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Scientists explain puzzling lake asymmetry on Titan

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

12 hours ago | 4.6 / 5 (9) | 0

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) suggest that the eccentricity of Saturn's orbit around the sun may be responsible for the unusually uneven distribution of methane and ethane ...

Past regional cold and warm periods linked to natural climate drivers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 26, 2009 | 3.9 / 5 (17) | 26

Intervals of regional warmth and cold in the past are linked to the El Niño phenomenon and the so-called "North Atlantic Oscillation" in the Northern hemisphere's jet stream, according to a team of climate scientists. These ...

Oceanic crust formation is dynamic after all

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 25, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (7) | 0

Imagine the Earth's crust as the planet's skin: Some areas are old and wrinkled while others have a fresher, more youthful sheen, as if they had been regularly lathered with lotion.

Ships warned about icebergs headed for New Zealand

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Ships are on alert and maritime authorities are monitoring the movements of hundreds of menacing icebergs drifting toward New Zealand in the southern Pacific Ocean, officials said.

Cassini Captures Ghostly Dance of Saturn's Northern Lights (w/ Video)

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 24, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (10) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the first video showing the auroras above the northern latitudes of Saturn, Cassini has spotted the tallest known "northern lights" in the solar system, flickering in shape and brightness ...

Researchers Establish Common Seasonal Patterns Among Bacterial Communities in Arctic Rivers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Nov 24, 2009 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research on bacterial communities throughout six large Arctic river ecosystems reveals predictable temporal patterns, suggesting that scientists could use these communities as markers ...

Cassini Sends Back Images of Enceladus as Winter Nears

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Nov 23, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Cassini spacecraft has sailed seamlessly through the Nov. 21 flyby of Saturn's moon Enceladus and started transmitting uncalibrated temperature data and images of the rippling terrain. ...