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Research unlocks secrets of tiny tremors
Jul 26 2006 9:34PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - Researchers say they have come closer to unlocking the secrets of earthquake prediction by uncovering a link between tiny, almost imperceptible, tremors deep inside the earth and devastating quakes capable of wiping out cities.
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Professor invents 'ripeness' sticker
Jul 26 2006 9:34PM (CT)
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) - A University of Arizona professor has invented a sticker that can tell consumers if a fruit or vegetable is ripe. The stickers will be available to growers next year and should make their way to supermarkets within two to three years, said Mark Riley, a UA assistant professor of agricultural and biosystems engineering.
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Report faults EPA on clean air regulation
Jul 26 2006 9:25PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government is failing to reduce health risks from toxic air pollution as required by law, congressional investigators said Wednesday.
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Scientists: Warming triggers 'dead zone'
Jul 26 2006 7:31PM (CT)
GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) - Bottom fish and crabs washing up dead on Oregon beaches are being killed by a recurring "dead zone" of low-oxygen water that appears to be triggered by global warming, scientists say.
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Condor chicks die of West Nile in Idaho
Jul 26 2006 5:40PM (CT)
BOISE, Idaho (AP) - Efforts to save North America's tiny population of critically endangered California condors suffered what biologists called a minor setback last week when four 3-month-old chicks at an Idaho raptor center died of West Nile virus.
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