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Mountain spine is a quake hotspot
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 06, 2009 |
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Scientists said a killer earthquake that struck central Italy on Monday occurred in a notorious trouble spot and warned further powerful shocks in the coming months could not be ruled out.
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Newly discovered active fault building new Dalmatian Islands off Croatian coast
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A newly identified fault that runs under the Adriatic Sea is actively building more of the famously beautiful Dalmatian Islands and Dinaride Mountains of Croatia, according to a new research report.
Photonic crystal biosensors detect protein-DNA interactions
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Sep 23, 2008 |
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Scientists at the University of Illinois have developed a new class of disposable, microplate-based optical biosensors capable of detecting protein-DNA interactions. Based on the properties of photonic crystals, the biosensors ...
Sesame seed extract and konjac gum may help ward off Salmonella and E. coli
Aug 05, 2008 |
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A new study in SCI's Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture shows that konjac gum and sesame seed extract may offer protection against different strains of E. coli and Salmonella bacteria.
Duke, Woods Hole Geologists Discover 'Clockwork' Motion by Ocean Floor Microplates
Feb 24, 2005 |
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A team of geologists from Duke University and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution has discovered a grinding, coordinated ballet of crustal "microplates" unfolding below the equatorial east Pacific Ocean ...
MIT invents 'lab on a chip' to automate gene studies
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Aug 20, 2007 |
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Genetic studies on whole animals can now be done dramatically faster using a new microfluidic chip developed by engineers at MIT.
Sumatra earthquake three times larger than originally thought
Feb 08, 2005 |
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Northwestern University seismologists have determined that the Dec. 26 Sumatra earthquake that set off a deadly tsunami throughout the Indian Ocean was three times larger than originally thought, making it the ...
Pacific tsunami threat greater than expected
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Jul 20, 2009 |
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The potential for a huge Pacific Ocean tsunami on the West Coast of America may be greater than previously thought, according to a new study of geological evidence along the Gulf of Alaska coast.
Italy's geologic history becomes a personal tale in Walter Alvarez's new book
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 22, 2008 |
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Italy's mountains, from the Apennines to the Alps, have fascinated University of California, Berkeley, geologist Walter Alvarez for more than 35 years, resulting in a new book, "The Mountains of Saint Francis," that traces ...
'Clusters' of earthquakes yield an ominous scenario
Dec 30, 2004 |
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The newest studies on the Cascadia Subduction Zone off the coast of the Pacific Northwest have identified a "clustering" of great earthquakes of the type that would cause a major tsunami, yielding a historical record with ...
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