A collection of stories tagged 'dormant' from NPR. http://www.reverbiage.com/ Copyright 2006 Reverbiage.com. Reverbiage is not affiliated with NPR nor its member stations. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 05:37:05 EST With oil prices soaring, Ky-Tenn Oil Inc. is digging deep to find forgotten profits, reactivating low-producing wells to eke out the last 150 barrels or so. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/55117 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=93981110&ft=1&f=1001 Tue, 02 Sep 2008 00:31:00 EDT The Chaiten volcano in the remote Patagonia region of southern Chile has been dormant for 2,000 years. But for more than a week, lava, ash and huge plumes of smoke have spewed from the volcano. Thousands of people in surrounding towns are being forced to leave their homes and livestock behind. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/49095 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90359656&ft=1&f=1001 Sun, 11 May 2008 17:44:00 EDT It's universally known water is the source of all life. That's still the case in deserts, where one can see the miraculous ability of organisms that adapt to drought by drying up and lying dormant, sometimes for centuries, until water returns. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/38588 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=13950886 Sat, 25 Aug 2007 18:21:00 EDT A long-dormant volcano about 200 miles south of Anchorage, Alaska, began spewing gases last month. As Annie Feidt of Alaska Public Radio notes, scientists quickly installed new seismic monitors to gather more information. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/24736 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6270835 Sun, 15 Oct 2006 08:00:00 EDT Alex Chadwick talks with Ira Flatow, host of NPR's Talk of the Nation Science Friday, about a 2,000-year-old date seed that has recently begun to sprout in the Middle East. Israeli scientists excavated the seeds from an ancient storeroom found during an archeological dig. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/8299 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4706151 Thu, 16 Jun 2005 00:00:00 EDT Biologists with the Idaho National Guard have discovered a new species of fairy shrimp that can lie dormant for years in Idaho's desert. At three inches long, the sharp-clawed crustacean preys on smaller pond dwellers -- including its relatives. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/11133 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4541756 Sun, 27 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST Mount St. Helens sends a huge column of steam and ash skyward, one day after scientists warned an eruption was imminent. Before Friday's mild eruption, Mount St. Helens had lain dormant for 18 years. Experts say the eruption did not pose a threat to public safety. Hear NPR's Craig Windham. http://www.reverbiage.com/launch/15288 http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4058042 Fri, 01 Oct 2004 00:00:00 EDT