The February 27, 8.8 earthquake offshore Maule, Chile occurred at the boundary between the Nazca and the South American Plates. According to reports from the USGS, coastal Chile has been the location of vary large earthquakes for centuries. There has been a written...
Yesterday, I reported that the South Dakota state legislature moved a bill along that calls for a balanced teaching of global warming, "especially since global warming is a scientific theory and not a proven fact," to quote HR1009. This notion of using "theory" in...
Yesterday, I reported that the South Dakota state legislature moved a bill along that calls for a balanced teaching of global warming, "especially since global warming is a scientific theory and not a proven fact," to quote HR1009. This notion of using "theory" in...
Yes, it did snow today in Atlanta, and indeed all around the southeastern region of the USA. It normally does not snow in March in Atlanta. This year has been the year snow, especially in the eastern part of the USA. Some pundants, and especially one US Senator have...
The 8.8 magnitude earthquake was the largest of many earthquakes that occur along the coast of Chile between the Nazca and South American tectonic plates. As you can see on the map here, earthquakes regularly happen here, and around the rim of the Pacific (the Rim of...
In the book The Art of Teaching Science, Chile is one the countries featured in an exploration of science education around the world. The article was written by Claudia Rose, Director of the International Baccalaureate Program at the International School Nido de...