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Team finds Yellowstone alga that detoxifies arsenic

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 09, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Arsenic may be tough, but scientists have found a Yellowstone National Park alga that's tougher.





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Formation of the Gulf of Corinth rift, Greece

Formation of the Gulf of Corinth rift, Greece

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study of the structure and evolution of the Gulf of Corinth rift in central Greece will increase scientific understanding of rifted margin development and the tectonic mechanisms underlying seafloor spreading ...


EPA, Army Corps urged to consider separating Great Lakes, river basin

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created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The once-radical idea of somehow plugging the Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal to stop the flow of unwanted species from spilling between the Great Lakes and Mississippi River basin is quickly picking up political support.


Forests take center stage at Copenhagen

Forests take center stage at Copenhagen

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created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

As the UN Climate Conference in Copenhagen approaches its conclusion, negotiations are focusing on the role of forests in mitigating climate change. The new 'Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest ...


Researchers reveal ancient origins of modern opossum

Researchers reveal ancient origins of modern opossum

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A University of Florida researcher has co-authored a study tracing the evolution of the modern opossum back to the extinction of the dinosaurs and finding evidence to support North America as the center of ...


NASA tech zooms in on water and land

NASA tech zooms in on water and land

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a pilot project that could help better manage the planet's strained natural resources, space-age technologies are helping a Washington state community monitor its water availability. NASA satellites and ...


Experiential learning teaches change and adaptation

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Economics, environmental impacts, social dynamics, and production levels are all major factors that influence the overall success of an agroecosystem. Positive or negative, these factors enact change on the system, forcing ...


A unique geography -- and soot and dust -- conspire against Himalayan glaciers

A unique geography -- and soot and dust -- conspire against Himalayan glaciers

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

"So many disparate elements, both natural and man-made, converge in the Himalayas," said William Lau, a climatologist from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. "There's no other place in the ...


Going underground for a climate solution

Going underground for a climate solution

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Hoping to help fix the Earth's atmosphere, Catherine Peters recently found herself 4,100 feet underground.


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)

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

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 ...


Math goes viral: Researchers make math and science real for high-school students

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

At least a dozen Alberta high-school calculus classrooms were exposed to the West Nile virus recently.



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