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Volcano erupts in Iceland, hundreds evacuated (AP)

March 21, 2010

In this aerial photo, showing molten lava as it vents from a rupture near the Eyjafjallajokull glacier in Iceland, as a volcano erupts early Sunday March 21, 2010. some hundreds of people have been evacuated from a small village in southern Iceland on Sunday after a volcanic eruption which shot ash and molten lava into the air, the first major eruption here in nearly 200 years. (AP Photo/Ragnar Axelsson )AP - A volcano erupted near a glacier in southern Iceland, shooting ash and molten lava into the air and forcing the evacuation Sunday of hundreds of people from nearby villages.


Demise of coral, salamander show impact of Web (AP)

March 21, 2010

In this Nov. 26, 2009 photo, orange-colored ringed rice coral, or montipora patula, is seen in waters off Waimanalo, Hawaii. Ringed rice coral is among 82 coral species the federal government is considering listing as endangered or threatened. (AP Photo/Keoki Stender)AP - The Internet has emerged as one of the greatest threats to rare species, fueling the illegal wildlife trade and making it easier to buy everything from live baby lions to wine made from tiger bones, conservationists and law enforcement officers said Sunday.


Ore. town uses geothermal energy to stay warm (AP)

March 21, 2010

In this March 10, 2010 photo, dawn breaks on downtown Klamath Falls, Ore.,  to reveal that sidewalks heated by geothermal energy have stayed clear while a park bench, trash receptacle and the street are dusted with snow. A brew pub, greenhouses, and college classrooms all use heat from volcanic rocks in this timber and ranching town. It serves as a model for a fledgling geothermal energy industry that is gaining steam with $338 million in stimulus funding. (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)AP - When snow falls on this downtown of brick buildings and glass storefronts in southern Oregon, it piles up everywhere but the sidewalks. It's the first sign that this timber and ranching town is like few others.


The Most Influential Video Games of the Last 50 Years (LiveScience.com)

March 21, 2010

LiveScience.com - Electronic games have had a global impact on society and culture, changing how people play, learn and connect with each other. They've become a ubiquitous presence, played by young and old alike, at home, at work or in arcades. But it wasn't that way in the beginning.

Lebanon's liquid treasure is just trickling away (AFP)

March 21, 2010

A man points to polluted water flowing into a river in Kfarshima, a southern suburb of Beirut, on March 16. Experts warn that unless Lebanon takes proper measures to protect its precious water resources, little will be left for future generations as the population, which currently stands at four million, increases.(AFP/File/Joseph Eid)AFP - Rose Hatem's home overlooks the Mediterranean and is just a short distance from one of Lebanon's longest rivers. But twice a week the 60-year-old has to buy water for her daily needs.


Qatar to up LNG supply to India to 11.5 mln tonnes (Reuters)

March 21, 2010

Reuters - Qatar plans to raise its supply of Liquefied Natural Gas to India to 11.5 million tonnes from 2014, against the current 7.5 million tonnes a year, its oil minister Abdullah al-Attiyah said in New Delhi on Sunday.

Crippled Mars Rover is Chilled, But Still Alive (SPACE.com)

March 21, 2010

SPACE.com - NASA's crippled Spirit Mars rover is still awake as it prepares for the oncoming Martian winter, which has already left it colder than ever before.

Boy receives pioneering stem cell surgery (AFP)

March 21, 2010

A researcher is seen preparing stem cells for culture at a medical study center. British and Italian doctors have carried out groundbreaking surgery to rebuild the windpipe of a 10-year-old boy using stem cells developed within his own body.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Darren Hauck)AFP - British and Italian doctors have carried out groundbreaking surgery to rebuild the windpipe of a 10-year-old boy using stem cells developed within his own body, they said.


Geneva atom smasher sets record for beam energy (AP)

March 21, 2010

A view of a superconducting solenoid magnet at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) near Geneva. The European Organisation for Nuclear Research said that the world's most powerful atom smasher will be brought up to unprecedented power by early April.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)AP - Operators of the world's largest atom smasher on Friday ramped up their massive machine to three times the energy ever previously achieved, in the run-up to experiments probing the secrets of the universe.


Sharks on the menu at wildlife trade meet (AFP)

March 21, 2010

Workers prepare shark fins for sale in Hong Kong in 2007. Four rapidly dwindling shark species prized in Asia for fins and in Europe for meat will be swimming against the current at a UN wildlife trade meet days after an attempt to protect tuna was crushed.(AFP/File/Andrew Ross)AFP - Four rapidly dwindling shark species prized in Asia for fins and in Europe for meat will be swimming against the current at a UN wildlife trade meet days after an attempt to protect tuna was crushed.


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