SSR Archives Page 236
Tornadoes Also Come From Line Storms
A new study has found that more tornadoes may originate in long line storms than previously thought. April 5, 2005
Marburg Outbreak Now Worst Ever
The Marburg outbreak, which recently spread into Luanda, Angola's capital city, has now killed 126 people. April 1, 2005
Human's Activities Threaten Earth's Future
The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment found that about 60 percent of the ecosystem services that support life on Earth are being degraded or being used unsustainably. March 31, 2005
Tyrannosaurus Rex Soft Tissues Discovered
MSNBC. March 27, 2005
Africa Faces Ebola and Marburg Threats
A new Ebola outbreak has emerged in the Sudan. March 24, 2005
Walk This Way on Toyota's i-Foot
The i-Foot is an unusual mobility device from Toyota resembling an egg-shaped chair contraption with robotic legs. It can even climb stairs. Watch the video! March 23, 2005
Angola Outbreak Confirmed as Marburg
The mysterious illness that has now killed 96 people, including many children, in northern Angola has been identified as Marburg, a rare hemorrhagic fever for which there is no cure. March 23, 2005
Airport National Security is Unhygienic
While we all think of the inconvenience of removing our shoes these days before boarding planes how many have considered the health implications of this mass shoe removal? Dr. March 22, 2005
Could Dragons Have Been Real?
The Animal PLanet produced a faux documentary show about the discovery of a frozen dragon carcass in a cave. March 21, 2005
77 Killed from Angola Disease Outbreak
Reuters reports that a disease has killed 77 of the 83 people suspected of being infected in Angola. March 18, 2005
Mystery Disease Kills 56 in Angola in Two Weeks
The ProMed email service, a program of the International Society for Infectious Diseases, had an email post that 56 people have died in Angola in the last two weeks from an unknown illness. March 16, 2005
Supervolcano Risk is Real
The BBC reports that scientists are recommending an emergency management taskforce be established in case there is a massive volcanic eruption somewhere on Earth known as a super-eruption. March 14, 2005
Scientists Find Mass Extinction Cycles
SFGate. March 10, 2005
Catchy Tunes Get Stuck in Auditory Cortex
A new study has found that catchy songs may get stuck in your mind thanks to the auditory cortex. March 9, 2005
U.S. Military Developing Pain Weapon
The U. March 7, 2005
James Baker: Take Global Warming Seriously
Former U. March 4, 2005
World Population To Soar
A new report from the United Nations Population Division finds that the global population is projected to soar 40% to 9. February 27, 2005
UFO Special Seeing is Believing Hosted by Peter Jennings
Peter Jennings hosted a very interesting UFO special on ABC News called, Peter Jennings Reporting: UFOs -- Seeing Is Believing. February 24, 2005
CDC: Bird Flu World's Top Threat
Dr. February 22, 2005