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Scientists discover a new Pacific iguana
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Sep 18, 2008 |
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A new iguana has been discovered in the central regions of Fiji. The colorful new species, named Brachylophus bulabula, joins only two other living Pacific iguana species, one of which is critically endangered. The scient ...
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Swirling clouds over the South Pacific
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Rosetta's OSIRIS imaging system spotted an anticyclone over the South Pacific on the morning of 13 November. The images show the scene roughly as a human eye would see it.
Global warming may dent El Nino's protective shield from Atlantic hurricanes, increase droughts
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 23, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- El Niño, the periodic eastern Pacific phenomenon credited with shielding the United States and Caribbean from severe hurricane seasons, may be overshadowed by its brother in the central Pacific ...
Too mellow for our predatory world
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Dec 18, 2006 |
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Marine iguanas on the Galapagos Islands live without predators - at least this was the case up until 150 years ago. Since then they have been confronted with cats and dogs on some islands of the Archipelago. ...
New York Times publishes 'crowd-funded' article
Nov 11, 2009 |
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The science section of The New York Times contained an unusual article on Tuesday. The story about a huge floating garbage patch in the Pacific Ocean was not written by a Times reporter but by a freelance ...
El Nino Picking Up Steam
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 13, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The latest image from the U.S./French Jason-2 satellite finds a strong wave of warm water heading toward the Americas, fueling El Nino.
PC sales in Asia-Pacific rise to 23.4 million in Q3: report
Oct 20, 2009 |
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Sales of personal computers (PCs) in the Asia-Pacific region rose 17 percent from a year ago to 23.4 million units in the third quarter, an industry monitor said Tuesday.
Better Way to Measure Particle Shape Proves Popular
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Tiny particles are pivotal to climate change, public health, and nanotechnology. A significant fraction of these particles are aspherical, yet scientists must routinely assume the particles are spherical to ...
NASA's GOES Project offers real-time hurricane alley movies
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 09, 2009 |
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People love to get the big picture of hurricane alleys, and thanks to the GOES Project at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md., they can now get real-time satellite animations of the eastern ...
Pacific El Nino equals Atlantic hurricane calm: experts
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 18, 2009 |
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The Pacific's El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon has resulted in an especially calm Atlantic hurricane season -- a welcome respite for Caribbean and southeastern US residents still smarting from a 2008 pounding.
Researcher shows possible link between 1918 El Nino and flu pandemic
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Research conducted at Texas A&M University casts doubts on the notion that El Niño has been getting stronger because of global warming and raises interesting questions about the relationship between El Niño and a severe flu ...
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