LiveScience.com http://www.livescience.com Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:1:58 EST en-us LiveScience.com http://images.livescience.com/template_images/navigation/livescience_logo_88x31.jpg http://www.livescience.com 88 31 Sea Ice Lowest in 800 Years http://www.livescience.com/environment/090701-shrinking-sea-ice.html Sea Ice is at its lowest level in 800 years Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:1:58 EST Volcano's Eruption Creates Colorful U.S. Sunsets http://www.livescience.com/environment/090701-volcanic-sunsets.html People across the U.S. and Europe have seen gorgeous lavender sunsets lately thanks to Russia's Sarychev Peak volcano, which erupted June 12. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:1:58 EST Tornado Research: It's Not Like in the Movies http://www.livescience.com/environment/090626-sl-weiss.html Christopher Weiss leads a Texas Tech contingent in this year's massive VORTEX2 tornado study. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:1:58 EST http://www.livescience.com// Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:1:58 EST Hypermiling: Driving Tricks Stretch Miles Per Gallon http://www.livescience.com/environment/080724-hypermiling-drivers.html Hypermilers do everything they can to squeeze every last mile out of a gallon of gas. Real-World Recycling Puts U.S. to Shame http://www.livescience.com/culture/080822-hn-recycle.html Recycling goes beyond sorting your trash in other countries. Oil Drilling: Risks and Rewards http://www.livescience.com/environment/080625-oil-drilling.html With gas prices skyrocketing, some government officials are crying out against the ban on drilling for oil in protected areas in Alaska and along US coasts. Here, the risks and rewards of lifting the ban are considered. How Lunar Soil Could Power the Future http://www.livescience.com/environment/080813-pf-moon-helium.html Mining the moon for helium could supply the Earth with clean, abundant energy. Solar Power's Greenhouse Emissions Measured http://www.livescience.com/environment/080227-solar-power-green.html Making solar cells produces fewer air pollutants than coal and oil power plants.