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• Earthquakes
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  Faulty Behavior: New Earthquake Fault Models Show That 'Stable' Zones May Contribute to the Generation of Massive Earthquakes

  January 9, 2013 — In an earthquake, ground motion is the result of waves emitted when the two sides of a fault move rapidly past each other. Not all fault segments move so quickly, however -- some slip slowly and are ... > full story
• Galaxies
  Astronomy
  Astrophysics
  Cosmology
  Nebulae
  Space Telescopes
   
  

  First 'Bone' of the Milky Way Identified

  January 8, 2013 — Our Milky Way is a spiral galaxy -- a pinwheel-shaped collection of stars, gas and dust. It has a central bar and two major spiral arms that wrap around its disk. Since we view the Milky Way from the ... > full story
• Computer Modeling
  Nebulae
  NASA
  Astronomy
  Space Exploration
  Astrophysics
   
  

  New Approach for Simulating Supernovas

  January 8, 2013 — Researchers are trying to bridge the gap between studies of supernova blasts and the remnants they leave behind. They hope to use a relatively new computer code to show more of the evolution from ... > full story
• Fossils
  Soil Types
  Nature
  Dinosaurs
  Endangered Plants
  Climate
   
  

  Jurassic Ecosystems Were Similar to Modern: Animals Flourish Among Lush Plants

  January 8, 2013 — In modern ecosystems, animals flourish amid lush vegetation. That was true 150 million years ago too, says a new study by paleontologists. They applied ecological principles to geochemical data from ... > full story
• Frogs and Reptiles
  Nature
  Global Warming
  Animals
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Global Warming Beneficial to Ratsnakes

  January 8, 2013 — Speculation about how animals will respond to climate change due to global warming led researchers to conduct a study of ratsnakes at three different latitudes -- Ontario, Illinois, and Texas. His ... > full story
• Information Technology
  Hacking
  Encryption
  Computer Modeling
  Computer Science
  Distributed Computing
   
  

  Computer, Electrical Engineers Working to Help Biologists Cope With Big Data

  January 8, 2013 — Computer and electrical engineers are developing computing tools to help biologists analyze all the data produced by today's research ... > full story
• Computer Science
  Educational Psychology
  Distributed Computing
  Information Technology
  Communications
  Computer Modeling
   

  Keeping to Your New Year Resolutions With PiFace

  January 8, 2013 — After a festive period of excess, a January diet is one of the most common New Year resolutions for many people. Sticking to it, however, is harder, with temptation around every corner and inside ... > full story
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Policies
  Environmental Issues
  Environmental Policy
  Energy and the Environment
   

  Major Cuts to Surging Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Needed Now, Not Down the Road, Study Finds

  January 7, 2013 — Halting climate change will require "a fundamental and disruptive overhaul of the global energy system" to eradicate harmful carbon dioxide emissions, not just stabilize them, according to new ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Ice Ages
  Oceanography
  Environmental Issues
  Floods
   
  

  Future Sea Level Rise from Melting Ice Sheets May Be Substantially Greater Than IPCC Estimates

  January 6, 2013 — Future sea level rise due to the melting of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets could be substantially larger than estimated in Climate Change 2007, the Fourth Assessment Report of the IPCC, ... > full story
• Materials Science
  Nature of Water
  Civil Engineering
  Organic Chemistry
  Nanotechnology
  Chemistry
   
  

  Ordinary Glass's Extraordinary Properties Revealed

  January 6, 2013 — Researchers raise the possibility of designing ultrastable glasses at the molecular level via a vapor-deposition process. Such glasses could find potential applications in the production of stronger ... > full story

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