Top rain guess errs on side of arid
NANCEE E. LEWIS / Union-Tribune
Frank Kramer is getting out of long-range forecasting. As the winner of Weather Watch's annual Precipitation Prediction Contest, he's going out on top.
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Special delivery: 2 tigers flown by helicopter to Indian reserve in repopulation attempt
JAIPUR, India, 6:11 a.m. July 4 (AP)
In an unprecedented attempt to revive the tiger population in western India, authorities airlifted a female tiger to a national reserve Friday where it will join a male tiger delivered there last week.
The tigers were carried by Indian Air Force helicopters to Sariska Tiger Reserve in the western state of Rajasthan, whose entire tiger population has been wiped out by poachers during the last decade.
WASHINGTON, 11:00 a.m. July 3 (AP)
Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death: Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies – sudden infant death syndrome.
July 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Best in show? It's Mars a bit longer:For the past several months, we have enjoyed the celestial antics of the red planet, Mars.
WASHINGTON, 1:45 p.m. July 3 (REUTERS)
Dramatic volcanism forged Mercury's surface: Volcanic activity has played a central role in forging the surface of Mercury, scientists said Thursday based on data collected by a NASA spacecraft that zoomed past the closest planet to the sun in January.
WASHINGTON, 11:00 a.m. July 3 (AP)
Combined earth sciences agency proposed: From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world's growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the planet.
July 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Best in show? It's Mars a bit longer: For the past several months, we have enjoyed the celestial antics of the red planet, Mars. We have watched as it posed proudly in the middle of Gemini, the Twins, transforming the constellation into triplets by aligning with the “twin” stars Castor and Pollux, and careened past the Beehive star cluster in the constellation Cancer.
WASHINGTON, 1:04 p.m. July 2 (AP)
Hot future shock: Heat wave temperatures to soar: During the European heat wave of 2003 that killed tens of thousands, the temperature in parts of France hit 104 degrees. Nearly 15,000 people died in that country alone. During the Chicago heat wave of 1995, the mercury spiked at 106 and about 600 people died.
BERLIN, 6:10 a.m. July 3 (REUTERS)
G8 countries fail to meet climate change vows , report says: None of the G8 countries have come even close to fulfilling their pledges to fight climate change with the United States, Canada and Russia lagging especially far behind, a new study published on Thursday found.
July 3 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Close 'encounters' of the odd kind:The title of Werner Herzog's latest documentary, "Encounters at the End of the World," is meant to be taken literally. Not just because it's about life – human and otherwise – in Antarctica (where there's nothing south of south), but also because in Herzog's view, humanity's days are numbered.
"Nature will regulate us," he says, ominously.
WASHINGTON, 3:02 p.m. July 2 (AP)
Washington's boyhood home found, but no hatchet: The archaeologists were delighted to at last find the remains of George Washington's boyhood home but got stumped when they looked for evidence of the cherry tree and rusty hatchet.
WASHINGTON, 10:00 a.m. July 2 (AP)
Space probes show solar system dented, not round: When viewed from the rest of the galaxy, the edge of our solar system appears slightly dented as if a giant hand is pushing one edge of it inward, far-traveling NASA probes reveal.
SANTIAGO, Chile, 7:26 a.m. July 1 (AP)
Chilean volcano erupts, no immediate threat to populated areas: Lava burst from the Llaima volcano in southern Chile on Tuesday, but officials said populated areas are not immediately threatened.
LOS ANGELES, 8:52 a.m. June 30 (AP)
Want scientific immortality? Name a sea worm: Jeff Goodhartz is single and has no children. But he wanted to ensure the family name would live on after he's gone.
JEKYLL ISLAND, Ga., 9:46 a.m. June 30 (AP)
Sea turtle Dylan is released back into the wild: A 150-pound sea turtle raised by humans returned to freedom on Monday after nine years of captivity, swimming away after the veterinarians who cared for her helped steer her toward the ocean.
WASHINGTON, 2:40 p.m. June 27 (AP)
This summer may see first ice-free North Pole: There's a 50-50 chance that the North Pole will be ice-free this summer, which would be a first in recorded history, a leading ice scientist says.
NEWPORT, Ore., 2:57 p.m. June 27 (AP)
Tests find unaccounted for whale meat in Japanese markets: In a continuing effort to monitor Japanese whaling, Oregon State University's Marine Mammal Institute did DNA sampling on whale meat from Japanese markets.
June 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Small targets: At 8 months old, Mikey Tighe suffered an unexplained seizure but recovered. Over the next two years, the Spring Valley boy “got every kind of test imaginable,” said his mother, Grace. “Everything came back negative.”
June 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
History of universe written in the light of faraway stars: When people learn the immense distances of the stars – and how long it takes their light to reach us on Earth – they're often puzzled. They wonder if astronomers are bothered by the fact that stars and galaxies do not appear as they are now but only as they were long ago.
SANTIAGO, 11:25 a.m. June 27 (REUTERS)
Whales lose, Japan wins as whaling meet ends: Whales emerged the big losers as a weeklong International Whaling Commission meeting wrapped up in Chile Friday, conservation groups said after anti-whaling nations failed to halt No. 1 hunter Japan.
WASHINGTON, 2:20 p.m. June 26 (AP)
Honey bee crisis could lead to higher food prices: Food prices could rise even more unless the mysterious decline in honey bees is solved, farmers and businessmen told lawmakers Thursday.
LOS ANGELES, 2:08 p.m. June 26 (AP)
Mars lander finds salty environment in taste test: The Phoenix lander's first taste test of soil near Mars' north pole reveals a briny environment similar to what can be found in backyards on Earth, scientists said Thursday.
WASHINGTON, 11:00 a.m. June 26 (AP)
Global warming chases plants uphill: Faced with global warming, plants are heading for the hills. A study of 171 forest species in Western Europe shows that most of them are shifting their favored locations to higher, cooler spots.
WASHINGTON, 6:30 a.m. June 25 (AP)
Report: Climate change linked to national security: Global warming is likely to increase illegal immigration, create humanitarian disasters and destabilize precarious governments in political hot spots, all of which could affect U.S. national security, according to an assessment by U.S. intelligence agencies.
TOKYO, 7:34 a.m. June 26 (REUTERS)
U.S. not on board for 2050 emissions cut goal-source: Japan has yet to persuade the United States to agree to a global goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 50 percent by 2050 at a G8 leaders' summit, a Japanese government source said on Thursday.
ANCHORAGE, Alaska, 4:52 a.m. June 26 (AP)
Groups want import ban on polar bear hides lifted: Environmental and animal rights groups are lining up to oppose a lawsuit that seeks to let American sport hunters again import hides of polar bears shot legally in Canada.
SEA BRIGHT, N.J., 2:34 a.m. June 26 (AP)
Authorities hope to shoo dolphins from N.J. rivers: The latest visitors to the New Jersey shore are doing what many tourists do: splashing around in the waves with the kids and feasting on seafood.
DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK, Fla., 12:30 a.m. June 26 (AP)
No-fishing zones studied for ecosystem protection: Reeling in a 45-pound grouper used to be just an average day on the water in the Florida Keys. The abundance of behemoth fish attracted anglers from around the world in the early 1900s, including adventurers such as Ernest Hemingway and Zane Grey, who pulled in monsters from the clear, warm depths off Key West.
June 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
Questions answered:I have had three out-of-body experiences. Is there a relationship between the alternate universe theory and out-of-body experiences, or are they completely independent of each other?
June 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
California's plant diversity may be facing big changes:The native plants unique to California are so vulnerable to global climate change that two-thirds of them could suffer more than an 80 percent reduction in geographic range by the end of the century, according to a University of California Berkeley study.
June 26 (UNION-TRIBUNE)
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NEW YORK, 10:20 a.m. June 25 (AP)
Scientists identify possible Alzheimer's gene: Scientists have identified a gene that may raise the risk of getting the most common kind of Alzheimer's disease by about 45 percent in people who inherit a certain form of it.
LOS ANGELES, 10:00 a.m. June 25 (AP)
Scientists think big impact caused two-faced Mars: Why is Mars two-faced? Scientists say fresh evidence supports the theory that a monster impact punched the red planet, leaving behind perhaps the largest gash on any heavenly body in the solar system.
WASHINGTON, 10:00 a.m. June 25 (AP)
Fossil of most primitive 4-legged creature found: Scientists unearthed a skull of the most primitive four-legged creature in Earth's history, which should help them better understand the evolution of fish to advanced animals that walk on land.
WASHINGTON, 9:00 a.m. June 25 (AP)
Sea life often has many names: The underwater world and the underworld have at least one thing in common – lots of aliases.
WASHINGTON, 4:57 p.m. June 23 (AP)
NASA warming scientist: 'This is the last chance': Exactly 20 years after warning America about global warming, a top NASA scientist said the situation has gotten so bad that the world's only hope is drastic action.
MIAMI, 1:26 p.m. June 24 (AP)
Hurricane Center director talks forecasting in interview: Substantially improving the accuracy of hurricane intensity predictions could take years and tens of millions of dollars, the National Hurricane Center's director said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, 2:04 p.m. June 23 (REUTERS)
Frog species sprout claws on demand, study shows: At least 11 species of African frogs carry a built-in concealed weapon – they can sprout claws on demand to fight off attackers, U.S. researchers reported Monday.
GENEVA, 6:28 a.m. June 24 (REUTERS)
U.N. agency sees small chance of El Niño this year: There is a small chance that an El Niño weather pattern will develop in the second half of 2008, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON, 5:38 p.m. June 23 (AP)
Canadians argue for polar bear hunt: Officials from northern Canada were in Washington on Monday to make an unpopular argument: Let U.S. hunters continue to kill polar bears for sport.
WASHINGTON, 5:09 p.m. June 23 (AP)
Scholars set date for Odysseus' bloody homecoming: Using clues from star and sun positions mentioned by the ancient Greek poet Homer, scholars think they have determined the date when King Odysseus returned from the Trojan War and slaughtered a group of suitors who had been pressing his wife to marry one of them.
WASHINGTON, 12:22 p.m. June 22 (AP)
New clue to Alzheimer's found: Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease. The brains of people with the memory-robbing form of dementia are cluttered with a plaque made up of beta-amyloid, a sticky protein. But there long has been a question whether this is a cause of the disease or a side effect.
WASHINGTON, 11:08 a.m. June 23 (REUTERS)
Baby crocs start chatting even before they hatch: Baby crocodiles start chatting to one another and to their mothers just before they hatch, perhaps signaling that it is time to be born, French researchers reported Monday.
LOS ANGELES, 9:50 a.m. June 22 (AP)
Can the Martian arctic support extreme life?: Bizarre microbes flourish in the most punishing environments on Earth from the bone-dry Atacama Desert in Chile to the boiling hot springs of Yellowstone National Park to the sunless sea bottom vents in the Pacific.
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