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Study: Public trust doctrine could aid management of US oceans

Since Congress lifted a moratorium on offshore drilling last year, federal lawmakers have grappled with the issue of how best to regulate U.S. ocean waters to allow oil, wave and wind energy development, while sustainably ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 3




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Where's the snow? Not in Lower 48, but elsewhere

(AP) -- Snow has been missing in action for much of the U.S. the last couple months. But it's not just snow. It's practically the season that's gone AWOL.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Cruise ship threatens marine paradise

(AP) -- Stone fortresses and watchtowers which centuries ago stood guard against against marauding pirates loom above pristine waters threatened by a new and modern peril: fuel trapped within the capsized ...

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created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

IBM reveals five innovations that will change our lives in the next five years (Update)

Today IBM formally unveiled the sixth annual “IBM 5 in 5" (#ibm5in5) – a list of innovations that have the potential to change the way people work, live and interact during the next five years.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Dec 19, 2011 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (25) | comments 27 | with audio podcast

Trouble lurks for Indonesia's 'last paradise'

Huts on stilts perch above the coral of the turquoise lagoon, hammocks awaiting a lazy siesta and sunset cocktails. The Indonesian archipelago of Raja Ampat is a modern-day garden of Eden. But for how long?

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created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Last stand in Asia for shy, defenseless anteater

(AP) -- As the 20 cardboard boxes bound for China rolled through the X-ray machine at Jakarta's airport, Indonesian customs officials suspected what was inside didn't match what was declared. Instead of fresh ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Johannes Kepler has left the Station

Europe’s Johannes Kepler ATV cargo ferry undocked from the International Space Station today at 14:46:30 GMT (16:46:30 CEST). The craft is now leaving the orbital outpost far behind and will end its mission ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 21, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Using math to speed up school buses

(PhysOrg.com) -- Optimizing school bus routes is a lot more complicated than one might think. The International School of Geneva handed their problem over to a group of EPFL mathematicians.

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Trucks lose, ships win in warmer Arctic

Global warming will have a devastating effect on roads in the Arctic but open up tantalising routes for shipping, according to a study published on Sunday in the specialist journal Nature Climate Change.

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created May 29, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (11) | comments 62 | with audio podcast

Worm study yields insights on humans, parasites and iron deficiency

Using a tiny bloodless worm, University of Maryland Associate Professor Iqbal Hamza and his team have discovered a large piece in the puzzle of how humans, and other organisms safely move iron around in the ...

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created May 26, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

California looks for a way to save the delta, quench residents' thirst

A drilling rig bit into the bed of California's biggest river, hauling up sage-green tubes of clay and sand the consistency of uncooked fudge.

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created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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