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Vegetation Cover Affects the Speed of Snowmelt in Tundra Regions
April 4, 2012 — Climate change has increased vegetation in Arctic tundra regions. According to a recent study, the increase in vegetation in tundra regions may further accelerate global ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
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Petroleum
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Environmental Science
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Advanced Power-Grid Research Finds Low-Cost, Low-Carbon Future in Western U.S.
April 3, 2012 — The least expensive way for the Western US to reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to help prevent the worst consequences of global warming is to replace coal with renewable and other sources of ... > full story -
New Isotope Measurement Could Alter History of Early Solar System
April 3, 2012 — The early days of our solar system might look quite different than previously thought, according to new research. The study used more sensitive instruments to find a different half-life for samarium, ... > full story -
Organics Probably Formed Easily in Early Solar System
March 30, 2012 — Complex organic compounds, including many important to life on Earth, were readily produced under conditions that likely prevailed in the primordial solar system. Scientists came to this conclusion ... > full story -
Energy and the Environment
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Electricity and Carbon Dioxide Used to Generate Alternative Fuel
March 29, 2012 — Imagine being able to use electricity to power your car and it's not an electric vehicle. Researchers have for the first time demonstrated a method for converting carbon dioxide into liquid fuel ... > full story -
Met Office to Provide Space Weather Warnings for Planet Earth and Forecasts for Exoplanets
March 28, 2012 — The UK Met Office’s weather and climate model is being adapted to help understand space weather at Earth and the atmospheres of planets orbiting other ... > full story -
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New Dimension for Solar Energy: Innovative 3-D Designs More Than Double the Solar Power Generated Per Area
March 27, 2012 — Intensive research around the world has focused on improving the performance of solar photovoltaic cells and bringing down their cost. But very little attention has been paid to the best ways of ... > full story -
Insects (including Butterflies)
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Butterfly Wings' 'Art of Blackness' Could Boost Production of Green Fuels
March 26, 2012 — Butterfly wings may rank among the most delicate structures in nature, but they have given researchers powerful inspiration for new technology that doubles production of hydrogen gas — a green ... > full story -
Slime Mold Mimics Canadian Highway Network
March 26, 2012 — A researcher placed rolled oats on a map of Canada, covering the major urban areas. One urban area held the slime mold. The slime mold reached out for the food, creating thin tubes that eventually ... > full story -
NASA Measures Impact of Huge Solar Flare on Earth's Atmosphere
March 23, 2012 — A key NASA instrument that can directly measure the impact of solar events on Earth's upper atmosphere has weighed in on the huge flare that impacted Earth last ... > full story
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