
Bacterium from Canadian High Arctic Offers Clues to Possible Life on Mars
The recent discovery of a
bacterium that is able to
thrive at minus 15 degrees
Celsius, the coldest
temperature ever reported
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NASA Ships Sensors for Seafaring Satellite to France
Three NASA-built instruments
that are integral components
of the next in a series of
U.S./European ocean
altimetry satellites have
arrived in France for
... > full story

Forecast for Saturn's Moon Titan: Wild Weather Could Be Ahead
Saturn's moon Titan might be
in for some wild weather as
it heads into its spring and
summer, if two new models
are correct. Scientists
think that as the seasons
... > full story

Tropical Upper Atmosphere 'Fingerprint' of Global Warming
The winds of the
quasibiennial oscillation in
the tropical upper
atmosphere have greatly
weakened at some altitudes
... > full story
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More Emphasis Needed on Recycling and Reuse of Li-Ion Batteries
May 22, 2013 The discovery of potential environmental and human health effects from disposal of millions of rechargeable lithium-ion batteries each year has led scientists to recommend stronger government ... > full story -
Life Scientists Present New Insights on Climate Change and Species Interactions
May 22, 2013 Life scientists provide important new details on how climate change will affect interactions between species in newly published research. This knowledge, they say, is critical to making accurate ... > full story -
Climate Change and Wildfire
May 21, 2013 Concerns continue to grow about the effects of climate change on fire. Wildfires are expected to increase 50 percent across the United States under a changing climate, over 100 percent in areas of ... > full story -
NASA's IRIS Mission Readies for a New Challenge
May 21, 2013 NASA is getting ready to launch a new mission, a mission to observe a largely unexplored region of the solar atmosphere that powers its dynamic million-degree outer atmosphere and drives the solar ... > full story -
Changing Arctic: What Should Be Done?
May 21, 2013 In two critical reports released at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden on May 15th, scientists helped inform an international body of senior government officials about changing ... > full story -
Cancer and Birth Defects in Iraq: The Nuclear Legacy
May 21, 2013 Ten years after the Iraq war of 2003 a team of scientists based in Mosul, northern Iraq, have detected high levels of uranium contamination in soil samples at three sites in the province of Nineveh ... > full story -
Observations of Stellar Visibility by Citizen Scientists Accurately Measure the Brightness of the Night Sky
May 21, 2013 Observations of stellar visibility by citizen scientists accurately measure the brightness of the night sky. The researchers hope that such data can eventually be used to track changes in artificial ... > full story -
Early-Life Traffic-Related Air Pollution Exposure Linked to Hyperactivity
May 21, 2013 Early-life exposure to traffic-related air pollution was significantly associated with higher hyperactivity scores at age 7, according to new ... > full story -
New NOAA Report Examines National Oil Pollution Threat from Shipwrecks
May 20, 2013 NOAA presented to the U.S. Coast Guard a new report that finds that 36 sunken vessels scattered across the U.S. seafloor could pose an oil pollution threat to the nation's coastal marine resources. ... > full story -
The Mammoth's Lament: How Cosmic Impact Sparked Devastating Climate Change
May 20, 2013 Researchers have found evidence of a major cosmic event near the end of the Ice Age. The ensuing climate change forced many species to adapt or ... > full story
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