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North Pole Not Flooded -- But Lots of Melting in the Arctic
July 30, 2013 Widespread media reports of a lake at the North Pole don't hold water -- but scientists who deployed the monitoring buoys are watching closely as Arctic sea ice approaches its yearly ... > full story -
Sequestration and Fuel Reserves: Storing Carbon Dioxide to Release Liquid Fuels
July 30, 2013 A technique for trapping the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide deep underground could at the same be used to release the last fraction of natural gas liquids from ailing reservoirs, thus offsetting some ... > full story -
Myanmar at the Crossroads: Conservationists See Opportunities and Challenges in Biodiversity Hotspot
July 30, 2013 Long isolated by economic and political sanctions, Myanmar returns to the international community amid high expectations and challenges associated with protecting the country's great natural wealth ... > full story -
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Plasmonic Black Metals: Breakthrough in Solar Energy Research?
July 30, 2013 The use of plasmonic black metals could someday provide a pathway to more efficient photovoltaics -- the use of solar panels containing photovoltaic solar cells -- to improve solar energy harvesting, ... > full story -
Radio Waves Carry News of Climate Change: Surprising Tool to Measure Our Changing Climate
July 30, 2013 Radio waves reflecting back to Earth from the ionosphere can offer valuable news about the extent of climate change. His simple, cost-effective measurement can be a valuable contribution to the ... > full story -
Veeries Very Quiet When Owls Are About
July 30, 2013 Study shows birds eavesdrop on owls and change their dusk singing patterns to avoid becoming potential prey. If you hear an owl hooting at dusk, don't expect to catch the flute-like song of a Veery ... > full story -
Improving Dogs' Ability to Detect Explosives
July 30, 2013 Training of dogs to recognise explosives could be quicker and more effective following research by animal behaviour ... > full story -
Natural Affinities -- Unrecognized Until Now -- May Have Set Stage for Life to Ignite
July 29, 2013 The chemical components crucial to the start of life on Earth may have primed and protected each other in never-before-realized ways, according to new research. It could mean a simpler scenario for ... > full story -
Mini-Monsters of the Forest Floor
July 29, 2013 A biologist has identified 33 new species of predatory ants in Central America and the Caribbean, and named about a third of the tiny but monstrous-looking insects after ancient Mayan lords and ... > full story -
Hope for Tigers Lives in Sumatra
July 29, 2013 Recent findings from a camera trap survey in Sumatra, Indonesia, have uncovered a burgeoning tiger stronghold on an island that typically makes headlines for its rampant loss of forests and ... > full story
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