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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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