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Interview: James Lovelock on Climate Change
The United Nation�s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) just released a...
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Going Green: On Earth and Beyond
Scientists are now looking at how research into space can help the Earth � and vice...
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A Glacial Warning
Glaciers in Uganda, East Africa are receding at an alarming rate due to global warming. Dubbed...
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Uncovering an asteroid
Fragments of an ancient asteroid have revealed new details about asteroid impacts on...
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Earthquake Ancestors
Layers of sand in the earth have helped seismologists investigate the history of earthquakes in...
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Countdown to Katrina
Hurricane Katrina left in its wake 1300 dead, and hundreds of thousands homeless. Scientists had...
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The Science of Gemstones
Diamonds, rubies and sapphires captivate us by their symbolic values of wealth and power, and...
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Asian Earthquake 26th Dec 2004 - How The Earthquake...
The Dec 26th 2004 Indonesian megathrust earthquake quickened Earth's rotation and changed our...
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The Fury of Hurricanes
When Hurricane Andrew of 1992 came booming ashore in South Florida, it caused the United States'...
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Spying On Central America
NASA-supported researchers have developed software anyone can use to fly, video game-style, over...
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Storm of the Century - Hurricane Floyd
Storm of the Century - Hurricane Floyd Floyd can be traced back to a tropical wave that emerged...
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Rift Valley Fever
Scientists are learning that the key to predicting certain epidemics - like Rift Valley fever in...
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The Age of El Nino
The phenomena have already been linked to everything from tornadoes in the midwestern United...
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Earthquake!
High above Earth where seismic waves never reach, satellites may be able to detect earthquakes -...
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City Swallowing Sand Dunes
Researchers are studying the complex physics of menacing sand dunes. Next time you're at the...
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What Causes Drought?
The western U.S. is facing yet another summer of severe drought. Science provides some answers as...
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Contrary Thermometers
Scientists are working to understand why the lower atmosphere isn't heating up as fast as some...
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Continents in Collision
Creeping more slowly than a human fingernail grows, Earth's massive continents are nonetheless on...
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Earth's Fidgeting Climate
Is human activity warming the Earth or do recent signs of climate change signal natural...
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Global Warming and Storm Chasing
Global Warming is a reality, and whilst most of us are focusing on the ecological concerns. Some...
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Worlds in Eruption
Worlds in Eruption - Volcanoes Volcanism, in its various guises, is without doubt one of...
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Global Warming - A Chilling Possibility
Global warming could plunge North America and Western Europe into a deep freeze, possibly within...
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Ocean Forces Threaten Our Climate
Click here for others comments about this article From the dawn of time, people have suspected...
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Heart of the Hurricane
Heart of the Hurricane Scientists are using two orbiting research satellites to peer into the...
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Space Lasers Take To The Winds
Click here for others comments about this article Scientists at the Global Hydrology and Climate...
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Extinction!
The death of the dinosaurs wasn’t unique. There have been 17 major extinctions of life...
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The Earth's Magnetic Flip
Our planet's magnetic field is in a constant state of change, say researchers who are beginning...
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Planetary Waves and Ozone Holes
Huge planet-girdling atmospheric waves suppress ozone holes over Earth's northern...
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Flowing Sand in Space
Scientists are sending sand into Earths orbit to learn more about how soil behaves during...
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The Science of Sandcastles
An upcoming shuttle mission will carry small columns of sand into space - and will return with...
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