Earthquake Hazard Maps Show How U.S. Shakes With Quakes

Catching quakes with laptops
(International Science Grid) Inside your laptop is a small accelerometer chip, there to protect the delicate moving parts of your hard disk from sudden jolts.It turns out that the same chip...

99 percent of Alaska glaciers melting
Most of Alaska's glaciers are retreating or thinning or both, a new book by the U.S. Geological Survey reports.

Most Alaskan Glaciers Retreating, Thinning, Or...
Most glaciers in every mountain range and island group in Alaska are experiencing significant retreat, thinning or stagnation, especially glaciers at lower elevations, according to U.S....

The Perfect Machine: Building the Palomar Telescope
Almost a half-century after is completion, the 200-inch Palomar telescope remains an unparalleled combination of vast scale and microscope detail. As huge as the Pantheon of Rome and as heavy...

Bushnell 20-60x60 Multi Position Spacemaster Spotting...
Spacemasters have set the standards by which all other spotting scopes have been judged for nearly two decades. And for good reason. Premium engineering and fully coated optics promise...