Science news roundup: Water on Mars, Arctic drilling ends
It's a rare thing when a week is filled with good environmental news, but that is precisely what happened.
Today in history: The first intercontinental radio transmission, 1915
The demonstration was transmitted from the U.S. naval radio station at Arlington to San Francisco, then a few hours later relayed to Honolulu, for a total of 4900 miles.
Today in history: A Chinese poem for autumn
On this first day of autumn, we offer a quiet moment of reflection penned 80 years ago.
Discrimination affects health for lifetime: Weekly science round up
Vitamin C, school start time, India's private hospitals, pre-diabetes, physical effects of discrimination.
Drought turning Golden State's redwoods brown
For the first time, there are signs of foliage die-back on sequoia seedlings, a rare and worrying prospect.
Exciting hominid fossil find in South Africa
The find will not revolutionize science's ideas of how our species evolved, it gives a more complete picture of the basic pattern and raises interesting questions.
Navy jets, electronic warfare stir outrage
The noise and electronic radiation pose a dire threat to animals and plants in the wilderness regions of the Olympic Peninsula.
Environment a hot topic at Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference
"The fight to save the environment is being transformed into a fight for environmental justice."
How Big Oil ate California’s future
The Earth is where all people live. If we are going to survive and thrive, the California economy must opt out of using all that oil.
Powerful quake hits Chile, tsunami floods coast
"Once again, we must confront a powerful blow from nature."
