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King tides -- a glimpse of future sea level rise

King tides -- a glimpse of future sea level rise

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 12, 2009 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (7) | comments 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tomorrow, beach-goers will get a glimpse of what our coastlines may look like in 50 years, when New South Wales and South East Queensland experience the highest daytime ‘king tides’ forecast ...





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Study: Sea stars bulk up to beat the heat

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom. The sea stars soak up cold sea water into their bodies during high tide as buffer against potentially damaging ...


Poor health among indigenous peoples a question of cultural loss as well as poverty

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The health problems of Indigenous peoples around the world are intimately tied to a number of unique factors, such as colonization, globalization, migration, and loss of land, language and culture. These factors remain even ...


King crab family bigger than ever

King crab family bigger than ever

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 02, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Sally Hall, a PhD student at the University of Southampton's School of Ocean and Earth Science (SOES) at the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (NOCS) has formally described four new species of king ...


New report explains sea level anomaly this summer along the US Atlantic coast

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Persistent winds and a weakened current in the Mid-Atlantic contributed to higher than normal sea levels along the Eastern Seaboard in June and July, according to a new NOAA technical report.


New research to unravel how nutrients drive toxic 'brown tides' on East Coast

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NOAA has awarded Massachusetts-based Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution $120,000 as part of an anticipated three-year, nearly $500,000 project, to determine how nitrogen and phosphorus promote brown tides on the East Coast. ...


People walk on a plateform on the flooded Piazza San Marco (St Mark's square) in Venice

Nearly half of Venice underwater

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 4

Much of the historic Italian city of Venice, including St. Mark's Square, was underwater Monday following a meteorological depression combined with natural tide waters, officials said.


Ashton Kutcher has defied CNN to a Twitter duel

Actor Ashton Kutcher, CNN in Twitter duel

Technology / Internet

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher has challenged CNN to an online duel.


New study reveals king crabs go deep to avoid hot water

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers from the University of Southampton have drawn together 200 years' worth of oceanographic knowledge to investigate the distribution of a notorious deep-sea giant - the king crab. The results, published this week ...


New method for detecting nitroxyl will boost cardiac drug research

New method for detecting nitroxyl will boost cardiac drug research

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jul 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Wake Forest University scientists have developed a new research tool in the pursuit of heart medications based on the compound nitroxyl by identifying unique chemical markers for its presence in biological ...


Researchers find heroin, cocaine top drug treatment admissions in King County; prescription-type opiates cause most deat

Medicine & Health / Other

created Jul 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A community workgroup led by UW research scientist Caleb Banta-Green, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Institute, unveiled today the King County 2008 annual drug trends report. Heroin and cocaine led the list of county drug treatment ...



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