April
2007
Our dynamic Earth0
20-Apr-2007 A new undersea chimney emitting hot springs of iron-darkened water – a black smoker – has been discovered 8,500 feet down in the Pacific Ocean off Costa Rica. Living there the scientists have found a pink form of the jellyfish order stauromedusae, which may be a new species. The jellyfish looks a bit like Medusa, the serpent-haired monster of Greek mythology, said expedition leader Emily Klein. So they have now named this part of the sea-floor the Medusa Hydrothermal Vent Field.
12-Apr-2007 Scientists have reported one of the world’s greatest mass death of corals, caused directly by the earthquake in Indonesia on 28 March 2005.
2-Apr-2007 A high-tech villa, designed to resist earthquakes by self-healing cracks in its walls and monitoring vibrations through intelligent sensors, will be built on a Greek mountainside.
29-Mar-2007 Scientists show that lightning is a good indicator of volcanic activity by observing “spectacular lightning sequences” at Mount Augustine, Alaska.
4-Dec-2006 Tsunami story and science teaching resources (US or UK English) posted at www.realscience.org.uk
