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  Scientists Confirm Historic Massive Flood In Climate Change

  February 28, 2006 — Scientists from NASA and Columbia University, New York, have used computer modeling to successfully reproduce an abrupt climate change that took place 8,200 years ago. At that time, the beginning of ... > full story
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  Researchers Confirm Role Of Massive Flood In Climate Change

  January 10, 2006 — Climate modelers at the Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) have succeeded in reproducing the climate changes caused by a massive freshwater pulse into the North Atlantic that occurred at the ... > full story
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  New Neurons Take Baby Steps In The Adult Brain

  December 23, 2005 — In experiments with mice, scientists from Johns Hopkins' Institute for Cell Engineering have discovered the steps required to integrate new neurons into the brain's existing ... > full story
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  Membrane Research Opens Window To Benefits For Plants, Humans

  December 22, 2005 — A wilting, water-starved houseplant and flood-covered crops have something in common. That knowledge, gleaned from spinach and researchers on two continents, potentially could open the gate to ... > full story
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  Dynamic Bed Causes Irregular Course Of River

  December 21, 2005 — How can you manage and design rivers such that no floods occur, whilst still ensuring navigation for shipping and a continuation of the agricultural, ecological and recreational functions? Dutch ... > full story
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  Post-Katrina: Lead In Disturbed Soil May Pose Heightened Health Risk

  December 15, 2005 — Unsafe levels of lead have been found in soil and sediments left behind in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and could pose a heightened health threat to returning residents, particularly ... > full story
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  Cassini's Photo Album From A Season Of Icy Moons

  December 7, 2005 — Wrapping-up a phenomenally successful year of observing Saturn's icy moons, the Cassini mission is releasing a flood of new views of the moons Enceladus, Dione, Rhea, Hyperion, and Iapetus. ... > full story
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  Dragon Over Water: Envisat Monitors China's Largest Lake, Rivers Flooding

  November 22, 2005 — Envisat ASAR Global Monitoring Mode rapid-revisit images -- employed as part of ESA's Dragon Programme -- have charted the hydrological cycle of China's largest freshwater body, Poyang Lake, whose ... > full story
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  Increased Dampness Causes Vegetation Change

  November 14, 2005 — The Dutch dune area has dried out at a number of locations as a result of water extraction and drainage of adjacent polder areas. Wildlife managers are searching for favourable locations to restore ... > full story
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  Katrina Floodwaters Not As Toxic To Humans As Previously Thought, Study Says

  October 12, 2005 — The floodwaters that inundated New Orleans immediately following Hurricane Katrina were similar in content to the city's normal stormwater and were not as toxic as previously thought, according to a ... > full story

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