LiveScience.com Thursday, September 21, 2006 Desert Forest Waters Itself Fog that gathers on the trees and drips to the ground creates more precipitation than normal rainfall. Swarms of Small Creatures Stir the Sea Swarms of tiny krill could have a big impact on ocean life, by churning the waters and bringing nutrients up from the depths. Flirty Flies Shed Light on Human Sleep and Memory After a long day spent socializing or learning who to fli ...Continue Reading

Sept. 21, 2006 Erica Hupp/Dwayne Brown Headquarters, Washington 202-358-1237/1726 RELEASE: 06-318 SHORT-TERM OCEAN COOLING SUGGESTS GLOBAL WARMING 'SPEED BUMP' The average temperature of the water near the top of the Earth's oceans has significantly cooled since 2003. New research suggests global warming trends are not always steady in their effects on ocean temperatures. Although the average temperature of the upper oceans has significantly cooled since 2003, the decline is a fraction of the total ocean warm ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for September 21, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *September 21, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: September 21, 2006 10:56 am EDT* *Returning Home: Shuttle Atlantis Lands Safely After Successful Flight*Six astronauts and th ...Continue Reading

---------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, Sept. 21, 2006 CMS DEADLINE FOR HQ EMPLOYEES Date/Time: Thursday, Sept. 21, 5 p.m. Contact: Jody Williams 358-3706 or Luke Weaver 358-1218 Headquarters employees are required to update their competencies and select corresponding proficiency levels in the Competency Management System (CMS) by Sept. 21 at 5 p.m. To learn more, contact the BASO Support Center at 358-IEMP (4367), ext. 0, or visit: http://baso.hq.nasa.gov TOASTMASTERS HUMOROUS ...Continue Reading

Sept. 21, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-321 NASA WELCOMES SPACE SHUTTLE CREW BACK TO EARTH The Space Shuttle Atlantis and its crew are home after a 12-day journey of more than 4.9 million miles in space. The mission, STS-115, succeeded in restarting assembly of the International Space Station. The crew delivered and installed the massive P3/P4 truss, an integral part of the station's backbone, and two sets of solar a ...Continue Reading

Sept. 20, 2006 Katherine Trinidad Headquarters, Washington 202-358-3749 James Hartsfield Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 MEDIA ADVISORY: M06-150 SPACE STATION CREWS BRIEF MEDIA ON NASA TV The NASA astronauts, Russian cosmonauts and spaceflight participant aboard the International Space Station will participate in a news conference at 9:25 a.m. EDT Friday, Sept. 22. The event will be broadcast live on NASA TV. Reporters may ask questions from NASA's Johnson Space Center, Houston; Kennedy Space Cent ...Continue Reading

The following sections were updated since 19 September 2006. -- DUST AND SMOKE (1 updated events, 1 new images) -- HAZE OVER EASTERN CHINA A thick band of haze hung over eastern China in mid-September 2006. The haze likely resulted from urban and industrial pollution, agricultural fires, and weather patterns that trapped the pollutants in the region. * http://naturalhazards.nasa.gov/shownh.php3?img_id=13877 *** MODIS(Terra) image from Sep 17 2006 (Posted on Sep 19 2006 9:36AM) -- FIRE (1 updated events, 1 new images) ...Continue Reading

LiveScience.com Wednesday, September 20, 2006 U.S. Population Nears 300 Million as Households Shrink A baby born some time this October will be the 300-millionth American, but he or she shouldn’t expect a house full of siblings. Tiny Silicon Engine is Newfangled Battery Scientists are developing a battery with a tiny gas turbine engine that could last up to 10 times conventional batteries. Breast Implants Linked to Higher Suicide Rate ...Continue Reading

Sept. 20, 2006 Grey Hautaluoma Headquarters, Washington 202-358-0668 Tracy Young Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 RELEASE: 06-319 NASA'S SPACE SHUTTLE ATLANTIS SET FOR THURSDAY LANDING The Space Shuttle Atlantis, led by Commander Brent Jett, is scheduled to land at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla. on Thursday, Sept. 21, completing space shuttle mission STS-115. Touchdown is expected at about 6:21 a.m. EDT at Kennedy's Shuttle Landing Facility. Atlantis began its mission of nearly 12 days to the Inter ...Continue Reading

SPACE.com Update for September 20, 2006 A {color: 333366; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold}  * DESTINATIONS:* *News* *|* *SpaceFlight* *|* *Science/Astronomy* *|* *SETI* *|*   *Space Business News* *September 20, 2006*   *TOP STORY* *posted: September 20, 2006 10:31 am EDT* *Fourth Space Tourist, Expedition 14 Crew Docks at ISS*The world's first female space tour ...Continue Reading