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Experiment Provides Unprecedented Insight Into Cloud Formation
August 25, 2011 Researchers are reporting the first results of CERN's CLOUD experiment, designed to study the effect of cosmic rays on the formation of atmospheric aerosols -- tiny liquid or solid particles ... > full story -
Southern South American Wildfires Expected to Increase
August 22, 2011 A new study indicates a major climate oscillation in the Southern Hemisphere that is expected to intensify in the coming decades will likely cause increased wildfire activity in the southern half of ... > full story -
Breeding Ozone-Tolerant Crops
August 22, 2011 Scientists have found that future levels of ground-level ozone could reduce soybean yields by an average 23 ... > full story -
New Images Reveal Structures of the Solar Wind as It Travels Toward and Impacts Earth
August 18, 2011 Using data collected by NASA's STEREO spacecraft, researchers have developed the first detailed images of solar wind structures as plasma and other particles from a coronal mass ejection traveled 93 ... > full story -
Polar Ice Caps Can Recover from Warmer Climate-Induced Melting, Study Shows
August 17, 2011 New research indicates that even if Earth warmed enough to melt all polar sea ice, the ice could recover if the planet cooled ... > full story -
Measurements Reveal Extent of Leakage from Japan's Damaged Fukushima Reactor
August 15, 2011 From distance of 5,800 miles, researchers calculated how much radiation leaked from damaged fuel at the Fukushima nuclear reactor after an earthquake and tsunami disabled normal cooling systems. ... > full story -
Solar Flares: What Does It Take to Be X-Class? Sun Emits an X-Class Flare on August 9, 2011
August 9, 2011 Solar flares are giant explosions on the sun that send energy, light and high speed particles into space. These flares are often associated with solar magnetic storms known as coronal mass ejections ... > full story -
Simulated Atmosphere Research to Help NASA Interpret Data from Juno Mission to Jupiter
August 3, 2011 In August of 2016, when NASA's Juno Mission begins sending back information about the atmosphere of the planet Jupiter, research done by engineers using a 2,400-pound pressure vessel will help ... > full story -
Scientists Find Way to Identify Synthetic Biofuels in Atmosphere
August 3, 2011 Chemists have discovered a technique to track urban atmospheric plumes, thanks to a unique isotopic signature found in vehicle ... > full story -
A Hot Topic: Radioactive Decay Is Key Ingredient Behind Earth's Heat, Research Shows
August 2, 2011 Nearly half of the Earth's heat comes from the radioactive decay of materials inside, according to ... > full story
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