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How Martian winds make rocks walk

Rocks on Mars are on the move, rolling into the wind and forming organized patterns, according to new research.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 8




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Researchers uncover a mechanism to explain dune field patterns

In a study of the harsh but beautiful White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, University of Pennsylvania researchers have uncovered a unifying mechanism to explain dune patterns. The new work represents a contribution ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists try to harness super-winds that once carried bombs

The man from the Forest Service burst into the switchboard room with orders for the young operator. Keep quiet, he told Cora Conner, 16. Stay put.

Other Sciences / Other

created Aug 20, 2010 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Monarch butterflies with a heavy load

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists have succeeded for the first time in fitting monarch butterflies with a radio transmitter and in tracking them from an aircraft over a long distance on their flight northwards during ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jul 24, 2009 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mars Odyssey Snaps Rabe Crater Contours

Rabe Crater lies among hundreds of thousands of other impact craters in the rough-hewn southern highlands of Mars. Spanning 108 kilometers (67 miles), Rabe is halfway between the martian equator and the south pole, and west ...

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created Nov 15, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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