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• Graphene
  Batteries
  Nature of Water
  Materials Science
  Civil Engineering
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  Like Water for Batteries: Water 'Likeability' Plays Role in Battery-Charged Objects

  July 29, 2013 — Objects made from graphite -- such as lithium-ion batteries -- are "hydrophobic," meaning that they "dislike" water. For decades this lack of likeability has presented significant challenges in terms ... > full story
• Oil Spills
  Oceanography
  Marine Biology
  Global Warming
  Fish
  Environmental Policy
   
  

  Large Gulf Dead Zone, but Smaller Than Predicted

  July 29, 2013 — Scientists have found a large Gulf of Mexico oxygen-free or hypoxic 'dead' zone, but not as large as had been predicted. Measuring 5,840 square miles, an area the size of Connecticut, the 2013 Gulf ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Ice Ages
  Environmental Issues
  Water
  Oceanography
   

  Global Warming Endangers South American Water Supply

  July 29, 2013 — Chile and Argentina may face critical water storage issues due to rain-bearing westerly winds over South America's Patagonian Ice-Field to moving south as a result of global ... > full story
• Workplace Health
  Perception
  Healthy Aging
  Schizophrenia
  Elder Care
  Health Policy
   

  Intent to Harm: Willful Acts Seem More Damaging

  July 29, 2013 — How harmful we perceive an act to be depends on whether we see the act as intentional, reveals new ... > full story
• Insects (including Butterflies)
  Virology
  Pests and Parasites
  Agriculture and Food
  Food and Agriculture
  Zoology
   
  

  Virus to Control Potato Moth

  July 29, 2013 — New biological insecticides have emerged in recent years which make use of so-called "entomopathogenic" viruses that are harmful to insects, in particular the baculovirus. To identify the virus in ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Air Quality
  Environmental Issues
  Tundra
  Forest
   

  New Knowledge About Permafrost Improving Climate Models

  July 28, 2013 — New research findings document that permafrost during thawing may result in a substantial release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and that the future water content in the soil is crucial to ... > full story
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Environmental Issues
  Nature
  Endangered Plants
  Environmental Policy
   

  What Can Plants Reveal About Global Climate Change?

  July 26, 2013 — While the media continues to present climate change as a controversial issue, many scientists are working hard to gather data, collaborate across disciplines, and use experimental and modeling ... > full story
• New Species
  Coral Reefs
  Ecology
  Extinction
  Marine Biology
  Ecology Research
   
  

  A New Coral Reef Species from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia

  July 26, 2013 — A new shallow water coral species, Echinophyllia tarae sp. n., is described from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia. Scleractinia, also called stony corals, are exclusively marine animals; they ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Environmental Issues
  Fossils
  Origin of Life
  Early Climate
   

  Rocks Can Restore Our Climate ... After 300,000 Years

  July 26, 2013 — A study of a global warming event that happened 93 million years ago suggests that Earth can recover from high carbon dioxide emissions faster than thought, but that this process takes around 300,000 ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Oceanography
  Climate
  Weather
  Geography
  Severe Weather
   
  

  Pacific Equatorial Cold Water Region Explained

  July 25, 2013 — A new study reveals for the first time how the mixing of cold, deep waters from below can change sea surface temperatures on seasonal and longer ... > full story

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