The aftershocks that have rocked the region near the 7.0 earthquake of January 12 in Haiti will continue for months, if not years, according to a report by the United States Geological Survey (USGS). It is important to understand the nature of the seismic activity in...
Today, Haiti experienced a rather large 6.1 aftershock that was located 56 km from Port-Au-Prince. Aftershocks are earthquakes. In Haiti, there have been more than 40 aftershocks ranging from 3.0 to 5.9 as seen in the map here. Today's aftershock was the largest...
The earthquake that occurred near Port-Au-Prince, Haiti on January 12, 2010 was one of the worst ever natural disasters. Aid is pouring into the Haitian capital, and aid organizations, and governments from around the world are descending on this Caribbean country....
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post entitled Some Ways to Interest Students in Science, and one method I suggested was to help students "think big." Helping our students ask "big" questions, as Carl Sagan did, was the principle described here: Where did our universe...
A few weeks ago, I wrote a post entitled Some Ways to Interest Students in Science, and one method I suggested was to help students "think big." Helping our students ask "big" questions, as Carl Sagan did, was the principle described here: Where did our universe...
I received an email note from Minjae Ormes, Digital PR + Film Consultant at National Geographic announcing Drain the Ocean, a TV program that explores the terrain and creatures beneath the ocean. Using scientific research and CGI, NG "drains the ocean" to reveal a...
