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  Antarctic Lake Beneath the Ice Sheet Tested

  January 29, 2013 — In a first-of-its-kind feat of science and engineering, scientists have successfully drilled through 800 meters (2,600 feet) of Antarctic ice to reach a subglacial lake and retrieve water and ... > full story
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  Bugs in the Atmosphere: Significant Microorganism Populations Found in Middle and Upper Troposphere

  January 28, 2013 — In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms -- principally bacteria -- in the ... > full story
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  Groundwater Depletion Linked to Climate Change

  January 28, 2013 — Climate change may be exacerbating many countries' experience of water stress, according to new research. Experts explain how several human-driven factors, if not rectified, will combine with climate ... > full story
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  Novel Materials: Smart and Magnetic

  January 28, 2013 — Varying magnetic fields and temperature conditions help to elucidate smart materials’ transitory magnetic ... > full story
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  Accelerating Neutral Atoms on a Table Top

  January 27, 2013 — Conventional as well as compact laser-based particle acceleration schemes hinge on accelerating electric fields and are therefore ineffective for neutral atoms, which do not respond to these fields. ... > full story
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  Thawing 'Dry Ice' Drives Groovy Action on Mars

  January 25, 2013 — Researchers using NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter see seasonal changes on far-northern Martian sand dunes caused by warming of a winter blanket of frozen carbon ... > full story
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  HIV-Like Viruses in Non-Human Primates Have Existed Much Longer Than Previously Thought

  January 24, 2013 — Viruses similar to those that cause AIDS in humans were present in non-human primates in Africa at least five million years ago and perhaps up to 12 million years ago, according to new study. Until ... > full story
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  Climate Change Beliefs of Independent Voters Shift With the Weather

  January 24, 2013 — There’s a well-known saying in New England that if you don’t like the weather here, wait a minute. When it comes to independent voters, those weather changes can just as quickly shift ... > full story
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  Ovarian Tumor, With Teeth and a Bone Fragment Inside, Found in a Roman-Age Skeleton

  January 24, 2013 — A team of researchers has found the first ancient remains of a calcified ovarian teratoma, in the pelvis of the skeleton of a woman from the Roman era. The find confirms the presence in antiquity of ... > full story
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  Loss of Arctic Sea Ice Speeds Domino Effect of Warming Temperatures at High Latitudes

  January 23, 2013 — Melting Arctic sea ice is no longer just evidence of a rapidly warming planet —- it’s also part of the ... > full story

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