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Pollution alters isolated thunderstorms

Pollution alters isolated thunderstorms

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created 59 minutes ago | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

New climate research reveals how wind shear -- the same atmospheric conditions that cause bumpy airplane rides -- affects how pollution contributes to isolated thunderstorm clouds. Under strong wind shear ...


Australian government to introduce Internet filter (AP)

Australian government to introduce Internet filter

Technology / Internet

created 8 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (12) | comments 6

(AP) -- Australia plans to introduce an Internet filtering system to block obscene and crime-linked Web sites despite concerns it will curtail freedoms and won't completely work.


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Blue whales singing with deeper voices

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Blue whales, the largest animals on earth, are singing with deeper voices every year, but scientists are unsure of the reason.


USGS monitoring Twitter for earthquake details

Technology / Internet

created 9 hours ago | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- OMG! Earthquake!


New science estimates carbon storage potential of US lands

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 4

The first phase of a groundbreaking national assessment estimates that U.S. forests and soils could remove additional quantities of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere as a means to mitigate climate change.


The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) building in Washington

FTC warns of explicit content in virtual worlds

Technology / Internet

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The US consumer protection agency warned parents Thursday that children can easily bypass age requirements in virtual worlds and access violent or sexually explicit content.


David Mitchell

Decades-old dioxins pollute river, divide US community

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

The signs posted along Michigan's Tittabawassee River warning of dangerous dioxin levels don't really worry fisherman David Mitchell.


Texas Tech Using Remote Sensing Technology to Improve Peanut Crops

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers are using remote sensing to estimate biophysical characteristics including ground cover and yield.


Study confirms association between tobacco smoke and behavioral problems in children

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

The scientists observed that the impact of tobacco smoke was especially detrimental during gestation. The results of the study have been published in the current online issue of the renowned journal Environmental Health Pe ...


Study reveals how Arctic food webs affect mercury in polar bears

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

With growing concerns about the effects of global warming on polar bears, it's increasingly important to understand how other environmental threats, such as mercury pollution, are affecting these magnificent Arctic animals.



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