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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 -
Fossilized Conduits Suggest Water Flowed Beneath Martian Surface
January 29, 2013 Networks of narrow ridges found in impact craters on Mars appear to be the fossilized remnants of underground cracks through which water once flowed, according to a new analysis. The study bolsters ... > full story -
New Insights Into Managing Our Water Resources
January 29, 2013 Understanding how our water catchments react to natural disturbances, may offer hydrologists greater insight into how to manage our water supplies. Key to this, is an understanding of the steady ... > full story -
Climate Change Impacts to U.S. Coasts Threaten Public Health, Safety and Economy, Report Finds
January 28, 2013 According to a new technical report, the effects of climate change will continue to threaten the health and vitality of US coastal communities' social, economic and natural ... > full story -
Irrigation in California's Central Valley Intensifies Rainfall, Storms Across the Southwest
January 28, 2013 Agricultural irrigation in California's Central Valley doubles the amount of water vapor pumped into the atmosphere, ratcheting up rainfall and powerful monsoons across the interior Southwest, ... > full story -
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 -
Mysteries of Spider Silk Strength Unraveled
January 28, 2013 Scientists are celebrating their recent success on the path to understanding what makes the fiber that spiders spin -- weight for weight -- at least five times as strong as piano wire. They have ... > full story -
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Daily Antiseptic Baths Slash Risk of Bloodstream Infections in Critically Ill Children
January 26, 2013 Daily baths with an ordinary antibacterial cleanser can safely reduce the risk of dangerous bloodstream infections in critically ill children, according to a trial conducted in five pediatric ... > full story -
Liquid Metal Makes Silicon Crystals at Record Low Temperatures
January 24, 2013 A new way of making crystalline silicon could make this crucial ingredient of computers and solar cells much cheaper and ... > full story -
The Storm That Never Was: Why Meteorologists Are Often Wrong
January 24, 2013 Have you ever woken up to a sunny forecast only to get soaked on your way to the office? On days like that it's easy to blame the weatherman. But engineering professor Julie Crockett doesn't get mad ... > full story
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