Acquired December 2, 2009, this image shows show area around the Olympic Village in Vancouver, British Columbia. Images on the right are close-up views.
Australia's rain may have moved to Antarctica
A new attempt to explain the 40-year drought that has crippled Western Australia says it may be linked to heavy snowfall over Antarctica …Read more at the original article here (This article was syndicated in an earlier version of the Earthzine website, but is no longer reproduced here. Hope you enjoy the article at the original source).
5 workers killed in explosion at Middleton, Conn., power plant
An explosion that sounded like a sonic boom blew out the walls of an unfinished power plant in Connecticut and set off a fire during a test of natural gas lines Sunday, killing at least five workers and injuring a dozen or more. …Read more at the original article here (This article was syndicated in an earlier version of the … Read More
First film of giant deep-sea fish
Scientists film the giant serpent-like oarfish in its natural deep-sea habitat for the first time, as well as the rare manefish.
Shuttle makes final night flight
The US space agency (Nasa) has launched its shuttle Endeavour on a mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
Will Toyota's recall put you off buying a Prius?
With Toyota on the verge of recalling 270,000 units of its Prius hybrid in Japan and the US, we want to know: would the car’s brake defect and Toyota’s handling of the issue put you off buying a Prius in the future? …Read more at the original article here (This article was syndicated in an earlier version of the Earthzine … Read More
Announcement – Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. announces a Call for Participation (CFP) in Phase 3 of the GEOSS Architecture Implementation Pilot (AIP)
The Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc. (OGC®) announces a Call for Participation (CFP) in Phase 3 of the GEOSS (Global Earth Observation System of Systems) Architecture Implementation Pilot (AIP) issued by the Group on Earth Observations (GEO). The CFP documents are available at: http://earthobservations.org/geoss_call_aip.shtml.
Whaler and Activist Ship Collide Off Antarctica
The anti-whaling ship the Bob Barker and a Japanese harpoon boat collided in the icy waters off Antarctica in their second major clash this year.
Book review: 'From Eternity to Here' by Sean Carroll
Young Caltech physicist Sean Carroll offers his theories on the mystery of time in the accessible “From Eternity to Here.”