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Beijing unlikely to meet air quality goal (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 30 2006 19:29
AP - Smoggy Beijing is unlikely to meet its target for "blue sky" days with acceptable air quality this year, the government said Tuesday, amid efforts to clean up the Chinese capital in preparation for the 2008 Olympics.




Ancient skeleton discovered in Rome (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 30 2006 19:19

Archeologist Anna De Santis works on a newly-discovered skeleton at the excavations under the Caesar's Forum, in central Rome, Tuesday, May 30, 2006. Archaeologists said Tuesday they have dug up a woman skeleton dating to the 10th century B.C. in an ancient necropolis in the heart of modern Rome. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)AP - Archaeologists said Tuesday they have dug up a woman skeleton dating to the 10th century B.C. in an ancient necropolis in the heart of Rome.



Java's Merapi still no-go zone but "keeper" unfazed
Source: Reuters - May 30 2006 07:39
MOUNT MERAPI, Indonesia (Reuters) - Indonesia's restive Mount Merapi remained a no-go zone on Tuesday after last weekend's deadly earthquake nearby, but the volcano was quieter and its revered "keeper" insisted no major eruption was imminent.


Comoros volcano eruption settles down - for now
Source: Reuters - May 30 2006 06:42
MORONI (Reuters) - A volcano bubbling lava on the Indian Ocean island of Grande Comore has stabilized and poses no immediate threat, but may explode at a later date, experts say.


U.S. testing earthquake warning systems (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 29 2006 10:51

Geophysists Vindall Hsu studies mock seismic data from a mock earthquake off the coast of Chile during the first Pacific-wide tsunami drill at the NOAA's Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Tuesday, May 16, 2006 in Ewa Beach, Hawaii on the island of Oahu.  The drill began with mock warnings going out to more than 30 countries participating in the drill. The drill was the first extensive test of the tsunami warning system since the December 2004 earthquake-driven tsunami in the Indian Ocean that left at least 216,000 people dead or missing, sparking international calls for a better warning system.  (AP Photo/Marco Garcia)AP - The ground heaves, an earthquake is born. Underground sensors along fault lines detect rumblings humans can't and relay signals to a central computer. Precious seconds before anything is felt, wailing sirens blare that a big one is on its way.



Volcano spews smoke, lava in the Comoros (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 29 2006 04:34
AP - A volcano has erupted on the main island of the Comoros archipelago in the Indian Ocean, forcing dozens of people to flee their homes, residents said Monday.

Volcano's lake turns from blue to red (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 28 2006 23:23

An aerial view of Mount Karthala's volcano taken April 2005, at the Grand Comore, Comoros' largest island. The volcano started to erupt, creating a red cloud over its crater.   But there was no immediate danger, said local police, who set up a special team to keep the situation under observation.(AFP/File/Ibrahim Youssouf)AP - A lake atop a rumbling volcano on the South Pacific island of Ambae has changed color from blue to bright red, puzzling scientists.



Quest for energy alternatives heats up (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 28 2006 23:39

Project developer Stephan Noe is dwarfed by one of the 400-foot-high wind turbines at the Crescent Ridge Windpower Project Wednesday, May 17, 2006, near Tiskilwa, Ill. The 34 wind towers at the project, which can provide energy for about 1,500 households, are among the hundreds of turbines across Illinois that are producing renewable energy. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)AP - The future of energy is bright in Said Al-Hallaj's invention lab at the Illinois Institute of Technology, and not just because of the solar window that lies in development on a table.



Ariane rocket orbits satellites for Mexico, Thailand
Source: Reuters - May 27 2006 19:09
KOUROU, French Guiana (Reuters) - A heavy-lift Ariane-5 rocket put telecommunications satellites into orbit for Mexico and Thailand after a launch from French Guiana late on Saturday, space officials said.


Repeat hurricanes test coastal recovery (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 27 2006 18:51

South Florida Water Management pump station G370 is shown in the foreground Tuesday, April 4, 2006 in the Palm Beach County area of the Everglades, Fla. Agricultural runoff water flows through the station and is pumped into a holding area where the water is cleaned and pumped into the south Florida's water conservation area. In Florida, where the Everglades has become a managed network of canals and levees, scientists are facing the daunting task of managing more water from frequent storms to keep developed areas from flooding and to cleanse agricultural runoff of fertilizers and pesticides before it bleeds into surrounding wetlands. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz)AP - Pelican Shoal has never been much of an island — a quarter-acre patch of sand, bleached white coral and scrub seemingly adrift in crystal clear waters seven miles southeast of Key West.



Undersea volcano eruption caught on tape (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 26 2006 08:07

In this photo released by the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, on Thursday,  May 25, 2006,  show  an underwater volcanic eruption in the Pacific Ocean, saying it was the closest and clearest images ever captured of seismic activity under the sea. An unmanned underwater probe fitted with high-vision recording equipment got within meters of the undersea NW Rota-1 volcano in the Mariana Arc volcanic chain as it erupted in October, 2005,  according to team leader Yoshihiko Tamura.   (AP Photo / Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, HO)AP - An unmanned probe got within feet of a violent underwater eruption in the Pacific Ocean, returning with the clearest footage ever captured of seismic activity under the sea, a team of Japanese and U.S. researchers said.



NASA extends satellite's mission to 2010 (AP)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 26 2006 00:14
AP - NASA has extended the mission of a satellite probing the least-studied region of the Earth's atmosphere through 2010.

Giant grass to get larger role in energy supply
Source: Reuters - May 25 2006 03:15
LONDON (Reuters) - Fields of swaying giant grass and patchwork patterns of willow plantations could become common sights as Britain turns to crops for heating and electricity to tackle the effects of global warming.


US probes Alaska pipeline repair-WSJ (Reuters)
Source: Yahoo! News - May 24 2006 01:56
Reuters - U.S. federal authorities are investigating reports of improper repairs made to the Transatlantic Pipeline by employees of oil companies that own the pipeline, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.

Video games can help cut surgical errors: study
Source: Reuters - May 24 2006 00:54
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A new study suggests that people preparing for surgery ask their doctor: "Have you played your video games today?"


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