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Simulations, ancient magnetism suggest mantle plumes may bend deep beneath Earth's crust
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 02, 2009 |
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Computer simulations, paleomagnetism and plate motion histories described in today's issue of Science reveal how hotspots, centers of erupting magma that sit atop columns of hot mantle that were once though ...
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Man indicted in death of Hawaiian monk seal
Aug 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A federal grand jury has indicted a 78-year-old Kauai man in the shooting death of an endangered Hawaiian monk seal in May.
$14M effort announced to save rare Hawaiian bird
Apr 19, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Federal wildlife officials say they plan to spend more than $14 million to prevent the extinction of the Hawaiian crow, one of the rarest forest birds in the world.
Bent tectonics: How Hawaii was bumped off
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 03, 2009 |
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More than 80 undersea volcanoes and a multitude of islands are dotted along the Hawaii-Emperor seamount chain like pearls on a necklace. A sharp bend in the middle is the only blemish. The long-standing explanation for this ...
Hawaiian Islands named habitat for endangered seal
Jun 12, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The federal government on Friday will significantly expand the critical habitat for endangered Hawaiian monk seals to include beaches and waters of the main Hawaiian Islands, officials said.
Hawaii planning to replenish sand at Waikiki Beach
Nov 14, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Hawaii officials are appealing to the state's tourism authority for funds to restore part of world-famous Waikiki Beach.
Novatel Debuts Their Wireless MiFi Hotspot
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Dec 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The Novatel MiFi portable broadband hotspot card does the job of a 3G modem and wireless router combined. The MiFi can connect to either an EVDO Rev. A or HSPA signal. The connection is then ...
Flies are given federal protection
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May 11, 2006 |
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has extended federal protection to 12 species of Hawaiian picture-wing flies under the Endangered Species Act.
Hawaiian honeyeaters' long-lost relatives found
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Dec 11, 2008 |
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Despite appearances, Hawaii's five species of recently extinct songbirds known as honeyeaters bore no close relationship at all to the honeyeaters found in Australia and New Guinea, according to a genetic analysis reported ...
Hawaiian hot spot has deep roots
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Hawaii may be paradise for vacationers, but for geologists it has long been a puzzle. Plate tectonic theory readily explains the existence of volcanoes at boundaries where plates split apart ...
Yellowstone's ancient supervolcano: Only lukewarm?
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Aug 27, 2008 |
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The geysers of Yellowstone National Park owe their eistence to the "Yellowstone hotspot"--a region of molten rock buried deep beneath Yellowstone, geologists have found. But how hot is this "hotspot," and ...
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