http://labs.daylife.com/journalist/henry_fountainArticles by HENRY FOUNTAIN, aggregated by daylife.comen-usTue, 24 Nov 2009 03:21:34 GMTTue, 24 Nov 2009 03:21:34 GMTDaylife Betaken@daylife.comken@daylife.comhttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/business/energy-environment/19WIND.html?_r=5LAST June in a fjord in southwestern Norway, a 213-foot-tall wind turbine did something large wind turbines normally don’t do: it headed out to sea. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. Towed by tugboats, the newly built turbine, ...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:00:00 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/19/business/energy-environment/19WIND.html?_r=5Army Corps of EngineersNational Renewable Energy Laboratoryhttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=e95655b4af0c1714a2fe2dbafeb14a6fLAST June in a fjord in southwestern Norway, a 213-foot-tall wind turbine did something large wind turbines normally don’t do: it headed out to sea. A blog about energy, the environment and the bottom line. Towed by tugboats, the newly built turbine, ...Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:46:43 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=e95655b4af0c1714a2fe2dbafeb14a6fArmy Corps of EngineersNational Renewable Energy Laboratoryhttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0204647ee5dd574e5a0fb5626ea3a106That is the conclusion of a study by scientists who have looked at the effects of increasing surface water temperatures in the lake and air temperatures over it. The water has warmed faster than the air, creating instability in the air mass that ...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:27:44 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=0204647ee5dd574e5a0fb5626ea3a106http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=128123987a44e8a47cbb106e360b0672If you have torn yourself away from the virtual library that is the Internet long enough to visit a real library, you know that the smell of old books musty, slightly acidic, even grassy is instantly recognizable. But is it quantifiable? And if so, ...Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:14:01 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=128123987a44e8a47cbb106e360b0672http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=14c0762e7a02fc4788ef21502bed7f67Predators do not always play fair. Sometimes they choose their victims based on physical condition, preferring young, old, sick or injured prey. Predators may notice illnesses in mule deer. That is the idea, although surprisingly it has not been ...Mon, 16 Nov 2009 23:52:02 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=14c0762e7a02fc4788ef21502bed7f67http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/science/13wreck.html?partner=rss&emc=rssResearchers on Thursday announced the discovery of two World War II Japanese submarines, including one meant to carry aircraft for attacks on American cities and the Panama Canal, in deep water off Hawaii, where they were sunk 63 years ago. The ...Thu, 12 Nov 2009 22:10:00 GMThttp://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/13/science/13wreck.html?partner=rss&emc=rssNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNational Geographic Channelhttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=58d83bba8732294d7702db0d6c1594a3Northern elephant seals are long-distance mariners, voyaging for two to eight months at a time without making landfall. And when they are at sea, they spend up to 90 percent of their time on underwater dives. So this question arises: How and when do ...Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:22:33 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=58d83bba8732294d7702db0d6c1594a3http://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=11c8ff6c648fa7349ece81a0c70aa060A geodesic dome that sheltered scientists and support workers at the South Pole for three decades is due to be demolished in the next few months, having outlived its usefulness at the bottom of the world. But a small group of polar veterans is trying ...Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:11:48 GMThttp://feeds.nytimes.com/click.phdo?i=11c8ff6c648fa7349ece81a0c70aa060National Science Foundation