean entry, and no surface flows in Kalapana. The summit eruptive vent within Halema`uma`u Crater hosted a lava pond that produced red glow visible from the Jaggar Museum overnight. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the summit and east rift zone vents remained elevated. Past 24 ...http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/archive/current.php?noticeid=5671http://volcanoes.usgs.gov/activity/archive/current.php?noticeid=567119.421 -155.287WATCHORANGEread more »
Report of Solar Geophysical Activity (RSGA)
6 Sep 18:04 | SciTech
:Product: Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity :Issued: 2010 Sep 06 2200 UTC read more »
Fears Of A Decline In Bee Pollination Confirmed
6 Sep 14:58 | SciTech
A University of Toronto study says it has provided the first long-term evidence of a downward trend in bee pollination, while also pointing to climate change as a possible contributor.read more »
Nestlé S.A. (CH) - Nestlé focuses on water quality during World Water Week
6 Sep 08:09 | SciTech
Nestlé S.A. Nestlé focuses on water quality during World Water Weekread more »
2010-09-07 ISS Sighting
6 Sep 03:00 | SciTech
Date: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 Time: 09:08 PM Duration: 1 minutes Maximum Elevation: 26° Approach: 17° above NNW Departure: 26° above N read more »
2010-09-07 ISS Sighting
6 Sep 03:00 | SciTech
Date: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 Time: 09:07 PM Duration: 1 minutes Maximum Elevation: 25° Approach: 17° above NNW Departure: 25° above N read more »
2010-09-07 ISS Sighting
6 Sep 03:00 | SciTech
Date: Tuesday, September 07, 2010 Time: 09:08 PM Duration: 1 minutes Maximum Elevation: 25° Approach: 17° above NNW Departure: 25° above N read more »
Cleveland Status Report issued Sep 5, 2010 12:50 AKDT Volcano Alert Level ADVISORY - Aviation Color Code YELLOW
5 Sep 18:30 | USA News
The summit of Cleveland Volcano has been obscured by clouds in satellite images observed today. AVO has received no reports of activity from pilots or mariners. Without a real-time seismic network at Cleveland, AVO is unable to track local earthquake activity related to volcanic unrest. Short-lived explosions with ash clouds that could exceed 20,000 ft above sea level can occur without warning and may go undetected on satellite imagery for hours. Low-level ash emissions at Cleveland occur frequently and do not necessarily mean a larger eruption is imminent. AVO continues to monitor the ...read more »
Yellowstone Monthly Update issued Sep 5, 2010 16:29 MDT Volcano Alert Level NORMAL - Aviation Color Code GREEN
5 Sep 18:30 | USA News
Seismic Summary: During the month of August 2010, 57 earthquakes were located in the Yellowstone region. The largest event was a magnitude 1.7 on August 30 at 2:47 PM MDT, located about 12 miles southwest of Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park. Seismicity continues at background levels. Ground Deformation Summary: Careful analysis of the Yellowstone GPS data shows that the period of accelerated Yellowstone caldera uplift, beginning in 2004, has decreased toward long-term background levels. A record of recent ground displacement can be found ...read more »
Report of Solar Geophysical Activity (RSGA)
5 Sep 18:05 | SciTech
:Product: Report of Solar-Geophysical Activity :Issued: 2010 Sep 05 2200 UTC read more »
Scientists Suggest New Theory On Origin Of Life
5 Sep 14:08 | SciTech
One of the big, unsolved problems in explaining how life arose on Earth is a chicken-and-egg paradox: How could the basic biochemicals such as amino acids and nucleotides have arisen before the biological catalysts (proteins or ribozymes) existed to carry out their formation?read more »
Kilauea Daily Update issued Sep 4, 2010 06:42 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
5 Sep 13:57 | USA News
Activity Summary for past 24 hours: Inflation was ongoing while Kilauea eruptive activity continued at two locations. In the east rift zone, lava flowed from the TEB vent through tubes to supply one ocean entry and no surface flows in Kalapana. The summit eruptive vent within Halema`uma`u Crater hosted a lava pond that produced red glow visible from the Jaggar Museum overnight. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the summit and east rift zone vents remained elevated. Past 24 hours at Kilauea summit: The summit tiltmeter network recorded about 2 microradians of continued ...read more »
Kilauea Daily Update issued Sep 5, 2010 07:01 HST Volcano Alert Level WATCH - Aviation Color Code ORANGE
5 Sep 13:57 | USA News
Activity Summary for past 24 hours: Inflation slowed overnight while Kilauea eruptive activity continued at two locations. In the east rift zone, lava appeared in Pu`u `O`o crater and also flowed from the TEB vent through tubes to supply one ocean entry and no surface flows in Kalapana. The summit eruptive vent within Halema`uma`u Crater hosted a lava pond that produced red glow visible from the Jaggar Museum overnight. Sulfur dioxide emission rates from the summit and east rift zone vents remained elevated. Past 24 hours at Kilauea summit: The summit tiltmeter network ...read more »