
Researchers Design Photobioreactor to Produce Biofuel from Algae
Researchers have patented a
new device that allows more
efficiently to cultivate
microalgae and can be used
as raw material for biofuel
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Earth's Mantle Affects Long-Term Sea-Level Rise Estimates
New findings reveal that the
U.S. shoreline -- from
Virginia to Florida -- has
been uplifted by more than
210 feet, meaning less ice
melted than expected. This
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Bacterium from Canadian High Arctic Offers Clues to Possible Life on Mars
The recent discovery of a
bacterium that is able to
thrive at minus 15 degrees
Celsius, the coldest
temperature ever reported
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NASA Ships Sensors for Seafaring Satellite to France
Three NASA-built instruments
that are integral components
of the next in a series of
U.S./European ocean
altimetry satellites have
arrived in France for
... > full story
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Tropical Upper Atmosphere 'Fingerprint' of Global Warming
May 22, 2013 The winds of the quasibiennial oscillation in the tropical upper atmosphere have greatly weakened at some altitudes over the last six decades, according to a new study. The finding is consistent with ... > full story -
Carbon Capture: Making Use of Minerals
May 22, 2013 Ammonium salts could provide a viable way of removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere via carbon mineralization, studies ... > full story -
Life Scientists Present New Insights on Climate Change and Species Interactions
May 22, 2013 Life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in newly published research. This knowledge, they say, is critical to making accurate ... > full story -
Neuroscientists Explain How the Sensation of Brain Freeze Works
May 22, 2013 Brain freeze is practically a rite of summer. It happens when you eat ice cream or gulp something ice cold too quickly. The scientific term is sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia, but that's a mouthful. ... > full story -
Climate Change and Wildfire
May 21, 2013 Concerns continue to grow about the effects of climate change on fire. Wildfires are expected to increase 50 percent across the United States under a changing climate, over 100 percent in areas of ... > full story -
Better Understanding of Water's Freezing Behavior at Nanoscale
May 21, 2013 The results of a new study provide direct computational evidence that nucleation of ice in small droplets is strongly size-dependent, an important conclusion in understanding water's behavior at the ... > full story -
Changing Arctic: What Should Be Done?
May 21, 2013 In two critical reports released at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden on May 15th, scientists helped inform an international body of senior government officials about changing ... > full story -
The Mammoth's Lament: How Cosmic Impact Sparked Devastating Climate Change
May 20, 2013 Researchers have found evidence of a major cosmic event near the end of the Ice Age. The ensuing climate change forced many species to adapt or ... > full story -
Amazon River Exhales Virtually All Carbon Taken Up by Rainforest
May 20, 2013 Woody plant matter is almost completely digested by bacteria living in the Amazon River. This tough stuff plays a major part in fueling the river's breath. The finding has implications for global ... > full story -
Roots of Future Tropical Rainfall: Sea Level Influenced Tropical Climate During the Last Ice Age
May 19, 2013 How will rainfall patterns across the tropical Indian and Pacific regions change in a future warming world? Climate models generally suggest that the tropics as a whole will get wetter, but the ... > full story
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