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Depleted gas reservoirs can double as geologic carbon storage sites

(PhysOrg.com) -- A demonstration project on the southeastern tip of Australia has helped to verify that depleted natural gas reservoirs can be repurposed for geologic carbon sequestration, which is a climate ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 06, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 14 | with audio podcast

Global monsoon drives long-term carbon cycles in the ocean

Monsoon is a global system, and many arrays of evidence indicate that it drives long-term cyclicity of the carbon reservoir in the global ocean. The new view is introduced in a substantial paper in Issue 7 (April 2009) of ...

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created May 08, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0




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Planck mission steps closer to the cosmic blueprint

(PhysOrg.com) -- ESA's Planck mission has revealed that our Galaxy contains previously undiscovered islands of cold gas and a mysterious haze of microwaves. These results give scientists new treasure to mine ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

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Dealing with stress: New research highlights the survival skills of disease-causing E. coli

Escherichia coli bacteria thrive in the lower intestine of humans and other animals, including birds. Most are vital constituents of the healthy gut flora, but certain forms of E. coli cause a range of di ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

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What really happened prior to 'Snowball Earth'?

In a study published in the journal Geology, scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science suggest that the large changes in the carbon isotopic composition of car ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 27, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 18 | with audio podcast

The great gas hydrate escape

For some time, researchers have explored flammable ice for low-carbon or alternative fuel or as a place to store carbon dioxide. Now, a computer analysis of the ice and gas compound, known as a gas hydrate, ...

Chemistry / Materials Science

created Jan 18, 2012 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Team finds natural reasons behind nitrogen-rich forests

(PhysOrg.com) -- Many tropical forests are extremely rich in nitrogen even when there are no farms or industries nearby, says Montana State University researcher Jack Brookshire.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Skeletons point to Columbus voyage for syphilis origins

Skeletons don't lie. But sometimes they may mislead, as in the case of bones that reputedly showed evidence of syphilis in Europe and other parts of the Old World before Christopher Columbus made his historic voyage in 1492.

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (14) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Test for carbon capture leaks developed

Scientists have developed the first ever fail-safe test to check for carbon dioxide (CO2) leaks from carbon capture and storage sites deep underground.

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created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

Study tracks safety of underground CO2 storage

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a paper published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, an international team of geoscientists, including Simon Fraser University groundwater expert Dirk Kirste ...

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created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Global carbon emissions reach record 10 billion tons -- threatening 2 degree target

Global carbon dioxide emissions from burning fossil fuels have increased by 49 per cent in the last two decades, according to the latest figures by an international team, including researchers at the Tyndall Centre for Climate ...

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created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (21) | comments 46 | with audio podcast

Ex-UN climate chief to AP: talks are rudderless

(AP) -- Yvo de Boer said he left his job as the U.N.'s top climate official in frustration 18 months ago, believing the process of negotiating a meaningful climate agreement was failing. His opinion hasn't changed.

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created Dec 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 9


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