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Smart Solutions to a Worsening Water Crisis
April 10, 2013 Innovative policies and new technologies that reduce water waste are helping countries across the Middle East and North Africa deal with chronic water ... > full story -
Neutrons Help Explain Ozone Poisoning and Links to Thousands of Premature Deaths Each Year
April 9, 2013 Scientists have helped explain how ozone causes severe respiratory problems and thousands of cases of premature death each year by attacking the fatty lining of our ... > full story -
Trouble in Penguin Paradise? Research Analyzes Antarctic Ice Flow
April 9, 2013 A student researcher has discovered that a good way to monitor the environmental health of Antarctica is to go with the flow -- the ice flow, that is. It's an important parameter to track because as ... > full story -
Research Holds Revelations About an Ancient Society's Water Conservation, Purification
April 9, 2013 New research at the ancient Maya site of Medicinal Trail in northwestern Belize is revealing how populations in more remote areas -- the hinterland societies -- built reservoirs to conserve water and ... > full story -
'Artificial Leaf' Gains the Ability to Self-Heal Damage and Produce Energy from Dirty Water
April 8, 2013 Another innovative feature has been added to the world's first practical "artificial leaf," making the device even more suitable for providing people in developing countries and remote areas with ... > full story -
How Carbon Moves Within Planet Plays Big Role in Planetary Atmosphere Formation
April 8, 2013 A new study suggests that the way carbon moves from within a planet to the surface plays a big role in the evolution of a planet's atmosphere. Mars, which likely released much of its carbon as ... > full story -
High Salt Levels in Saharan Groundwater Endanger Oases Farming
April 8, 2013 For more than 40 years, snowmelt and runoff from Morocco's High Atlas Mountains has been dammed and redirected hundreds of kilometers to the south to irrigate oases farms in the arid, sub-Saharan ... > full story -
Rapid Climate Change and the Role of the Southern Ocean
April 8, 2013 Scientists have discovered new clues about past rapid climate change. The research concludes that oceanographic reorganizations and biological processes are linked to the supply of airborne dust in ... > full story -
Tin Nanocrystals for the Battery of the Future
April 8, 2013 More powerful batteries could help electric cars achieve a considerably larger range and thus a breakthrough on the market. A new nanomaterial for lithium ion batteries could come into play ... > full story -
Dramatic Retreat of the Andean Glaciers Over the Last 30 Years
April 8, 2013 The glaciers in the tropical Andes shrunk between 30 and 50% in 30 years, which represents the highest rate observed over the last three centuries. Scientists have recently published a summary which ... > full story
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