Science
Expedition Seeks Sir Francis Drake Remains
PANAMA CITY, Panama, Oct. 26 (UPI) — A U.S. salvage expedition says it is close to finding the remains of Sir Francis Drake, the Elizabethan sailor and navigator, off the coast of Panama. Drake died at sea in 1596 of dysentery and his body, clad in a full suit of armor and sealed in a […]
Evidence Points To Dinosaur Migrations
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 26 (UPI) — U.S. paleontologists say huge herds of dinosaurs in western North America may have made seasonal migrations from dry floodplains into the highlands. Henry Fricke of Colorado College says huge herds of plant-eating Camarasaurus, one of the most common species of sauropod, lived in Wyoming and Utah in the late […]
Pluto And Dwarf Planet Eris Called Twins
MUNICH, Germany, Oct. 26 (UPI) — The distant dwarf planet Eris is a virtual twin of Pluto, which was stripped of its planetary status when Eris was discovered in 2005, European astronomers say. Eris passed in front of a faint background star in November 2010 in an event called an occultation, which allowed observatories on […]
Obama Set To Kill Off Coal Industry?
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) — The proposed merger of two federal agencies managing public land and mining is part of a White House effort to wipe out the U.S. coal industry, a critic said. U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar called for the merger of the Bureau of Land Management and the Office of Surface Mining. […]
Republicans Baffled By Keystone XL Delay
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UPI) — Republican leaders said they were baffled by a move to delay a decision on the Keystone XL oil pipeline while the president is blaming lawmakers for inaction. U.S. President Barack Obama is trumpeting his “We Can’t Wait” campaign to counter a legislative branch handicapped by partisan politicking. “Republicans agree, which […]
Student Project To Battle Malnutrition
BALTIMORE, Oct. 25 (UPI) — A group of U.S. undergraduate students say they’re using synthetic biology to enhance common yeast so it increases critical nutrients in baked bread. The Johns Hopkins University students say their modified yeast yields beta carotene, the orange substance that gives carrots their color, which turns into vitamin A when eaten. […]
New Map Shows U.S. Geothermal Resources
DALLAS, Oct. 25 (UPI) — Researchers say U.S. geothermal resources are capable of producing more than 3 million megawatts of power, 10 times that of today’s coal-fired power plants. A study by Southern Methodist University’s Geothermal Laboratory, funded by a grant from Google.org, suggests the country possesses vast reserves of this green energy source generated […]
China Plans Space Lab Docking
BEIJING, Oct. 26 (UPI) — China’s unmanned Shenzhou-8 spacecraft will be launched early next month for the first docking with the country’s space lab module, scientists said Wednesday. The spacecraft will be launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China, the official Xinhua news agency reported, but the launch dates were not announced. […]
U.S. To Invest $60 Million On Solar Energy
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 (UPI) — The U.S. Energy Department announced plans to invest $60 million during the next three years to advance concentrating solar power technology. “Our nation is in a global race to produce cost-competitive renewable energy that can create manufacturing jobs, cut our reliance on fossil fuels and reduce carbon emissions,” U.S. Energy […]
Scotland To Mine Gold, Silver
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Oct. 26 (UPI) — Scottish officials announced the approval of a gold and silver mine that’s expected to produce 20,000 ounces of gold and 80,000 ounces of silver. Australian mining company Scotgold Resources won permission to mine gold and silver from the authority governing the Loch Lomond national park, the Financial Times reports. […]
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