[Science] Ash from century-old Novarupta volcanic eruption sweeps over Kodiak

Ash from century-old Novarupta volcanic eruption sweeps over Kodiak
http://www.alaskadispatch.com/article/ash-century-old-novarupta-volcanic-eruption-sweeps-over-kodiak
Strong winds swept ash from the largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century into the atmosphere Tuesday, creating a haze over Alaska's Kodiak Island and prompting the National Weather Service to issue flight warnings for the area.

The day Obama chose a strategy of silence
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/nov/01/obama-strategy-silence-climate-change
The day Obama chose a strategy of silence on climate change. In the wake of hurricane Sandy, many believe the White House was wrong to decide in 2009 to frame climate change as an economic opportunity rather than an urgent problem.

Campaign ignores climate change behind Sandy
http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2012/10/29/29035/climate-change-obama-romney-politics-global-warmin/
By Darrell Delamaide. WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) - An absolute monarchy can find it easier to implement enlightened policy than a democracy in hock to vested interests, so it was only mildly surprising when a Saudi Arabian prince said the world's ...

Moon and Jupiter pair up
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49623395/ns/technology_and_science-space/
Moon and Jupiter pair up. By Vernon Whetstone Amateur Astronomer. While there may be no “celestial spooks” in the sky this evening, there will be many of the earthly variety wandering from house to house seeking treats.

Birds evolving faster in Americas, study says
http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/story/2012/11/01/birds-evolution-species.html
The rate of evolution of birds appears to be accelerating, particularly in North and South America, says new research based on a genetic family tree of every bird species known to man.

First all-carbon solar cell
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2012/october/carbon-solar-cell-103112.html
Enlarge. This shows the new all-carbon solar cell consists of a photoactive layer, which absorbs sunlight, sandwiched between two electrodes.