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  Glaciers Will Melt Faster Than Ever and Loss Could Be Irreversible Warn Scientists

  March 7, 2013 — Canada's Arctic Archipelago glaciers will melt faster than ever in the next few centuries. Scientists have shown that 20 percent of the Canadian Arctic glaciers may have disappeared by the end of ... > full story
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  Ketchup Turns Somersaults

  March 7, 2013 — Blood, paint or ketchup are complex liquids composed of several different components. For the construction of pumps, or the improvement of technical processes scientists and engineers need ... > full story
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  Pancakes With a Side of Math: A Physiological Model for Sap Exudation in Maple Trees

  March 7, 2013 — The mechanisms behind sap exudation in sugar maple trees -- processes that trigger pressure differences causing sap to flow -- are a topic of much debate. In a new paper, researchers shed light on ... > full story
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  Stronger Support Needed for Healthy Beverage Practices in Child Care

  March 7, 2013 — Support is needed in child care centers to help meet existing water policies and new water requirements included in the 2010 Child Nutrition Reauthorization Act, according to a new ... > full story
• Global Warming
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  The Making of Antarctica's Hidden Fjords

  March 5, 2013 — Antarctica's topography began changing from flat to fjord-filled starting about 34 million years ago, according to a new report from a team of ... > full story
• Water
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  Science of Sinkholes: 20 Percent of U.S. Lies in Susceptible Areas

  March 5, 2013 — A devastating sinkhole occurred in Florida on Feb. 28, 2013, raising questions and concerns about this incredible phenomenon. Around 20 percent of the United States lies in areas susceptible to ... > full story
• Global Warming
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  More Storms Like Sandy? Arctic Ice Loss Amplified Superstorm Sandy Violence

  March 5, 2013 — Researchers have shown that the severe loss of summertime Arctic sea ice – attributed to greenhouse warming – appears to increase the frequency of atmospheric blocking events like the one ... > full story
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  Jupiter's Icy Moon: Window Into Europa's Ocean Lies Right at the Surface

  March 5, 2013 — If you could lick the surface of Jupiter's icy moon Europa, you would actually be sampling a bit of the ocean beneath, according to astronomers. Astronomers have found the strongest evidence yet that ... > full story
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  Herbal Defluoridation of Drinking Water

  March 5, 2013 — Researchers in India have developed a filter system based on a medicinal herb, which they say can quickly and easily remove "fluoride" from drinking water. The technology uses parts of the plant ... > full story
• Physics
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  Vortex Loops Could Untie Knotty Physics Problems

  March 4, 2013 — Physicists have succeeding in creating a vortex knot -- a feat akin to tying a smoke ring into a knot. Linked and knotted vortex loops have existed in theory for more than a century, but creating ... > full story

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