New Arctic satellite data shows Arctic literally on thin ice
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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The latest data from NASA and the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center show the continuation of a decade-long trend of shrinking sea ice extent in the Arctic, including new ...
Study reveals potential to amass more carbon in eastern North American forests
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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With climate change looming, the hunt for places that can soak up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere is on.
Blubbery 'researchers' lend fin to climate science
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Into the Antarctic enigma, the puzzle of a place with too few researchers chasing too many climate mysteries, slowly waddles the elephant seal.
'Super Sherpa' climbs to clean up Everest
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Apa Sherpa has stood on top of the world more times than anyone in history, and now he is heading back up Mount Everest, not for the fame or glory, but in the name of environmental protection.
Solar car aims to put rivals in the shade
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Plans for a solar-powered racing car which will cruise at 60mph using the same power as a hairdryer have been unveiled by students at Cambridge University.
Warming brings more birds north in winter
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Long-term global warming is prompting North American birds to winter farther north -- a trend more noticeable in Alaska than anywhere else in the nation, according to a new study by the National Audubon Society.
Subterranean oceans on Saturn's moon Titan
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Saturn's largest moon, Titan, may have a subterranean ocean of hydrocarbons and some topsy-turvy topography in which the summits of its mountains lie lower than its average surface elevation, ...
Report shows mid-Atlantic has high potential for wind energy
Apr 06, 2009 |
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The breezes blowing across the shallow waters of the mid-Atlantic coast, including North Carolina, hold some of the nation's highest potential for harvesting wind energy, a new federal report says.
Researchers regenerate axons necessary for voluntary movement
Apr 06, 2009 |
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For the first time, researchers have clearly shown regeneration of a critical type of nerve fiber that travels between the brain and the spinal cord and which is required for voluntary movement. The regeneration was accomplished ...
Was a 'mistress of the lionesses' a king in ancient Canaan?
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 06, 2009 |
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The legend is that the great rulers of Canaan, the ancient land of Israel, were all men. But a recent dig by Tel Aviv University archaeologists at Tel Beth-Shemesh uncovered possible evidence of a mysterious ...
GOCE's electric ion propulsion engine switched on
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- GOCE's sophisticated electric ion propulsion system has been switched on and confirmed to be operating normally, marking another crucial milestone in the satellite's post-launch commissioning ...
Hollow mask illusion fails to fool schizophrenia patients
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Patients with schizophrenia are able to correctly see through an illusion known as the 'hollow mask' illusion, probably because their brain disconnects 'what the eyes see' from what 'the brain thinks it is seeing', according ...
You wear me out: Thinking of others causes lapses in our self-control
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Exerting self-control is exhausting. In fact, using self-control in one situation impairs our ability to use self-control in subsequent, even unrelated, situations. What about thinking of other people exerting self-control? ...
New method for magnetic manipulation of cells
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Magnetic technology could help address a major problem that bioengineers face as they try to create new tissue: getting human cells to not only form structures, but to stimulate the growth ...
Supercomputing gets its own superhero
Technology / Computer Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- What’s faster than the speediest supercomputer? How about a high-speed grid linking 12 world-class supercomputers? That’s what a European research consortium has built, catalysing European ...
