Science
Mars Rover Snaps New Crater Photos
PASADENA, Calif., Aug. 22 (UPI) — NASA says its Mars rover Opportunity has captured new vistas of the Endeavour crater from its perch on the crater’s rim, using its panoramic camera. The rover arrived at the 13-mile-diameter Endeavour crater Aug. 9, after a journey of almost three years, a release from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory […]
Peru Goes Slow On Uprooting Coca Plantations
LIMA, Aug. 23 (UPI) — Peru is going slow on uprooting coca plantations as part of a revived government plan to restore the thumb-shaped green leaf its historical role in Inca times, even if that opens the country to risks of uncontrolled cocaine production. Peruvian President Ollanta Humala is the second regional leader to embrace […]
Drought Brings 'Toilet To Tap' To Fore
BIG SPRING, Texas, Aug. 23 (UPI) — Drought in the U.S. West is leading many cities to join a growing trend of using recycled sewage water for drinking water — a practice dubbed “toilet to tap.” Big Spring, Texas, is building a $13 million wastewater-to-drinking water treatment plant that, beginning next year, will produce 2 […]
Drought Brings ‘Toilet To Tap’ To Fore
BIG SPRING, Texas, Aug. 23 (UPI) — Drought in the U.S. West is leading many cities to join a growing trend of using recycled sewage water for drinking water — a practice dubbed “toilet to tap.” Big Spring, Texas, is building a $13 million wastewater-to-drinking water treatment plant that, beginning next year, will produce 2 […]
Named Storms In Atlantic On Record Pace
MIAMI, Aug. 23 (UPI) — The number of named storms in the Atlantic this year has already outpaced last year’s, which had the third-highest-ever total, forecasters say. Tropical storm Harvey, which formed last week and is expected to drench Central America, was this year’s eighth named storm while 2010 only had four at this point […]
U.S. Funds Biomass Plant In Kansas
WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (UPI) — A biomass plant getting federal funds from the U.S. Department of Energy highlights Washington’s commitment to clean energy, an official said. Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced Abengoa Bioenergy Biomass of Kansas LLC was getting a $133.9 million loan guarantee to support a commercial-scale cellulosic ethanol plant. The facility would use […]
U.S. Senator Leaks Energy Trades
MONTPELIER, Vt., Aug. 22 (UPI) — Reactions were mixed to actions by a U.S. senator who revealed sensitive oil and natural gas trading activity in an attempt to dampen the impact of speculation. U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, Ind-Vt., last week posted trading positions in oil and natural gas on his Web site to put pressure […]
Fossil Find May Be Earth’s Earliest Life
OXFORD, England, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Scientists say fossil microbes found in rocks in Western Australia may be the oldest direct evidence of life on Earth, from 3.4 billion years ago. Researchers said the microbes existed at a time of extreme conditions on Earth, with temperatures in the oceans between 100 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit […]
Fossil Find May Be Earth's Earliest Life
OXFORD, England, Aug. 22 (UPI) — Scientists say fossil microbes found in rocks in Western Australia may be the oldest direct evidence of life on Earth, from 3.4 billion years ago. Researchers said the microbes existed at a time of extreme conditions on Earth, with temperatures in the oceans between 100 to 120 degrees Fahrenheit […]
Google Sends Street View Down The Amazon
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Aug. 22 (UPI) — Google says it is sending its Street View cameras down the Amazon River to capture images of “some of the most remote and biodiverse areas in the world.” The project is a cooperative effort between Google and the Amazonas Sustainable Foundation, a non-profit conservation organization that invited Google […]
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