Robotic cameras join search for 'Holy Grail of bird-watching'
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In the bayous of eastern Arkansas, amidst ancient trees both living and dead that provide nourishment to creatures of the swamp, hangs a high-tech sentinel patiently waiting to capture video of an ivory-billed ...
The insides of clouds may be the key to climate change
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Feb 17, 2007 |
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As climate change scientists develop ever more sophisticated climate models to project an expected path of temperature change, it is becoming increasingly important to include the effects of aerosols on clouds, according ...
Changes in west coast marine ecosystems significant
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The California Current system has experienced significant changes during the past decade, resulting in dramatic variations in the ecosystem characterized by shifts in phytoplankton production, expanding hypoxic zones, and ...
Physicist speaks at AAAS symposium about space weather
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Feb 17, 2007 |
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Most people leave home without checking the space weather report. But if New Jersey physicist Louis J. Lanzerotti, PhD, distinguished research professor at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), has his way, they won't ...
Programmed for obesity
Feb 17, 2007 |
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Obesity is generally discussed in terms of caloric intake (how much a person eats) and energy output (how much a person exercises). However, according to a University of Missouri-Columbia scientist, environmental chemicals ...
Altered ocean currents disturb ecosystem off Northern California and Oregon coast
Feb 17, 2007 |
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In 2005, a delay in the arrival of a seasonal, nutrient-rich ocean current off the coast of Northern California and Oregon led to reduced influx of barnacle and mussel larvae to rocky shores, researchers report.
Mathematical model predicts cholera outbreaks
Feb 17, 2007 |
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A mathematical model of disease cycles developed at the University of Michigan shows promise for predicting cholera outbreaks.
Long road ahead in developing effective avian flu vaccination strategy, Stanford expert says
Feb 17, 2007 |
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The near inevitability that influenza will explode into a pandemic in the coming few years has kept researchers searching for a way to prevent the worst effects of infection. The ultimate prize is a highly effective vaccine ...
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