Strange Desert Mummies in China
March 16, 2010 | The New York Times
In China’s Xinjiang region, desert sands have concealed a mysterious burial ground for the last 4 millennia. In Small River Cemetery # 5, hundreds of European mummies in capsized boats were found buried in the sand, with huge wooden poles set up like a forest above the graves.
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Photos: Taiwan Earthquake
March 7, 2010 | Yahoo! News
Yahoo! has a slideshow with many photos and images related to the magnitude 6.4 earthquake that occurred in Taiwan on March 4, 2010.
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Blue Diamond Ready for Auction
March 5, 2010 | Reuters
A fancy vivid blue pear-shaped diamond, one of only twelve stones in the De Beers Millennium collection, is soon to go up for bidding. When Sotheby’s holds the auction in Hong Kong next month, the ring is expected to fetch a hefty sum.
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507-Carat Petra Diamond Sells at $35M
March 4, 2010 | Reuters
The Petra Cullinan Heritage diamond sold at auction for $35.3 million, which is the top price paid for an uncut stone to date. The 507-carat gem will be analyzed extensively – perhaps for months! – before a cut is chosen.
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Pacific Tsunami Warnings
February 27, 2010 | Pacific Tsunami Warning Center
NOAA’s Pacific Tsunami Warning Center has a SEVERE widespread warning, watch and advisory in effect in response to the 8.8M Chile earthquake. Visit their website for specific information for various areas.
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Google’s Role in Chinese Science
February 24, 2010 | Reuters
The journal Nature polled over 700 scientists in China. The majority agree that their research would be hindered if Google is no longer available in the country.
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Twenty-Year Coal Deal Upsets Environmentalists
February 17, 2010 | New York Times
Environmentalists are upset over a deal between China Power International Development and Resourcehouse, an Australian coal producer, that will provide a 20 year supply of electric utility coal.
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Doushantuo Fossil Bed Geochemistry
February 16, 2010 | UC Riverside
The Doushantuo fossil beds in China have provided some clues about the geochemical complexities of the early ocean. It is possible that in the Ediacaran Period, oceans became sulfidic and then ferruginous at greater depths.
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Dinosaur had Orange Bristled Mohawk
January 28, 2010 | Bristol University
Analysis of fossilized melanosomes have allowed scientists to determine, for the first time, the color of a dinosaur. The Sinosauropteryx is a small dinosaur species in China that apparently sported an orange bristled mohawk from head to tail.
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Haiti Earthquake: Landslides and Liquefaction
January 19, 2010 | Dave's Landslide Blog
Dave Petley comments on the incidence of landslides and liquefaction associated with the recent earthquake in Haiti.
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Developing Natural Gas Shales in China
January 19, 2010 | Market Watch
BP is in talks with Sinopec (China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation) with the hope of reaching an agreement for cooperative ventures in developing extensive natural gas shales in China.
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Photos: Annular Solar Eclipse 2010
January 18, 2010 | National Geographic
An annular solar eclipse was visible over Asia and Africa on January 15, 2010. National Geographic has compiled some nice photos of the eclipse, taken from Jiangsu Province, China; Bangkok, Thailand; Fujian Province, China; Rameswaram, India; Poseidon’s temple in Cape Sounion, Greece; and a map of the eclipse’s path from the Central African Republic to China.
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Toxic Coal in Xuan Wei, China
January 18, 2010 | EARTH Magazine
The people of Xuan Wei, China, have a substantially higher risk of developing lung cancer than people living almost anywhere else in the world. Is this because of the coal burned for residential heating and cooking? The bituminous coal found here, under the Permian-Triassic boundary, is extraordinarily high in toxic silica.
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China Implementing Solar Power
December 5, 2009 | Reuters
China makes about 40% of the solar cells used in the world, but they are mostly for export. Now the country is moving toward integrating the technology into more of their own structures.
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Three Gorges “Full Capacity” Delayed
November 29, 2009 | AP @ Google
Drought and landslide fears have delayed allowing the water level of Three Gorges Dam in China to rise to full capacity.
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Gas Shales in China
November 28, 2009 | Gerson Lehrman Group
Royal Dutch Shell and PetroChina have entered into a cooperative agreement to develop the gas shale resources of an area in southwestern China.
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Chinese Drywall Problem
November 24, 2009 | CNN
Between 2005 and 2007 the housing boom and hurricane rebuilding caused a shortage of drywall in some southern US states. To meet the demand drywall was imported from China and used in many homes. Now some of that drywall is causing corrosion of metal objects in these homes and residents are concerned that exposure might lead to health problems.
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Heavy Snow In China – Satellite Image
November 19, 2009 | NASA Earth Observatory
Earth Observatory has a satellite image of the heaviest snowfall to occur in China in the past several decades. The image shows part of the North China Plain near the city of Shijiazhuang. Small cities and towns are easy to spot in this image.
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Huge Trash Problem in China
November 11, 2009 | MSNBC
China is rapidly modernizing, and the country is generating three times as much trash compared to 20 years ago. In some areas the trash is accumulating rapidly, and could become a serious health hazard.
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Chinese Will Supply Turbines for Texas Wind Farm
October 31, 2009 | Daily Finance
One of the largest wind farms in the world is being built in Texas. A-Power Energy Generation Systems Ltd., a Chinese company, will provide turbines costing $1.5 billion.
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Coal Use Projected to Increase
October 27, 2009 | Reuters
An article on the Reuters website reports that coal use is expected to increase by 55 percent over the next 15 years with India and China contributing strongly to the rise.
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Studying the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake
October 19, 2009 | European Space Agency
Satellite and GPS technology has given researchers the opportunity to examine what caused the 2008 Sichuan earthquake to be so destructive.
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Chinese Drywall and Insurance Companies
October 15, 2009 | Yahoo News
A few years ago a building boom stretched the capacity of United States drywall makers and some contractors bought drywall manufactured in China. Now many of those homes are having corrosion problems as gases are released from the drywall – and some homeowners insurance companies are not renewing coverage.
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Darwinopterus: “Missing Link” Pterosaur
October 15, 2009 | National Geographic
Some fossils found in northeastern China could be the “missing link” in pterosaur evolution. The Darwinopterus, named after Charles Darwin, has characteristics of both earlier and more recent Mesozoic reptile species.
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New Prehistoric Mammal Found in China
October 11, 2009 | Carnegie Museum of Natural History
A new prehistoric mammal has been discovered in the Liaoning Province of China. The creature, named Maotherium asiaticus, is helping scientists learn about the evolution of the middle ear.
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