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ORNL, Los Alamos pioneer new approach to assist... - 19 Nov 2009
OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Nov. 19, 2009 -- Sustainable farming, initially adopted to preserve soil quality for future generations, may also play a role...
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SMOS satellite instrument comes alive - 19 Nov 2009
The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil...
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Mysteriously warm times in Antarctica - 19 Nov 2009
A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages may have been higher than previously...
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After mastodons and mammoths, a transformed landscape - 19 Nov 2009
MADISON — Roughly 15,000 years ago, at the end of the last ice age, North America's vast assemblage of large animals — including...
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NESCent helps to build a global digital data network... - 19 Nov 2009
DURHAM, NC - The National Evolutionary Synthesis Center is now part of a major new digital data initiative that will improve the ability of...
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Berkeley Lab lends expertise to India to promote... - 18 Nov 2009
Smarter grid, greener buildings could cut pollution and carbon dioxide emissions India may rank only a distant fourth in terms of carbon dioxide...
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Developing 'green' tires that boost mileage and cut... - 18 Nov 2009
A new generation of "green" automobile tires that can boost fuel efficiency without sacrificing safety and durability is rolling their way...
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Hidden threat: Elevated pollution levels near... - 18 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Smaller regional airports may pose a bigger air pollution threat than previously thought. Click here...
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NASA's QuikScat and Aqua providing important data on... - 18 Nov 2009
Anja has continued to weaken over the last 24 hours, and NASA's QuikScat satellite has confirmed that the once mighty Category 4 Cyclone is now...
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Oceans' uptake of manmade carbon may be slowing - 18 Nov 2009
First year-by-year study, 1765-2008, shows proportion declining IMAGE: Carbon released by fossil fuel burning...
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AGU Fall Meeting: Press room update, book hotels by... - 18 Nov 2009
1. Press Room update Upon arrival at Fall Meeting, please go to the News Media registration counter in the main registration area (Moscone...
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Cyclone Anja hits wind shear, weakens drastically - 17 Nov 2009
IMAGE: The Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite passed over Anja on November 15 at 0904 UTC. Anja had...
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Experts: Failure to focus on farming will undermine... - 17 Nov 2009
ROME, ITALY (18 November 2009)— Alarmed by a substantial oversight in the global climate talks leading up to the United Nations Climate...
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Purdue, NASA research provides blueprint for... - 17 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Some common chemical molecules, most of them used industrially, may be more worrisome from a global...
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Human emissions rise 2 percent despite GFC - 17 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Human emissions rise 2 percent despite the global financial crisis. Click here for more...
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Fossil fuel CO2 emissions up by 29 percent since 2000 - 17 Nov 2009
The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world's natural 'sinks' to...
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Human emissions rise 2 percent despite global... - 17 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Human emissions rise 2 percent despite the global financial crisis. Click here for more...
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Glimpsing a greener future - 16 Nov 2009
UCI computer model foresees effects of alternative transportation fuels Irvine, Calif., Nov. 16, 2009 – It's the year 2060, and 75 percent...
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NASA's TRMM satellite mapped 'Ida the Low's'... - 16 Nov 2009
IMAGE: A rainfall analysis of "Ida the coastal low " from the NASA and JAXA Tropical Rainfall Measuring...
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NASA's Terra satellite spots Tropical Cyclone Anja,... - 16 Nov 2009
IMAGE: NASA's MODIS instrument on the Terra satellite captured Cyclone Anja in the southern Indian Ocean on...
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Carnegie Mellon customizing electric cars for... - 16 Nov 2009
PITTSBURGH—Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute have converted a 2001 Scion xB into an electric commuter...
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Bacterial 'ropes' tie down shifting Southwest - 16 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Sandy desert soil from the Colorado Plateau is colonized by pioneering Microcoleus vaginatus (left)....
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Growth spurt in tree rings prompts questions about... - 16 Nov 2009
Recent growth in the rings of bristlecone pines in the western U.S. points to warmer temperatures at treeline The researchers studied...
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Simple test could offer cheap solution to detecting... - 16 Nov 2009
Scientists have developed a simple, cheap, accurate test to find undetected landmines. Students from the University of Edinburgh have created...
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New climate treaty could put species at risk - 16 Nov 2009
Plans to be discussed at the forthcoming UN climate conference in Copenhagen to cut deforestation in developing countries could save some...
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Ancient high-altitude trees grow faster as... - 16 Nov 2009
IMAGE: Jim Parks of the University of Arizona's Laboratory of Tree-Ring Research takes a core from a dead...
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Cautious conservation: How to ensure that slowing... - 16 Nov 2009
While it is clear that massive destruction of tropical rainforests poses a serious threat to the incredibly rich biodiversity found on Earth,...
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Soil experts to discuss terroir, the link between... - 16 Nov 2009
Experts will shed light on how the balance of site selection and vineyard management blend together to provide distinctive wine grapes which can...
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New funding will stimulate alternative energy research - 16 Nov 2009
Los Alamos to play key role in four geothermal projects funded by ARRA LOS ALAMOS, New Mexico, November 16, 2009—Initiatives to provide...
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Oak Ridge 'Jaguar' supercomputer is World's fastest - 16 Nov 2009
Six-core upgrade has 70 percent more computational muscle than last year's quad-core Oak Ridge, Tenn., Nov. 16, 2009 -- An upgrade to a Cray XT5...
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