Space and Earth Sciences News http://www.news-about-space.org/ en-us Your daily source for the latest space and earth sciences news Development of more muscular trout could boost commercial aquaculture A 10-year effort by a University of Rhode Island scientist to develop transgenic rainbow trout with enhanced muscle growth has yielded fish with what have been described as six-pack abs and ... http://www.news-about-space.org/environment-news/cluster3831081/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:46:14 EST 3831081 Texas earthquakes may be linked to wells for gas mining Saltwater pumped into the earth to release natural gas offers a "plausible," but not definitive, explanation for small quakes ... http://www.news-about-space.org/earth-sciences-news/cluster3832557/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:16:03 EST 3832557 Mysterious Cosmic 'Dark Flow' Tracked Deeper into Universe (PhysOrg.com) -- Distant galaxy clusters mysteriously stream at a million miles per hour along a path roughly centered on the southern constellations Centaurus and Hydra. A new study led by ... http://www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/cluster3836985/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 15:46:02 EST 3836985 The smell of salt air, a mile high and 900 miles inland The smell of sea salt in the air is a romanticized feature of life along a seacoast. Wind and waves kick up spray, and bits of sodium chloride - common table salt - can permeate the air. http://www.news-about-space.org/earth-sciences-news/cluster3833787/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:59 EST 3833787 Study validates general relativity on cosmic scale, existence of dark matter An analysis of more than 70,000 galaxies by University of California, Berkeley, University of Zurich and Princeton University physicists demonstrates that the universe - at least up to a distance ... http://www.news-about-space.org/astronomy-news/cluster3834402/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:15:59 EST 3834402 Scientists to review climate body The UN Secretary-General asks the world's leading science academies to review the UN's climate science body. http://www.news-about-space.org/environment-news/cluster3821487/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:46:04 EST 3821487 Researchers show how far South American cities moved in quake The massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile last month moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and shifted other parts of South America ... http://www.news-about-space.org/earth-sciences-news/cluster3794181/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 12:16:32 EST 3794181 Prehistoric response to global warming informs human planning today Since 2004, University at Buffalo anthropologist Ezra Zubrow has worked intensively with teams of scientists in the Arctic regions of St. James Bay, Quebec, northern Finland and Kamchatka to ... http://www.news-about-space.org/earth-sciences-news/cluster3837231/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:16:08 EST 3837231 NoMix toilets get thumbs-up in 7 European countries People in seven European countries have positive attitudes toward a new eco-friendly toilet that could substantially reduce pollution problems and conserve water and nutrients, scientists in ... http://www.news-about-space.org/environment-news/cluster3834648/ Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:46:03 EST 3834648 Hidden habits and movements of insect pests revealed by DNA barcoding University of Minnesota researcher George Weiblen and colleagues have found a faster way to study the spread and diet of insect pests. http://www.news-about-space.org/environment-news/cluster3820749/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:46:00 EST 3820749