Obama taps former Army intelligence officer to head TSA | TSA airport security has come under fire since its inception in 2001. photo from MC's photos at flickr.com | In a move that is sure to please airline travelers, President Obama on Monday introduced ... (photo: WN / aruna) The Examiner
Study sheds new light on Mammoth Mountain's age | View Larger Image | Beneath the 12 feet of snow that cover the ski slopes of Mammoth Mountain this winter, the tumbled rocks and restless ground tell a story of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes th... (photo: Creative Commons / Geographer) San Fransisco Chronicle
An asteroid wiped out dinosaurs: Scientists London, Mar 6, (PTI): | The Cretaceous–Tertiary mass extinction, which wiped out the dinosaurs and more than half of species on Earth, was caused by an asteroid colliding with Earth and not by a volca... (photo: Creative Commons / Ideru)Deccan Herald AsteroidDinosaursMassPhotosScientists
UNDP lauds RP disaster management strategy | M E T R O F I L E | 03/06/2010 | The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has lauded the country’s zero casualty performance during the recent Mayon Volcano eruption and previous disasters and ... (photo: AP / Mike Alquinto)The Daily Tribune DevelopmentDisastersPhotosUNVolcano
Global warming's truly inconvenient truth | It is coal that kills the best laid plans EIA | While many of us are debating the extent and impact of global warming, others are trying to figure out how to prevent it... (photo: WN / Yolanda Leyba)The Examiner EnergyEnvironmentNewsPhotosUS
Climate Change Adds to Bird Stress | Changes in the global climate are imposing additional stress on hundreds of species of migratory birds in the United States that are already threatened by other environ... (photo: WN / Sweet Radoc)The New York Times BirdsClimateEnvironmentNationPhotos
SPCB losing grip over violators | Staff Reporter | BHUBANESWAR: State Pollution Control Board (SPCB), the nodal agency to take polluters to the task, seems to be gradually losing its grip over violators... (photo: WN / Geeta)The Hindu EnvironmentOrissaPhotosPollutionWater
New York dust victims split on 9/11 deal | After New York City officials agree to compensate thousands of workers who say they were made sick by the dust of 9/11, the BBC's Laura Trevelyan finds that not all res... (photo: US Navy file / MCS2 Jim Watson)BBC News HealthNew YorkPhotosTerrorismUS