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Mediterranean Sea level could rise by 61 cm

Mediterranean Sea level could rise by 61 cm

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (32) | comments 0

A Spanish-British research project has come up with three future scenarios for the effects of climate change on the Mediterranean over the next 90 years, using global models from the Intergovernmental Panel ...





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Canada can lead the world with smart pension reform, says pension expert

Other Sciences / Economics

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Toronto - The time has come to turn Canada's supplemental pensions jumble into a coherent system with a clear goal and a clear plan to achieve it, according to Keith Ambachtsheer, Director of the Rotman International ...


Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems

Nanotube defects equal better energy and storage systems

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (10) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Most people would like to be able to charge their cell phones and other personal electronics quickly and not too often. A recent discovery made by UC San Diego engineers could lead to carbon ...


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Modern Turkey: Modern Miracle

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many of us will sit down with our families to a wonderful turkey dinner this Thanksgiving. But statistics increasingly show that Americans consider turkey a year-round staple.


Inventing language

Inventing language

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Last Thursday, the day after the New York Yankees won their first World Series of the 21st century, MIT Institute Professor Barbara Liskov, the 2008 recipient of the Turing Award — frequently ...


Deep creep means milder, more frequent earthquakes along Southern California's San Jacinto fault

Deep creep means milder, more frequent earthquakes along Southern California's San Jacinto fault

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1

With an average of four mini-earthquakes per day, Southern California's San Jacinto fault constantly adjusts to make it a less likely candidate for a major earthquake than its quiet neighbor to the east, the ...


W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback (AP)

W. Africa's last giraffes make surprising comeback

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A crisp African dawn is breaking overhead, and Zibo Mounkaila is on the back of a pickup truck bounding across a sparse landscape of rocky orange soil.


Discrimination takes its toll on Black women

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Racial discrimination is a major threat to African American women's mental health. It undermines their view of themselves as masters of their own life circumstances and makes them less psychologically resilient and more prone ...


Porphyrin Dimers Increase Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Porphyrin Dimers Increase Efficiency of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (12) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Porphyrins are most commonly thought of as the pigment in red blood cells, but now scientists have found that porphyrins can also be used to increase the efficiency of an inexpensive type ...


North Carolina Sea Levels Rising Three Times Faster Than in Previous 500 Years, Study Says

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (10) | comments 1

PHILADELPHIA -- An international team of environmental scientists led by the University of Pennsylvania has shown that sea-level rise, at least in North Carolina, is accelerating. Researchers found 20th-century sea-level ...


Ocean acidification may contribute to global shellfish decline

Ocean acidification may contribute to global shellfish decline

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 2

Relatively minor increases in ocean acidity brought about by high levels of carbon dioxide have significant detrimental effects on the growth, development, and survival of hard clams, bay scallops, and Eastern ...



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