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Accurate Water Vapor Measurements for Improved Weather and Climate Models
March 4, 2013 A new laser hygrometer for research aircraft has proven suitable as a transfer ... > full story -
Saharan and Asian Dust, Biological Particles End Global Journey in California
March 1, 2013 A new study is the first to show that dust and other aerosols from one side of the world influence rainfall in the Sierra ... > full story -
Volcanic Aerosols, Not Pollutants, Tamped Down Recent Earth Warming
March 1, 2013 Scientists looking for clues about why Earth did not warm as much as scientists expected between 2000 and 2010 now thinks the culprits are hiding in plain sight -- dozens of volcanoes spewing sulfur ... > full story -
New Marine Species Discovered in Pacific Ocean
February 28, 2013 An international expedition in Papua New Guinea has found a new species of sea slugs, feather stars and amphipods, a shrimp-like ... > full story -
Is Nanosilver Toxic?
February 28, 2013 According to new research with data obtained on two crustacean species, there is apparently no reason to consider silver nanoparticles more dangerous for aquatic ecosystems than silver ... > full story -
A New Look at Urbanization's Environmental Impact
February 27, 2013 A research team from Sweden has developed a technique for quick, simple and cost-effective mapping of worldwide urban growth and its environmental ... > full story -
Fluid Mechanics: Bubble Impacts Caught on Film
February 27, 2013 When a bubble of air rising through water hits a sheet of glass, it doesn't simply stop -- it squishes, rebounds, and rises again, before slowly moving to the barrier. An international research team ... > full story -
Key Component of China's Pollution Problem: Scale of Nitrogen's Effect on People and Ecosystems Revealed
February 26, 2013 It's no secret that China is faced with some of the world's worst pollution. Until now, however, information on the magnitude, scope and impacts of a major contributor to that pollution -- ... > full story -
Weather Extremes Provoked by Trapping of Giant Waves in the Atmosphere
February 25, 2013 The world has suffered from severe regional weather extremes in recent years, such as the heat wave in the United States in 2011. Behind these devastating individual events there is a common physical ... > full story -
Global Surveys Show Environment Ranks Low Among Public Concerns
February 25, 2013 A newly released international study reveals that the issue of climate change is not a priority for people in the United States and around the world. The surveys showed that when asked to rank ... > full story
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