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Chilean Volcano Captured Blasting Ash
Chile's Chaiten Volcano is
shown spewing ash and smoke
into the air for hundreds of
kilometers over Argentina's
Patagonia Plateau in a new
Envisat image acquired on
May 5, 2008. ... > full story
'Burpless' Grass Cuts Methane Gas From Cattle, May Help Reduce Global Warming
A new type of grass may help
tackle global warming by
cutting the level of methane
given off by cows.
Researchers are developing a
... > full story
Common Herbicide Disrupts Human Hormone Activity In Cell Studies
A common weedkiller in the
US, already suspected of
causing sexual abnormalities
in frogs and fish, has now
been found to alter hormonal
... > full story
Ocean Carbon Cycle Research Gets Boost From Satellite Data
The Earth's oceans play a
vital role in the carbon
cycle, making it imperative
that we understand marine
biological activity enough
to predict how our planet
... > full story
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Newest GREET Model Updates Environmental Impacts Of Specific Fuels And Automobiles
May 10, 2008 — The newest version of the Greenhouse gases, Regulated Emissions and Energy use in Transportation model will provide researchers with even more tools to evaluate and compare the environmental impacts ... > full story -
Ponds Found To Take Up Carbon Like World's Oceans
May 8, 2008 — Research led by Iowa State University limnologist John Downing finds that ponds around the globe could absorb as much carbon as the world's ... > full story -
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Inventor, Engineering Students Explore New Type Of Solar Collectors
May 8, 2008 — A team of students led by a chemical engineering professor are working with a New Jersey inventor to advance a new solar thermal collector. The engineering students pointed out that this is the first ... > full story -
Ultrasound Can Drain The Color From Toxic Dyes
May 7, 2008 — Brightly colored dyes such as the shimmering Congo Red commonly used in silk clothing manufacture are notoriously difficult to dispose of in an environmentally benign ... > full story -
Mercury Levels From Products Decreasing, Though Still At Dangerous Levels
May 7, 2008 — A recent study shows that mercury releases from products in the US declined dramatically between 1990 and 2005, but that they continue to be a significant source of environmental contamination. ... > full story -
Stressed Seaweed Contributes To Cloudy Coastal Skies, Study Suggests
May 7, 2008 — Scientists have helped to identify that the presence of large amounts of seaweed in coastal areas can influence the climate. A new international study has found that large brown seaweeds, when under ... > full story -
'Crispy Noodle' Chemistry Could Reduce Carbon Emissions
May 6, 2008 — A new material, which has a structure that resembles crispy noodles, could help reduce the amount of carbon dioxide being pumped out and drive the next generation of high-performance hydrogen ... > full story -
Fungi Have A Hand In Depleted Uranium's Environmental Fate
May 6, 2008 — Fungi may have an important role to play in the fate of potentially dangerous depleted uranium left in the environment after recent war campaigns, according to a new report in Current Biology. Fungi ... > full story -
Red Tide Killer Identified: Bacteria Gang Up On Algae, Quashing Red Tide Blooms
May 6, 2008 — Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have identified a potential "red tide killer." Red tides and related phenomena in which microscopic algae accumulate rapidly in ... > full story -
Nutrient Pollution Reductions From Urban Stream Restoration Quantified
May 6, 2008 — Researchers have now quantified the amount of excess nitrogen removed from an urban stream during environmental restoration projects. This breakthrough allows environmental managers to assess the ... > full story
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