Russian ships reach North Pole

"Russian ships reach North Pole 8/1/2007, 12:24 p.m. EDT By DOUGLAS BIRCH The Associated Press (AP) — V MOSCOW — An expedition aimed at strengthening Russia's claim to much of oil and gas wealth beneath the...

Earth's Protective Magnetic Field Older Than Thought

Earth's magnetic field was at least half as strong 3.2 billion years ago as it is today, researchers report. That means the planet was pretty well protected way back then from solar output that could otherwise have stripped away the atmosphere and doused early living...

Pasco Hearings On Plutonium Reprocessing

The Union of Concerned Scientists has  notified Washington state residents of public hearings on the resumption of a long discontinued technique of extracting weapons grade material from spent fuel.One of the proposed sites for this dangerous initiative is located near...

Creationism and the National Park Service - A Follow-Up

"PEER - the Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility, issued a press release on December 28, 2006 claiming that Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age...

Grand Canyon National Park not permitted to discuss science, facts

"Grand Canyon National Park is not permitted to give an official estimate of the geologic age of its principal feature, due to pressure from Bush administration appointees. Despite promising a prompt review of its approval for a book claiming the Grand Canyon was created by...

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