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Climate Change's Costly Wild Weather Consequences
February 17, 2013 Atmospheric scientists show concern about how climate change is increasing the number of severe weather ... > full story -
Rapid Changes in the Arctic Ecosystem During Ice Minimum in Summer 2012
February 14, 2013 Huge quantities of algae are growing on the underside of sea ice in the Central Arctic: In 2012 the ice algae Melosira arctica was responsible for almost half the primary production in this area. ... > full story -
Eco-Safe Antibacterial Fiber Discovered
February 14, 2013 Researchers have discovered an antibacterial polymer that can be used in everyday products such as sportswear, diapers and bandages, without causing resistant ... > full story -
Lack of Energy an Enemy to Antibiotic-Resistant Microbes
February 11, 2013 Researchers "cured" a strain of bacteria of its ability to resist an antibiotic in an experiment that has implications for a long-standing public health ... > full story -
Scientists Find Key to Growth of 'Bad' Bacteria in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
February 7, 2013 Scientists have long puzzled over why "bad" bacteria such as E. coli can thrive in the guts of those with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), causing serious diarrhea. Now researchers have discovered ... > full story -
Shimmering Water Reveals Cold Volcanic Vent in Antarctic Waters
February 6, 2013 The location of an underwater volcanic vent, marked by a low-lying plume of shimmering water, has been ... > full story -
Increases in Extreme Rainfall Linked to Global Warming
February 1, 2013 A worldwide review of global rainfall data has found that the intensity of the most extreme rainfall events is increasing across the globe as temperatures ... > full story -
How Do Corals Survive in the Hottest Reefs on the Planet?
February 1, 2013 Coral reefs are predicted to decline under the pressure of global warming. However, a number of coral species can survive at seawater temperatures even higher than predicted for the tropics during ... > full story -
Scientists Trick Iron-Eating Bacteria Into Breathing Electrons Instead
January 29, 2013 Scientists have developed a way to grow iron-oxidizing bacteria using electricity instead of iron, an advance that will allow them to better study the organisms and could one day be used to turn ... > full story -
Bugs in the Atmosphere: Significant Microorganism Populations Found in Middle and Upper Troposphere
January 28, 2013 In what is believed to be the first study of its kind, researchers used genomic techniques to document the presence of significant numbers of living microorganisms -- principally bacteria -- in the ... > full story
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