
Carbonate Veins Reveal Chemistry of Ancient Seawater
The chemical composition of
our oceans is not constant
but has varied significantly
over geological time. In a
new study, researchers
describe a novel method for
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How Well Do Scientists Understand How Changes in Earth's Orbit Affect Long-Term Natural Climate Trends?
The notion that scientists
understand how changes in
Earth's orbit affect climate
well enough for estimating
long-term natural climate
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Instruments to Study Space Weather Set for NASA Launch
A $32 million instrument
package set for launch Feb.
9 by NASA should help
scientists better understand
the violent effects of the
sun on near-Earth space
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Seabed Biodiversity of the Straits of Magellan and Drake Passage
A study of animals visible
to the naked eye and living
in and on the seabed -- the
"macrobenthos" -- of the
Straits of Magellan and
... > full story
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Better Weather Forecasts With a Map Showing Atmospheric Vapor
February 8, 2010 Weather forecasts, satellite navigation in cars and the inspection of dikes or natural gas fields: these applications using satellite data would all be even more accurate if we knew more about the ... > full story -
New Research Rejects 80-Year Theory of 'Primordial Soup' as the Origin of Life
February 3, 2010 For 80 years it has been accepted that early life began in a "primordial soup" of organic molecules before evolving out of the oceans millions of years later. Today the "soup" theory has been ... > full story -
Airborne Radar Captures Image of Post-Quake Haiti
February 2, 2010 JPL's Uninhabited Aerial Vehicle Synthetic Aperture Radar (UAVSAR) captured a composite image of the city of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and the surrounding region on Jan. 27, 2010. This image will be ... > full story -
Glacier-Melting Debate Highlights Importance of Satellites
February 2, 2010 The intense public debate on how rapidly the Himalayan glaciers are retreating highlights the necessity for the constant monitoring of glaciers worldwide by ... > full story -
Disappearing Ducks?
February 2, 2010 The loss of wetlands in the prairie pothole region of central North America due to a warmer and drier climate will negatively affect millions of waterfowl that depend on the region for food, shelter ... > full story -
World Wetlands Day Focuses on Climate Change
February 2, 2010 World Wetlands Day 2010: 'Wetlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change' stresses the fact that caring for wetlands is a part of the solution to climate change with the slogan: 'Caring for wetlands ... > full story -
Environmental Change Impacts Oklahoma Rivers
February 1, 2010 Biodiversity in freshwater systems is impacted as much or more by environmental change than tropical rain forests, according to new ... > full story -
Stratospheric Water Vapor Is a Global Warming Wild Card
February 1, 2010 A 10 percent drop in water vapor ten miles above Earth's surface has had a big impact on global warming, say researchers. The findings might help explain why global surface temperatures have not ... > full story -
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Hospital Scanner Could Curb Nuclear Waste Threat
February 1, 2010 Medical equipment used for diagnosis of patients with heart disease and cancer could be a key weapon in stopping nuclear waste seeping into the environment, according to new ... > full story -
Why Did Mammals Survive the 'K/T Extinction'?
January 31, 2010 Picture a dinosaur. Huge, menacing creatures, they ruled the Earth for nearly 200 million years, striking fear with every ground-shaking stride. Yet these great beasts were no match for a 6-mile wide ... > full story
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