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Less Rainfall Expected for the Hawaiian Islands
April 23, 2013 Almost imperceptibly, rainfall over the Hawaiian Islands has been declining since 1978, and this trend is likely to continue with global warming to the end of this century, according to ... > full story -
Jupiter's Atmosphere Still Contains Water Supplied by the Shoemaker-Levy 9 Comet Impact
April 23, 2013 Researchers are reporting Herschel observations of water in Jupiter's stratosphere. It is a clear remnant of the Shoemaker-Levy 9 comet impact on Jupiter nearly 20 years ... > full story -
Why Soft Corals Have Unique Pulsating Motion
April 23, 2013 Scientists have discovered why Heteroxenia corals pulsate. Their work resolves an old scientific ... > full story -
New NASA Satellite Takes the Salton Sea's Temperature
April 22, 2013 A new NASA image may look like a typical black-and-white image of a dramatic landscape, but it tells a story of temperature. The dark waters of the Salton Sea pop in the middle of the Southern ... > full story -
Biological Activity Alters the Ability of Sea Spray to Seed Clouds
April 22, 2013 Ocean biology alters the chemical composition of sea spray in ways that influence their ability to form clouds over the ocean. That's the conclusion of a team of scientists using a new approach to ... > full story -
Rivers Act as 'Horizontal Cooling Towers' for Power Plants, Study Finds
April 22, 2013 Running two computer models in tandem, scientists have detailed for the first time how thermoelectric power plants interact with climate, hydrology, and aquatic ecosystems throughout the northeastern ... > full story -
Research Harnesses Solar-Powered Proteins to Filter Harmful Antibiotics from Water
April 19, 2013 New research details how solar-powered proteins can be used to filter antibiotics and other harmful compounds from rivers and lakes at a significantly higher rate than present treatment ... > full storyMore: -
Global Warming: 'Black Carbon' Flowing from Soil to Oceans
April 19, 2013 A smaller proportion of black carbon created during combustion will remain in soil than have been estimated before. Contrary to previous understanding, burying black carbon in the ground in order to ... > full storyMore: -
New Understanding of Rare White Shark Movement Around Hawai'i
April 18, 2013 A new study sheds light on the relatively rare but occasionally recorded presence of white sharks in waters surrounding the Hawaiian Islands, and suggests a new method to help distinguish between ... > full story -
'First Step' in Addressing Effects of Climate Change
April 18, 2013 A new report on potential effects of climate change uses existing observations and science-based expectations to identify how climate change could affect habitats, plants and animals within the ... > full story
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