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Glacier melt adds ancient edibles to marine buffet

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

13 hours ago | 3.9 / 5 (10) | 4

Glaciers along the Gulf of Alaska are enriching stream and near shore marine ecosystems from a surprising source - ancient carbon contained in glacial runoff, researchers from four universities and the U.S. ...

Sun and moon trigger deep tremors on San Andreas Fault

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14 hours ago | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

The faint tug of the sun and moon on the San Andreas Fault stimulates tremors deep underground, suggesting that the rock 15 miles below is lubricated with highly pressurized water that allows the rock to slip with little ...

Filipino troops try to keep volcano evacuees safe

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23 hours ago | not rated yet | 2

(AP) -- Police and soldiers donned Santa hats and red clown noses and belted out songs in crammed evacuation centers in hopes of keeping 47,000 displaced residents from sneaking back to their homes on the ...

Shallow Origins

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Dec 22, 2009 | 5 / 5 (9) | 1

In finding answers to the mystery of the origin of life, scientists may not have to dig too deep. New research is shedding light on shallower waters as a possible location for where life on Earth began.

Volcanic Quakes Help Forecast Eruptions

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Dec 22, 2009 | 2 / 5 (4) | 2

Monitoring the earthquakes caused from magma movements inside an active volcano could help to improve the accuracy of forecasting an eruption.

Formation of the Gulf of Corinth rift, Greece

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Dec 22, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

A study of the structure and evolution of the Gulf of Corinth rift in central Greece will increase scientific understanding of rifted margin development and the tectonic mechanisms underlying seafloor spreading ...

Most of 47,000 Filipinos safe from raging volcano

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Dec 22, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(AP) -- Almost all of the 47,000 residents living on the slopes of a rumbling volcano in the central Philippines have moved to emergency shelters, and lava and earthquakes Tuesday heralded what officials ...

Cornellians build computer climate-change model

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Dec 21, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (7) | 5

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are contributing to a new model of climate change that may give more accurate predictions of the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in Earth's future.

Highlight: California, Nevada Lakes Warming Rapidly

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Dec 21, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (8) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new JPL study examines the impact recent variability in climate is having on the surface temperatures of large lakes in California and Nevada.

'Particle soup' discovery will improve climate predictions

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Dec 21, 2009 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from scientists at The University of Manchester is set to improve predictions about climate and air quality - and make life easier for those suffering from respiratory problems.

Philippine volcano gets louder, could erupt soon

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Dec 21, 2009 | 5 / 5 (6) | 0

(AP) -- Philippine troops on Monday pressed the last 3,000 villagers who have refused to heed government warnings to leave the danger zone around a volcano that experts say is ready to erupt.