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As Climate Changes, Boreal Forests to Shift North and Relinquish More Carbon Than Expected
May 5, 2013 — New research maps how Earth's myriad climates -- and the ecosystems that depend on them -- could move from one area to another as global temperatures rise. The approach foresees big changes for one ... > full story -
Brighter Clouds, Cooler Climate? Organic Vapors Affect Clouds, Leading to Previously Unidentified Climate Cooling
May 5, 2013 — Scientists have shown that natural emissions and humanmade pollutants can both have an unexpected cooling effect on Earth's climate by making clouds ... > full story -
'Dark Oxidants' Form Away from Sunlight in Lake and Ocean Depths, Underground Soils
May 3, 2013 — All forms of life that breathe oxygen -- even ones that can't be seen with the naked eye, such as bacteria -- must fight oxidants to live. But neutralizing environmental oxidants such as superoxide ... > full story -
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Hearing the Russian Meteor, in America: Sound Arrived in 10 Hours, Lasted 10 More
May 3, 2013 — How powerful was February's meteor that crashed into Russia? Strong enough that its explosive entry into our atmosphere was detected almost 6,000 miles away in Lilburn, Ga., by infrasound sensors -- ... > full story -
Boom in Jellyfish: Overfishing Called Into Question
May 3, 2013 — Will we soon be forced to eat jellyfish? Since the beginning of the 2000s, these gelatinous creatures have invaded many of the world's seas, like the Japan Sea, the Black Sea, the Mediterranean Sea, ... > full story -
Lava Erupting on Sea Floor Linked to Deep-Carbon Cycle
May 2, 2013 — Scientists have found unsuspected linkages between the oxidation state of iron in volcanic rocks and variations in the chemistry of the deep Earth. Not only do the trends run counter to predictions ... > full story -
Studying Meteorites May Reveal Mars' Secrets of Life
May 1, 2013 — In an effort to determine if conditions were ever right on Mars to sustain life, a team of scientists has examined a meteorite that formed on the Red Planet more than a billion years ... > full story -
Potential of Best Practice to Reduce Impacts from Oil and Gas Projects in the Amazon
May 1, 2013 — Hydrocarbon exploration and production continues to press into the most remote corners of the western Amazon, one of the most biologically and culturally diverse zones on Earth. A new best practice ... > full story -
Progress in Introducing Cleaner Cook Stoves for Billions of People Worldwide
May 1, 2013 — It may be the 21st century, but nearly half the world's population still cooks and heats with open fires or primitive stoves that burn wood, animal dung, charcoal and other polluting solid fuels. A ... > full story -
Scientists Retrieve Temperature Data from Japan Trench Observatory
May 1, 2013 — With the successful retrieval of a string of instruments from deep beneath the seafloor, an international team of scientists has completed an unprecedented series of operations to obtain crucial ... > full story
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