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  Sea Mammals Find U.S. Safe Harbor

  April 11, 2013 — New research shows that many US marine mammal populations -- especially some seals and sea lions -- have rebounded since 1972, because of the Marine Mammal Protection ... > full story
• Saturn
  Space Exploration
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  Ice Cloud Heralds Fall at Titan's South Pole

  April 11, 2013 — An ice cloud taking shape over Titan's south pole is the latest sign that the change of seasons is setting off a cascade of radical changes in the atmosphere of Saturn's largest moon. Made from an ... > full story
• Fisheries
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  Environmental Issues
  Oil Spills
  Sea Life
   
  

  Pollution: Learning the Limits for Marine Species

  April 11, 2013 — Work by biologists and marine scientists over the past 10 years has covered such commercial resources as shrimp, scallops, herring and cod. Establishing tolerance levels for these and other species ... > full story
• Ocean Policy
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  'Sustainable Fishing' Certification Too Lenient and Discretionary

  April 10, 2013 — The certification of seafood as “sustainable” by the nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council is too lenient and discretionary, a study by a consortium of researchers has ... > full story
• Alternative Fuels
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  Overcoming a Major Barrier to Medical and Other Uses of 'Microrockets' and 'Micromotors'

  April 10, 2013 — An advance in micromotor technology akin to the invention of cars that fuel themselves from the pavement or air is opening the door to new medical and industrial uses for these tiny devices, ... > full story
• Land Management
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  Global Warming
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  Forest
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  Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Land Use in Europe

  April 10, 2013 — New research estimates future land use emissions for the European Union, showing that Europe could potentially reduce greenhouse gas emissions from land use by more than 60 percent by ... > full story
• Lung Disease
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  Gene Therapy
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  Healthy Aging
   
  

  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
• Geography
  Weather
  Earth Science
  Environmental Issues
  Climate
  Global Warming
   

  Satellite Sandwich Technique Improves Analysis of Geographical Data

  April 9, 2013 — A student researcher has developed a new method to combine thermal data from separate satellite systems to create large, detailed maps of regional temperature ... > full story
• Fish
  Oceanography
  Global Warming
  Marine Biology
  Nature
  New Species
   
  

  Scientists Seek Sea Urchin's Secret to Surviving Ocean Acidification

  April 9, 2013 — Ocean research reveals rapid evolutionary adaptations to a changing climate. Genetic variation is the key to this ability to deal with higher ... > full story
• Water
  Environmental Issues
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  Pollution
  Drought
  Drought Research
   
  

  Spring Rains Bring Life to Midwest Granaries but Foster Gulf of Mexico 'Dead Zone'

  April 9, 2013 — The most serious ongoing water pollution problem in the Gulf of Mexico originates not from oil rigs, as many people believe, but rainstorms and fields of corn and soybeans a thousand miles away in ... > full story

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