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Predicted ground motions for great earthquake in Pacific Northwest: Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver

Jun 11, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (5) | 0

A new study evaluates expected ground motion in Seattle, Victoria and Vancouver from earthquakes of magnitude 7.5 - 9.0, providing engineers and policymakers with a new tool to build or retrofit structures to withstand seismic ...

Nanoparticle toxicity doesn't get wacky at the smallest sizes

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

Feb 16, 2009 | 4 / 5 (4) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- The smallest nano-sized silica particles used in biomedicine and engineering likely won't cause unexpected biological responses due to their size, according to work presented today. The result should allay ...

Discovery fleshes out metabolism of key environmental and energy bacteria

Chemistry /

Feb 02, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (4) | 0

An international collaboration of researchers has discovered a new enzyme in a species of bacteria with potential environmental cleanup and energy roles. This is the first multi-protein enzyme of its kind. ...

Dirty snow causes early runoff in Cascades, Rockies

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

Jan 12, 2009 | 4.2 / 5 (5) | 6

Soot from pollution causes winter snowpacks to warm, shrink and warm some more. This continuous cycle sends snowmelt streaming down mountains as much as a month early, a new study finds. How pollution affects ...

Wildfires result in loss of forests reserved by Northwest Forest Plan

Space & Earth / Environment

Nov 07, 2008 | 3 / 5 (3) | 2

Although the Northwest Forest Plan (NWFP) significantly reduced cutting of old-growth forests on federal land, forests in the driest regions are now at greater risk of being lost to wildfire than to logging. A team of federal ...

Keep It Growing -- Plant Fall and Winter Vegetables in July

Biology /

Jul 14, 2008 | 3.7 / 5 (9) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- In mild parts of western Oregon and along most of the coast, it is possible to grow a succession of garden vegetables throughout the year. You can extend the season well into fall in many parts of the Pacific ...