News tagged with mount
Researchers discover technology that silences genes
Biology /
Aug 18, 2008 |
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Mount Sinai researchers have developed a new gene silencing technology that could be used to target genes that can lead to the development of certain diseases. This technology could pave the way for preventing diseases where ...
Computer scientist to 'unroll' papyrus scrolls buried by Vesuvius
Technology / Computer Sciences
May 24, 2009 |
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On Aug. 24, 79 A.D., Italy's Mount Vesuvius exploded, burying the Roman towns of Herculaneum and Pompeii under tons of super-heated ash, rock and debris in one of the most famous volcanic eruptions in history.
Chilean eruption highlights risk from 'rhyolitic' volcanoes
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 07, 2009 |
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Magma from a Chilean volcano shot through Earth's crust at around a metre (3.25 feet) per second, a speed highlighting the perils from so-called rhyolitic volcanoes, scientists reported on Wednesday.
'Benchmark glaciers' shrinking at faster rate, study finds
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 07, 2009 |
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Climate change is shrinking three of the nation's most studied glaciers at an accelerated rate, and government scientists say that finding bolsters global concerns about rising sea levels and the availability of fresh drinking ...
Snows Of Kilimanjaro shrinking rapidly, and likely to be lost
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 02, 2009 |
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The remaining ice fields atop famed Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania could be gone within two decades and perhaps even sooner, based on the latest survey of the ice fields remaining on the mountain .
Alaska's Mount Redoubt has another large eruption
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 05, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Mount Redoubt volcano had another large eruption Saturday after being relatively quiet for nearly a week.
NASA Heads up Mt. Everest
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 13, 2009 |
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Steve "Ark" Vander Ark takes a deep breath at the foot of the stairs in a lonely, dusky stairwell, then turns and heads up ten long flights of steps - for the eighth time. He'll repeat this ritual thrice more, ...
Alaska volcano erupts twice, sends ash 12 miles up (Update)
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 26, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt erupted several times Thursday, spewing a more than 12-mile-high cloud that could drop ash on Anchorage for the first time since the volcano began erupting Sunday night.
New eruptions at Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 27, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt is continuing its volcanic explosions, the latest sending an ash cloud 32,000 feet above sea level.
Vesuvius, the world's most closely watched volcano
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 22, 2009 |
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Nearly 2,000 years after wiping out Pompeii, Mount Vesuvius is among the most closely monitored volcanoes in the world, its every shudder recorded.
Lebanon cave takes on Amazon for spot in new seven wonders
Jul 21, 2009 |
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Lebanon's Jeita Grotto on Tuesday was selected as one of 28 finalists for the seven natural wonders of the world, facing the Amazon, Mount Vesuvius and others for a spot on the prestigious list.
Nature Conservancy buys Calif. ranchland in hopes of restoring salmon run
Mar 17, 2009 |
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The Nature Conservancy has bought ranchland near Mount Shasta to repair a cow-ravaged tributary of Shasta River, historically one of the most productive salmon streams in California.
Alaska's Mount Redoubt spews ash 50,000 feet high
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 28, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt has erupted again, spewing an ash cloud 50,000 feet up into the air.
Mt. Redoubt Gives Alaskans a Taste of the Moon
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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"It's very fine but angular - the sharp edges make it feel gritty and abrasive."
Alaska volcano Mount Redoubt erupts 5 times
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Mar 23, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Alaska's Mount Redoubt volcano erupted five times overnight, sending an ash plume more than 9 miles into the air in the volcano's first emissions in nearly 20 years.
