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The American 'allergy' to global warming: Why?

(AP) -- Tucked between treatises on algae and prehistoric turquoise beads, the study on page 460 of a long-ago issue of the U.S. journal Science drew little attention.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 24, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (28) | comments 97

A tale of two deserts

Because the surface of Mars today is bone-dry and frozen all year round, it’s difficult to find any place on Earth that is truly Mars-like. But two locations, Antarctica’s Upper Dry Valleys and the ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 19, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Canada's unique wetlands under threat: report

Canada, which has the world's largest intact forest, must do more to protect the one-of-a kind natural treasure, which increasingly is under threat from large-scale industrial activity, a new report said Wednesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 16, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

First-ever global map of surface permeability informs water supply, climate modelling

University of British Columbia researchers have produced the first map of the world outlining the ease of fluid flow through the planet's porous surface rocks and sediments.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 24, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Loss of reflectivity in the Arctic doubles estimate of climate models

A new analysis of the Northern Hemisphere's "albedo feedback" over a 30-year period concludes that the region's loss of reflectivity due to snow and sea ice decline is more than double what state-of-the-art ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 18, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (23) | comments 126 | with audio podcast

Researchers demystify glasses by studying crystals

Glass is something we all know about. It's what we sip our drinks from, what we look out of to see what the weather is like before going outside and it is the backbone to our high speed communications infrastructure (optical ...

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Nov 30, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Underground microorganisms don’t slack off in winter

It is known that soil microorganisms can maintain some activity during the cold winter months. Scientist at Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) and Umea University in Sweden have now shown that the microorganisms ...

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Cold fronts linked to European H5N1 outbreaks

Avian influenza (H5N1) outbreaks in Europe during the winter of 2005-2006 occurred at the edge of cold weather fronts, according to researchers from Princeton University and the Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Apr 08, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Spiky Probe on NASA Mars Lander Raises Vapor Quandary

(PhysOrg.com) -- A fork-like conductivity probe has sensed humidity rising and falling beside NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, but when stuck into the ground, its measurements so far indicate soil that is thoroughly ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Sep 05, 2008 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (10) | comments 0

Study heats up 'snowball Earth' debate

Research by University Professor Richard Peltier of physics reveals that the Earth’s surface 700 million years ago may have been warmer than previously thought.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 01, 2008 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (15) | comments 0


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