Global Rumblings: Surprising Activity Discovered at Yellowstone Supervolcano, Mar. 14, 2007

Surprising Activity Discovered at Yellowstone Supervolcano, Wednesday, March 14, 2007
Date: 14 Mar 2007 14:02:35 PDT

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

Human Voice Works Like a Jet Engine

Researchers have discovered an unlikely link between patterns of airflow in a jet engine and how the human larynx produces sound.

Controversial New Idea: Nerves Transmit Sound, Not Electricity

Nerves transmit sound waves through your body, not electrical pulses, suggests a new study that would turn conventional thinking on its head and finally explain the longstanding mystery of how anesthetics work.

Study: U.S. Businesses Not Prepared for Booming Retirement

More than a quarter of U.S. businesses are unprepared for the fact that millions of baby boomers will retire in the coming decade and create a worker shortage and a deficit in expertise and talent, a new national study reports.

Surprising Activity Discovered at Yellowstone Supervolcano

Eventually, this baby will blow. Meanwhile, the valley is bulging and the mountains, oddly, are shrinking.

Slow Slippage Could Predict Huge Earthquakes

Long-lasting, but imperceptible tremors are caused by the slow slipping of tectonic plates and could be a warning of future mega quakes, a new study finds.

Research Reveals How Memories Are Made

Image of the Day: A New Fish

A popular game fish mistaken by scientists for a dog snapper is actually a new species discovered among the reefs of the Abrolhos region of the South Atlantic Ocean.

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