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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

  • Natural gas drill rigs rise from the farmland in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania.

    Special Report: The Great Shale Gas Rush

    Can Pennsylvania's Huge Reservoir Be Tapped Sustainably?

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  • A dog with rabies.

    "Zombie Virus" Possible?

    People can't rise from the dead, but certain viruses can induce aggressive, zombie-like behavior, according to a new documentary.

  • A rescue worker searches for victims of Tuesday's eruption of Mount Merapi.

    Indonesia Tsunami, Eruption Linked?

    The two nearly simultaneous events might have been triggered by the same earthquake, which may have been a rare "slow" temblor, experts say.

  • Natural gas drill rigs rise from the farmland in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania.

    Special Report: Shale Gas Rush

    Shale drilling has unlocked one of the largest reservoirs of natural gas in the world. It could boost jobs and shake up the energy equation. Can this resource be developed sustainably?

  • A snub-nosed monkey.

    Odd New Monkey Found, Eaten

    Pictured moments before humans ate it, a snub-nosed monkey represents a new species that sneezes when it rains.

  •  Picture of one of more than 1,200 new species discovered in the Amazon rain forest between 1999 and 2009.

    Pictures: New Amazon Species

    A new Amazon species was found roughly every three days between 1999 and 2009—among them a "bluetooth" tarantula and an electric fish.

  •  Picture of smoke rising from the erupting Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia.

    Photos: Indonesian Volcano Erupts

    One of the word's most active volcanoes, Mount Merapi is the bringer of life and death for a wide swath of the island of Java.

  • The autonomous underwater vehicle Sentry.

    Robots of the Gulf Spill

    From fishlike submersibles to smart torpedoes, meet the 'bots that illuminated deep, dark threats of the BP spill.

  •   Picture of Wari mummy bundles found in a pyramid in Lima, Peru.

    Photos: Mummies Found on Pyramid

    Wearing a false head, a bundled mummy—and three child sacrifices—emerge from an urban pyramid in Peru.

  • Jawbones of an early human found in China.

    Oldest Human in China Found?

    A fossil jawbone with a strong chin is upsetting notions of when our ancestors migrated out of Africa, a new study says.

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  •  Picture of smoke rising from the erupting Mount Merapi volcano in Indonesia.

    Photos: Indonesian Volcano Erupts

    One of the word's most active volcanoes, Mount Merapi is the bringer of life and death for a wide swath of the island of Java.

  •  Picture of a Maya site at Tikal as seen from the air.

    12 Vanishing Landmarks

    A Maya complex, a Haitian palace, and a Swahili town are among the ancient sites being ruined by neglect, a new report says.

  •   Picture of Wari mummy bundles found in a pyramid in Lima, Peru.

    Photos: Mummies Found on Pyramid

    Wearing a false head, a bundled mummy—and three child sacrifices—emerge from an urban pyramid in Peru.

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Special Report: Shale Gas Rush

  • The Hallowich family
Stephanie, Chris,
Children--Alie and Nate

    A Dream Dashed by the Rush on Gas

    The shale gas industry maintains that it protects drinking water and land. But mistrust has been sown in rural communities.

  • Lee Zavislak learns to drive an 18-wheel truck at the Western Area Career and Technology Center in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania.

    New Jobs Through Energy

    The industry promises jobs to a state badly in need of an economic boost, but the work so far isn't where you might expect it to be.

  • shale-map_503x465.jpg

    Mapping a Gas Boom

    Track the growing mark that energy companies have etched on Pennsylvania since first producing natural gas from shale.

View Our Complete Shale Gas Coverage »

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