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A lightning strike in Africa helps take the pulse of the sun

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 2

Sunspots, which rotate around the sun's surface, tell us a great deal about our own planet. Scientists rely on them, for instance, to measure the sun's rotation or to prepare long-range forecasts of the Earth's ...


Global warming cycles threaten endangered primate species

Global warming cycles threaten endangered primate species

Biology / Ecology

created Oct 27, 2009 | popularity 2.9 / 5 (17) | comments 5

Two Penn State University researchers have carried out one of the first-ever analyses of the effects of global warming on endangered primates. This innovative work by Graduate Student Ruscena Wiederholt and ...


Tuesday wettest day of week in Manchester, suggests new analysis

Tuesday wettest day of week in Manchester, suggests new analysis

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Oct 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tuesday is the wettest day of the week, suggests new analysis of rainfall data for Manchester.


Aerial view of a flooded area in Bolivia in 2007

'El Nino' arrives in Pacific for a months-long stay

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jul 09, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (9) | comments 14

US scientists on Thursday said that the El Nino warming trend of the Pacific Ocean waters has returned, bringing with it almost certain changes in weather patterns around the world.


Floods to become commonplace by 2080

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 08, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (16) | comments 11

Flooding like that which devastated the North of England last year is set to become a common event across the UK in the next 75 years, new research has shown.


NASA Phoenix Results Point to Martian Climate Cycles

Mars data published in Science this week

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

Four papers in the journal Science this week offer new details about the history of water on Mars, gleaned from the 2008 NASA Phoenix Mars Mission that was operated from The University of Arizona.


Teaching computers to recognise

Technology / Computer Sciences

created Jun 01, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Recognising objects and groups of objects is something we humans take for granted. For computers, this is far from straightforward. A European project has come up with novel solutions to this conundrum.


Penguins marching into trouble

Penguins marching into trouble

Biology /

created Feb 12, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A quarter-century of data reveals how changing weather patterns and land use, combined with overfishing and pollution, are taking a heavy toll on penguin numbers.