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Scientists test tsunami-warning system
May 16 2006 11:40PM (CT)
EWA BEACH, Hawaii (AP) - Scientists tested the Pacific Ocean's tsunami-warning system Tuesday, sending alarms about imaginary earthquakes to more than 30 countries at risk for another disaster like the one that swept the Indian Ocean in 2004.
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Elephant not interested in using treadmill
May 16 2006 10:05PM (CT)
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - So far, it's the trainers at the Alaska Zoo who are breaking a sweat trying to coax Maggie the elephant onto the world's first treadmill for a pachyderm.
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Hawaii fights coqui frogs, other species
May 16 2006 7:02PM (CT)
HILO, Hawaii (AP) - The state has allocated $4.9 million to fight invasive species including coqui frogs, the amphibian accused of threatening Hawaii's fragile ecosystem and disrupting the sleep of island residents.
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Tattooed mummy with jewelry found in Peru
May 16 2006 6:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A female mummy with complex tattoos on her arms has been found in a ceremonial burial site in Peru, the National Geographic Society reported Tuesday.
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Blackbeard's cannon to be displayed
May 16 2006 6:44PM (CT)
ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. (AP) - Underwater archaeologists plan to raise a cannon Wednesday from what's presumed to be the pirate Blackbeard's sunken flagship and put it on display _ for an hour.
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Program aims to restore shad in Maryland
May 16 2006 6:41PM (CT)
JARRETTSVILLE, Md. (AP) - One day they'll be 2 feet long with silver scales, but for the moment these American shad are less than a half-inch long, barely visible in water except for tiny black dots for eyes.
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Scientists study potential Ark. quake
May 16 2006 6:38PM (CT)
LEPANTO, Ark. (AP) - A 12,000-pound truck lumbering above the New Madrid fault zone in eastern Arkansas is helping geophysicists explore the potential danger of another major earthquake in the United States.
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Wis. group raises sturgeon in river water
May 16 2006 6:33PM (CT)
MILWAUKEE (AP) - By raising newborn sturgeon in water taken from the Milwaukee River, a group of volunteers hopes the fish will learn to recognize unique scents in the water that will lead them to return to the river years from now when they spawn.
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Scientists create world's smallest brush
May 16 2006 6:30PM (CT)
HONOLULU (AP) - University of Hawaii nanotechnology experts have invented the world's smallest brush _ a device boasting bristles a thousand times finer than a strand of human hair.
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Calif. officials resume sea lion battle
May 16 2006 6:29PM (CT)
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Authorities hope to deter sea lions from boarding boats by _ get this _ spraying them with water. The mischievous pinnipeds have returned to the bay after wreaking havoc last summer by trashing boat cabins and decks, swamping a vintage yacht and barking all night.
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Pennsylvania puts cormorants on hit list
May 16 2006 6:29PM (CT)
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - The double-crested cormorant, a voracious fish-devouring bird that was vanishing only 35 years ago, has made a triumphant comeback. So much so that several states now want the bird dead.
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Report: Spacecraft crashes into satellite
May 16 2006 6:29PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A robotic NASA spacecraft designed to rendezvous with an orbiting satellite instead crashed into its target, according to a summary of the investigation released Monday.
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Rumbling Mount Merapi quieter
May 16 2006 6:10AM (CT)
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (AP) - Scientists warned Tuesday that erupting Mount Merapi still posed a deadly threat to villagers living on its lava-scarred slopes, even as volcanic activity eased.
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