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  NASA's SORCE Satellite Marks a Decade in the Sun

  April 2, 2013 — NASA's Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment (SORCE) satellite has been providing data on the sun's irradiance for 10 years. SORCE measures electromagnetic radiation produced by the sun and the ... > full story
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  Surveying Roads at 100 Km/h

  April 2, 2013 — Germany's road network has a hard time dealing with wind and weather, tires and steel. Until now, however, surveying the damage caused to asphalt and concrete was laborious and expensive. A new laser ... > full story
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  Have Asthma? You Likely Have an Allergy as Well

  April 2, 2013 — A new study found 65 to 75 percent of asthmatic adults have an ... > full story
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  Extreme Algal Blooms: The New Normal?

  April 1, 2013 — A research team has determined that the 2011 record-breaking algal bloom in Lake Erie was triggered by long-term agricultural practices coupled with extreme precipitation, followed by weak lake ... > full story

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  Research Deciphers HIV Attack Plan: How AIDS Virus Grooms Its Assault Team

  April 1, 2013 — A new study defines previously unknown properties of transmitted HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS. The viruses that successfully pass from a chronically infected person to a new individual are both ... > full story
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  After Newtown: A New Use for a Weapons-Detecting Radar?

  April 1, 2013 — In the aftermath of the Newtown school shooting, an engineering professor envisions a new use for a weapons-detecting radar system he's been developing for the past few ... > full story
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  Gene Discovery May Yield Lettuce That Will Sprout in Hot Weather

  March 29, 2013 — Plant scientists have identified a lettuce gene and related enzyme that put the brakes on germination during hot weather -- a discovery that could lead to lettuces that can sprout year-round, even at ... > full story
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  Americans Back Preparation for Extreme Weather and Sea-Level Rise

  March 29, 2013 — The majority of Americans express support for stronger coastal development codes, according to a new ... > full story
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  Summer Melt Season Getting Longer on Antarctic Peninsula

  March 27, 2013 — New research from the Antarctic Peninsula shows that the summer melt season has been getting longer over the last 60 years. Increased summer melting has been linked to the rapid break-up of ice ... > full story
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  Mars Curiosity Rover Resumes Science Investigations

  March 25, 2013 — NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has resumed science investigations after recovery from a computer glitch that prompted the engineers to switch the rover to a redundant main computer on Feb. 28. The rover ... > full story

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