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Ireland's Aran Islands: Old Maps and Dead Clams Help Solve Coastal Boulder Mystery
April 30, 2012 — Perched atop the sheer coastal cliffs of Ireland's Aran Islands, ridges of giant boulders have puzzled geologists for years. What forces could have torn these rocks from the cliff edges high above ... > full story -
Night-Warming Effect Found Over Large Wind Farms in Texas
April 30, 2012 — Large wind farms in certain areas in the United States appear to affect local land surface temperatures, according to a new ... > full story -
Mechanism That Gives Plants 'Balance' Discovered
April 23, 2012 — Researchers have figured out how plants are able to make the "decision" between growth and defense, a finding that could help them strike a balance -- keep safe from harm while continuing to ... > full story -
Compressed Sensing Allows Imaging of Live Cell Structures
April 23, 2012 — Researchers have advanced the ability to view a clear picture of a single cellular structure in motion. By identifying molecules using compressed sensing, this new method provides needed spatial ... > full story -
New Study Links Air Pollution and Early Death in the UK
April 19, 2012 — Emissions from cars, trucks, planes and power plants cause 13,000 premature deaths in the United Kingdom each year, new research ... > full story -
Poor Spring Rain Projected in Africa
April 12, 2012 — Spring rains in the eastern Horn of Africa are projected to begin late this year and be substantially lower than normal. From March to May, the rains are expected to total only 60 to 85 percentage of ... > full story -
Gulf Coast Residents Say BP Oil Spill Changed Their Environmental Views
April 12, 2012 — Researchers have found that residents of Louisiana and Florida most acutely and directly affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster -- the largest marine oil spill in U.S. history -- said they ... > full story -
Keeping Wood Preservatives Where They Belong: In the Wood
April 11, 2012 — Pressure-treated wood is great stuff, but the chemicals used to preserve it from decay can leach out, where they can be toxic to bugs, fungi and other hapless creatures. Now, scientists are using ... > full story -
Balmy Weather Brought out the Bugs, but Was the Frost That Followed a Factor?
April 10, 2012 — While many enjoyed a mild winter and an early spring with record-breaking temperatures, the warm weather also prompted many bugs to show up earlier than usual. The question is, will bug populations ... > full story -
U.S. Records Warmest March; More Than 15,000 Warm Temperature Records Broken
April 10, 2012 — Record and near-record breaking temperatures dominated the eastern two-thirds of the United States and contributed to the warmest March on record for the contiguous United States, a record that dates ... > full storyMore:
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