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The Lake Vostok project has been years in the making. Drilling at the massive lake, 6,060 square miles began in 1998. Initially, they were able to reach 3,600 meters, but had to stop due to concerns of possible contamination of the never-before-touched lake water.

Fate of group of Russian scientists in Ice Lake concerns Americans

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 2/4/2012

U.S. colleagues are increasingly concerned about the fate of a group of Russian scientists plumbing the frozen Antarctic. As the days creep by, the fate of the researchers who went in search of a lake buried in ice for tens of millions of years have failed to respond. LOS ANGELES, CA ...

The most expensive weather disaster of 2011 was the flooding in Thailand in the second half of the year. Flooding there submerged one third of the country's provinces. At 45 billion dollars worth of damage, it was also the costliest natural catastrophe the country ever experienced.

More wild weather is coming our way in 2012

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 2/3/2012

According to NASA scientists, 2011 was the ninth warmest year in 132 years of record keeping, in spite of the cooling influence of the La Ni�a atmospheric and oceanic circulation pattern coupled with relatively low solar irradiance. The global average temperature in 2011 was 58.14 degrees ...

The magma ejected by super volcanoes are so voluminous that it leaves a massive depression on the Earth's surface, a crater-like edifice that is known as a caldera.

'Supervolcanoes' can be predicted, scientists say

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 2/2/2012

The cataclysmic eruptions of the world's largest volcanoes - or "super volcanoes" on Earth could be predicted several decades before they occur. According to researchers, the analysis of rock crystals from the Greek island of Santorini suggests eruptions are preceded by a fast build-up of ...

The Massospondylus was herbivorous. The dinosaur also had a very small head and an extremely long neck. The hatchlings walked on all fours, but adults were bipedal.

Oldest known dinosaur nesting site discovered

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 1/25/2012

Archaeologists worldwide have expressed their excitement with the discovery of the world's largest dinosaur nesting site. Uncovered in the Golden Gate Highlands National Park in South Africa, the site includes multiple dinosaur nests, eggs, hatchlings and the remains of adults for this ...

The northern lights are impressive, but rarely seen at southerly latitudes. It is unknown how far south they will be visible on Tuesday--if at all, but there is a chance.

Glowing skies on Tuesday -- A sign from God?

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 1/23/2012

The nighttime sky may glow on Tuesday. Is it a sign from God? You decide.UPDATE: Current predictions now hold that the CME will reach Earth on Jan. 24 at 14:18UT (+/- 7 hours). LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Maybe, but it does have a scientific explanation. Early this morning, the sun ...

Grizzly langurs had been hunted to near extinction for their meat and the bezoar 'stones' that can, on occasion, be found in their guts, he said. Bezoars are believed by some to neutralize poison.

Large grey monkey thought extinct found alive and well in Indonesia

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 1/20/2012

Miller's grizzled langur, a large gray monkey thought to be long extinct, has been found in Indonesia. Scientists were baffled by the monkey's sudden reappearance, as the species was so rare it was assumed to have died out. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - The monkey was rediscovered in an ...

The creatures, named Paedophryne amanuensis after a village called Amau near the place of their discovery will help scientists understand more about extreme body size.

Smallest living vertebrate found; about a quarter of an inch

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 1/14/2012

If you were to prop a red and black speckled frog, recently discovered on a leaf in Papua New Guinea, on a quarter, you might be able to squeeze on an additional one. Measuring just a quarter of an inch long, the creature has been hailed as the world's smallest vertebrate. LOS ANGELES, CA ...

Telescopes located in the southern hemisphere, from Australia to South Africa to Chile have surveyed millions of stars. In addition to finding three new exoplanets themselves, they calculated that there are 1.6 planets in the Milky Way for every star.

Milky Way has far more planets than stars, study finds

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 1/12/2012

Astronomers previously counted the number of "exo-planets" outside our own solar system, in the hundreds. A new study now provides evidence that there are more planets than stars in our own stellar neighborhood. Since the Milky Way is home to far more planets than previously thought, it ...

Big-mouthed female shark that doesn't need a male

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 1/12/2012

Imagine finding a shark in the middle of the desert, in one of the hottest most inhospitable places on Earth. Now imagine that shark living happily, yet alone in captivity. Now imagine that shark laying eggs -- without any contact with a male -- and those eggs hatching live offspring. DUBAI, UNITED ...

Like P. minensis, Venus flytraps also live in nutrient-poor soils, why they seek out living prey in the first place.

New breed of carnivorous plant discovered

By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) • Catholic Online • 1/11/2012

Leaves of a Brazilian plant helps the organism capture and digest worms, a previously unknown way for carnivorous plants to catch its victims. Scientists say that the sticky leaves, which remain underground, were the first such discovery. LOS ANGELES, CA (Catholic Online) - Philcoxia ...