Monthly Archives: May 2008

US Researchers Hope to Tap Ocean Flows for Electricity

The projects in Florida are the latest efforts to find alternative forms of energy to reduce the nation’s dependence on oil and other fossil fuels. VOA’s Brian Wagner has more in this Searching for Solutions report. The same energy that … Continue reading

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Water Pollution

When toxic substances enter lakes, streams, rivers, oceans, and other water bodies, they get dissolved or lie suspended in water or get deposited on the bed. This results in the pollution of water whereby the quality of the water deteriorates, … Continue reading

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Space Travels in Geology: Jupiter’s Moon Io: A Different Kind of Hell

Space Travels in Geology: Io: A Different Kind of Hell Mary Caperton Morton NASA/USGS/Tammy Becker and Paul Geissler A mosaic basemap of Io was produced by compositing images from the Voyager 1 and Galileo missions. In 1610, using one of … Continue reading

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Sesmic Waves, Earthqukes and Interior of the Earth

What Is Seismology? Seismology is the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through and around the earth. A seismologist is a scientist who studies earthquakes and seismic waves. What Are Seismic Waves? Seismic waves are the waves of … Continue reading

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