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GOES-13 satellite sees cold front stalking remnant low of Tomas
The GOES-13 satellite is watching a flurry of activity in the Atlantic Ocean today as a cold front approaches the remnants of Hurricane Tomas and threatens to swallow it in...
Giza's Sphinx Gives Up a (Small) Secret
Excavators Unearth Walls that Protected the Silent Desert Denizen Against Wind Storms
Canadian Polar Commission board named
There is a new board of directors at the Canadian Polar Commission, which had been without a board for over two years.
AGU Journal highlights — Nov. 4, 2010
The following highlights summarize research papers that have been recently published in Geophysical Research Letters (GRL), Journal of Geophysical Research - Atmospheres (JGR-D), and Journal of...
Review: Microsoft Kinect and Playstation Move
We put two new motion gaming consoles head to head.
Last 'tango' in space: Satellite duo to generate 3-D models of glaciers and low-lying coastal areas
Adding to their unique information from previous tandem missions, the European Space Agency's ERS-2 and Envisat satellites have been paired up again – for the last time. Data from this...
Retinal implant restores some sight
TUEBINGEN, Germany, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- German researchers say a high-tech retinal implant has allowed blind people to distinguish shapes and objects within days of being installed.
Arctic lake offers up climate record
AMHERST, Mass., Nov. 3 (UPI) -- A 10-year, $10 million project has yielded the most continuous record of Earth's climate ever extracted from the terrestrial arctic, U.S. researchers say.
Californians reject proposal to repeal greenhouse gas law
California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger welcomed late Tuesday voters' rejection of a proposal to backtrack on a law limiting greenhouse gas emissions in the most populous US state.
Dot Earth: The Real Threat to Science in the New Political Climate
Climate hearings should be the least of scientists' concerns under the new Congress.
Algae for biofuels: Moving from promise to reality, but how fast?
A new report from the Energy Biosciences Institute (EBI) in Berkeley projects that development of cost-competitive algae biofuel production will require much more long-term research, development and demonstration. In the...
Every person emits 2 tons of CO2 a year through eating
Every person emits the equivalent of approximately two tonnes of carbon dioxide a year from the time food is produced to when the human body excretes it, representing more than...
Study shows how ancient plants and soil fungi turned the Earth green
A new breakthrough by scientists at the University of Sheffield has shed light on how the Earth's first plants began to colonise the land over 470 million years ago by...
New long-range undersea robot goes the distance
Over the past decade, the undersea robots known as autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs) have become increasingly important in oceanographic research. Today's AUVs fall into two groups: 1) propeller-driven vehicles that...
'Anna Karenina principle' explains bodily stress and stockmarket crashes
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new theory that reveals the intrinsic mechanism of adaptation crises, from human adaptation to hard living conditions, to a bank collapse or stockmarkets going from boom to...
Night shift more dangerous: study
Canadians who work nights and rotating shifts are almost twice as likely to be injured on the job as those working day shifts, researchers in British Columbia have found.
Green: A Collaborative Effort to Prevent the Next Spill
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar proposes an Ocean Energy Safety Institute that would oversee research, development and training in areas like drilling safety, blowout containment and a broad oil spill response.
Faculty Council meeting held Oct. 27
At its fifth meeting of the year on Oct. 27, the Faculty Council heard details of the forthcoming faculty retirement plan. The council next meets on Nov. 10. The preliminary...
Spill Cleanup Proceeds Amid Mistrust
Scientists say the degree of long-term damage from the gulf oil spill is still unknown, but fishermen and residents fear that the damage is extensive.
Nonwoven, perfectly needled
Hardly any other textile is as versatile as nonwoven: it keeps babies bottoms dry and protects plants from the sun. In the Gulf of Mexico, special nonwovens soaked up the...
Denver's ET Vote: UFO Commission Proposed
With enough apathy and get out the vote by UFO enthusiasts, the proposal could even pass.
The deep sea, from a robot's perspective
Robots do not have to breathe. For this reason they can dive longer than any human. Equipped with the necessary sensor technology they inspect docks or venture down to the...
Green: In Food Waste, an Environmental Toll
A major culprit is refrigerator clutter: fresh foods and leftovers languish on crowded shelves and eventually go bad.
Where International Standard Units Come From, Part Two: The Second
NIST-F1 Cesium Fountain Atomic Clock Photo courtesy of NISTThis week, the origin and continued preservation of five of our favorite standard units of measure This week, Sam Kean takes a look at...
Green: Rising Seas and the Groundwater Equation
A new study suggests that the overpumping of groundwater plays a pronounced role in the rise of sea levels.
Syr Darya River Floodplain captured
Central Asias most important cotton-growing region is concentrated in the floodplain of the Syr Darya. The river was one of the farthest points reached by the ancient Greek leader Alexander...
U.N. lauds green project ahead of Cancun
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 2 (UPI) -- A solar lighting project in India is a model for the way governments can address climate change, the U.N. environment agency said ahead...
Cap-and-trade likely on hold: Prentice
Federal Environment Minister Jim Prentice expects a North American cap-and-trade plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions will move to the back burner if Republicans make expected gains Tuesday in U.S....