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Fledgling mantle plume may be cause of African volcano's unique lava
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Mar 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Nyiragongo, an active African volcano, possesses lava unlike any other in the world, which may point toward its source being a new mantle plume says a University of Rochester geochemist. The ...
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Nickel isotope may be methane producing microbe biomarker
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Jun 22, 2009 |
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Nickel, an important trace nutrient for the single cell organisms that produce methane, may be a useful isotopic marker to pinpoint the past origins of these methanogenic microbes, according to Penn State and University of ...
Genesis Findings Solve Apollo Lunar Soil Mystery
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 21, 2006 |
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Ever since astronauts returned from another world, scientists have been mystified by some of the moon rocks they brought back. Now one of the mysteries has been solved. "We learned a great deal about the sun ...
Atomic Particles Help Solve Planetary Puzzle
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Nov 10, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Arkansas professor and his colleagues have shown that the Earth's mantle contains the same isotopic signatures from magnesium as meteorites do, suggesting that the planet formed ...
Size does matter: Researchers adapt drug dosing to body size
Mar 10, 2008 |
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University of Queensland researchers are leading the charge in adapting drug dosing to a society that is changing shape.
Eminem's music publisher takes Apple to court
Sep 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Eminem's music publisher wants a bigger slice from Apple. Eight Mile Style LLC and a co-plaintiff, Martin Affiliated LLC, are suing Apple Inc., claiming they never authorized the use of 93 songs in ...
Is it organic or not? Scientists use isotopic discrimination to detect synthetic fertilizers
Feb 01, 2008 |
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As organic farming becomes more common, methods to identify fraud in the industry are increasingly important. In a recent study in Journal of Environmental Quality, scientists successfully use nitrogen isotopic discrimination to det ...
'Ultra-primitive' particles found in comet dust
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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Dust samples collected by high-flying aircraft in the upper atmosphere have yielded an unexpectedly rich trove of relicts from the ancient cosmos, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution. The stratospheric ...
Iron isotopes as a tool in oceanography
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Jul 31, 2009 |
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New research involving scientists from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) highlights the potential utility of iron isotopes for addressing important questions in ocean science. The findings are published ...
Lean muscle mass helps even obese patients battle cancer
Dec 17, 2008 |
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Lean muscle-mass may give even obese people an advantage in battling cancer, a University of Alberta study shows.
Diamonds reveal deep source of platinum deposits
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Jun 11, 2008 |
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The world's richest source of platinum and related metals is an enigmatic geological structure in South Africa known as the Bushveld Complex. This complex of ancient magmas is known to have formed some two ...
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