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Coral reefs found growing in cold, deep ocean

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 04, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (18) | comments 11

Imagine descending in a submarine to the ice-cold, ink-black depths of the ocean, 800 metres under the surface of the Atlantic. Here the tops of the hills are covered in large coral reefs. NIOZ-researcher Furu Mienis studied ...





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Study finds dairy better for bones than calcium carbonate

Medicine & Health / Research

created Apr 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A Purdue University study shows dairy has an advantage over calcium carbonate in promoting bone growth and strength.


Hot springs microbes hold key to dating sedimentary rocks, researchers say

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 22, 2008 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Scientists studying microbial communities and the growth of sedimentary rock at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park have made a surprising discovery about the geological record of life and the environment.


Fish guts explain marine carbon cycle mystery

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 15, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (9) | comments 1

Research published today reveals the major influence of fish on maintaining the delicate pH balance of our oceans, vital for the health of coral reefs and other marine life.


Where Did the Uranium Go?

Where Did the Uranium Go?

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 26, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Uranium's migration through the soil depends on groundwater's chemical composition, according to a recent study by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Scientists showed that uraniumattached ...


A crystal clear view of chalk formation

A crystal clear view of chalk formation

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Jan 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It has a beautiful, but also an unpleasant side: crystallization determines the shape of precious stones, but also causes the lime scale in washing machines. How this comes about, has been ...


A crystal clear view of chalk formation

A crystal clear view of chalk formation

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created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- It has a beautiful, but also an unpleasant side: crystallization determines the shape of precious stones, but also causes the lime scale in washing machines. How this comes about, has been ...


Scientists uncover miscalculation in geological undersea record

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 10, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (28) | comments 3

The precise timing of the origin of life on Earth and the changes in life during the past 4.5 billion years has been a subject of great controversy for the past century. The principal indicator of the amount of organic carbon ...


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New approach helps expand study of living fossils

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 17, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0

The origin of life lies in unique ocean reefs, and scientists from the University of Miami's Rosenstiel School of Marine & Atmospheric Science have developed an approach to help investigate them better.


Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow, Soil Data Suggest Liquid Past

Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow, Soil Data Suggest Liquid Past

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 29, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (32) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds. Spacecraft soil tests experiments also have provided evidence of past interaction between minerals and liquid water, ...


Specially-designed soils could help combat climate change

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 31, 2008 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (19) | comments 0

Could part of the answer to saving the Earth from global warming lie in the earth beneath our feet? A team from Newcastle University aims to design soils that can remove carbon from the atmosphere, permanently and cost-effectively. ...



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