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Jordan's fossil water source has high radiation levels

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 24, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 1

Ancient groundwater being tapped by Jordan, one of the 10 most water-deprived nations in the world, has been found to contain twenty times the radiation considered safe for drinking water in a new study by an international ...





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Groundwater fingered as a source of methylmercury in coastal waters

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created Jun 09, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

For the first time, scientists have detected a highly toxic form of mercury in groundwater flows at two coastal sites in California.


Where Did the Uranium Go?

Where Did the Uranium Go?

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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 ...


'Terror bird' arrived in North America before land bridge, study finds

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Jan 23, 2007 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (9) | comments 0

A University of Florida-led study has determined that Titanis walleri, a prehistoric 7-foot-tall flightless "terror bird," arrived in North America from South America long before a land bridge connected the two continents.


California's troubled waters: Satellite-based findings reveal major groundwater loss in Central Valley

California's troubled waters: Satellite-based findings reveal major groundwater loss in Central Valley (w/ Video)

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New space observations reveal that since October 2003, the aquifers for California's primary agricultural region - the Central Valley - and its major mountain water source - the Sierra Nevada - have lost nearly ...


Geologists studying groundwater arsenic levels in India empower Bengali women, children

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created Oct 22, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A Kansas State University geologist and graduate student are finding that the most important tools in their fieldwork on groundwater arsenic pollution are women and children armed with pamphlets and testing kits.


Lessons from oil industry may help address groundwater crisis

Lessons from oil industry may help address groundwater crisis

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created Oct 30, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Although declining streamflows and half-full reservoirs have gotten most of the attention in water conflicts around the United States, some of the worst battles of the next century may be over groundwater, ...


Bones of T. rex to make museum debut in Oregon

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created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex will make its museum debut at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry along the banks of the Willamette River.


Ancient muscle tissue extracted from 18 million year old fossil

Ancient muscle tissue extracted from 18 million year old fossil

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created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (10) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have extracted organically preserved muscle tissue from an 18 million years old salamander fossil. The discovery by researchers from University College Dublin, the UK and Spain, ...


Ancient pygmy sea cow discovered

Ancient pygmy sea cow discovered

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created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The discovery of a Middle Eocene (48.6-37.2 million years ago) sea cow fossil by McGill University professor Karen Samonds has culminated in the naming of a new species. This primitive "dugong" ...


Burning coal worse for climate than clearing rain forests

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created Nov 26, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Deforestation has had a big influence on the increase of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions in the past three centuries, but its impact is tapering off relatively. Nowadays, the burning of fossil fuels is a more crucial factor. ...



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