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• Lö’ihi: The Next Island in the Hawaiian Chain
• Ancient Arabic Scientists
• Supreme Court Declines a Case Blaming Big Oil for Hurricane Katrina
• Antimatter Thrown into Space from a Thunderstorm
• 49 Out of 50 States Have Snow On The Ground
• 100-Ounce Gold Nugget at Auction
• Oldest Winery Discovered in Armenia

Lö’ihi: The Next Island in the Hawaiian Chain Posted: 11 Jan 2011 10:09 PM PST “Scientists wonder when the still-growing Lö’ihi will emerge above the surface of the Pacific to become Hawai’i's newest volcano island. It will almost certainly take several tens of thousands of years, if the growth rate for Lö’ihi is comparable to that of other Hawaiian volcanoes.” Quoted from the USGS article. Related: The Hawaiian Hot Spot.

Ancient Arabic Scientists Posted: 11 Jan 2011 07:39 PM PST Cosmos Magazine (Australia) has an article titled: “Top Ten Ancient Arabic Scientists”. It presents short and interesting profiles of the scientists and their discoveries.

Supreme Court Declines a Case Blaming Big Oil for Hurricane Katrina Posted: 11 Jan 2011 06:58 PM PST A group of homeowners in Mississippi decided to sue most of the major oil companies for producing the oil that produced greenhouse gases, that caused global warming, that caused Hurricane Katrina, that damaged their homes. The Supreme Court refused to reopen the case.

Antimatter Thrown into Space from a Thunderstorm Posted: 11 Jan 2011 05:08 PM PST “Scientists using NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope have detected beams of antimatter produced above thunderstorms on Earth, a phenomenon never seen before.” Quoted from the NASA press release.

49 Out of 50 States Have Snow On The Ground Posted: 11 Jan 2011 04:56 PM PST According to a map and article at “This Just In” on the CNN website, 49 of the 50 states have snow on the ground. Hawaii has snow on the Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea summits. The only state without snow right now is Florida.

100-Ounce Gold Nugget at Auction Posted: 11 Jan 2011 04:49 PM PST A California prospector plans to sell a 100-ounce gold nugget at auction on March 15. IT could be the largest nugget in existence today in the State of California. Based upon its weight the nugget would be worth about $135,000 at current gold prices but it is expected to bring much more because it is a museum piece.

Oldest Winery Discovered in Armenia Posted: 11 Jan 2011 04:06 PM PST Archaeologists from UCLA have discovered what they believe is the world’s oldest winery. The site is located in Armenia’s and was operated about 6100 years ago.

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