Mt. Lokon erupts with 2,000 meter-high ash plume, Indonesia

Mt. Lokon erupts with 2,000 meter-high ash plume, Indonesia

This morning, March 20, 2013 at 07:57 local time, Mt. Lokon in Tomhon City of North Sulawesi province erupted again spewing 2,000 meter-high ash plume. Volcano’s Tompaluan crater had erupted with loud bangs, which led neighboring residents to leave their homes in

Organic computers – scientists build interfaces for brain networks

Organic computers – scientists build interfaces for brain networks

Researchers at Duke University linked brains of rats across continents via internet in a demonstration of what they call the world’s first  ‘organic computer’. Surprisingly, rats were able to share sensory information through interfaces developed by researchers and

Strong earthquake M6.1 struck South Sandwich Islands

Strong earthquake M6.1 struck South Sandwich Islands

Strong earthquake M6.1 struck South Sandwich Islands on Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at 03:29:00 UTC. Epicenter of the earthquake was located 121 km (75 miles) E of Bristol Island, Antarctica at coordinates 58.915°S, 24.410°W. USGS registered depth of 31.3 km (19.4)

Californian shores witness mysterious mass stranding of sea lion pups

Californian shores witness mysterious mass stranding of sea lion pups

A worrying large number of dehydrated and emaciated sea lions are washing ashore Central and Southern Californian coastline from Santa Barbara to San Diego. Hundreds of these sick sea lion have been admitted to rescue centers so far and rescue groups are reporting

Giant sinkhole swallows nearly an acre of land overnight, Louisiana

Giant sinkhole swallows nearly an acre of land overnight, Louisiana

Officials monitoring the giant sinkhole in Louisiana reported that massive slurry burped on Sunday morning, March 17, 2013. Last "burp" event was reported on January 19, 2013.

Assumption Parish Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Preparedness

New technology aims at improvising exoplanet discovery

New technology aims at improvising exoplanet discovery

A new advanced telescope imaging system is expected to improve detection of exoplanets obscured by exponentially bright stars. Unlike Kepler mission which uses the transit method to find out exoplanets transiting in front of their stars, this one actually blots out

Corona aurora over UAF ski trail, Alaska

Corona aurora over UAF ski trail, Alaska

Time-lapse movie of the corona aurora that appeared over UAF ski trail, Fairbanks, Alaska after strong CME hit Earth’s magnetic field. Red aurora was also captured. (1:54 – 2:32am AKST, March 17, 2013) Corona aurora is a shape of aurora in which rays

Ron Finley: Guerilla gardening in South Central L.A.

Ron Finley: Guerilla gardening in South Central L.A.

Ron Finley plants vegetable gardens in South Central LA — in abandoned lots, traffic medians, along the curbs. Why? For fun, for defiance, for beauty and to offer some alternative to fast food in a community where “the drive-thrus are killing more people than the