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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation published in this week's issue of the top journal Nature Geoscience, it would appear that seagrass meadows at the bottom of the sea can store up to twice as much carbon dioxide as the world's tropical and temperature forests (per unit area).
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22 May 2012
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A team of investigators in the United States has recently managed to discover the origins of a critically important class of proteins in plants. Their discovery could result in improved crop yields, increased food security, and advancements in biomedicine, nutrition and renewable biofuels.
The origin of the chalcon... |
14 May 2012
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that glaciers in Greenland contribute to rising sea levels, but not to the levels researchers first calculated. A new study found that the island's many glaciers can only release a limited amount of ice and water into the global ocean.
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8 May 2012
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On February 27, 2010 a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck south-central Chile, causing a lot of property damage and more than 500 casualties. Now, researchers say that they are seeing unexpected effects of the natural disaster.
An analysis of sandy beaches throughout the affected area revealed significant restoration ... |
3 May 2012
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An analysis of the 2-million-year-old Huckleberry Ridge deposit, produced by the Yellowstone volcano, revealed that the landscape features were created not by one, but two separate eruptions.
The events were spread around 6,000 years apart. What this suggests is that Yellowstone may not be as dangerous as its classi... |
3 May 2012
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University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) experts, led by professor of chemical and biological engineering Juan J. de Pablo, say that manipulating liquid crystals at the small scale can lead to the creation of new materials with unsuspected properties.
Liquid crystals are commonly known today as the materials in LCD fl... |
3 May 2012
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In a first-of-its-kind investigation, scientists at the University of Nevada in Reno (UNR) discovered that antibiotics have transgenerational effects, meaning that they cause changes that are transferred to the next generation, from parents to their offspring.
This could be a very significant finding, analysts says.... |
2 May 2012
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Scientists say that a small number of islands located right on the Equator could avoid suffering the effects of global warming, thanks to an interplay of factors that could mitigate this phenomenon.
By the end of the century, temperatures across the equatorial sector of the Pacific Ocean are bound to increase substa... |
30 April 2012
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Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University announce the development of self-assembling, nanoscale boxes that can be outfitted with drug molecules or smart particles, for a wide variety of applications.
The boxes can be used in medicine and manufacturing, among other fields. In medicine, chemotherapy drugs could be i... |
23 April 2012
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A new study, funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), provides new data on the Great Unconformity, a geological curiosity that may help explain a phenomenon called the Cambrian Explosion. During this event, life on Earth became extremely diverse.
This increase in diversity occurred somewhat unexpectedly,... |
23 April 2012
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Investigators at the Oregon State University (OSU) say that oyster seed production has collapsed in recent times, due to the encroaching influence of oceanic acidification. The phenomenon is very severe, since it can have global repercussions.
Ocean acidification is a process through which the pH levels of water aro... |
12 April 2012
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According to the results of a new analysis, it would appear that the tectonic plate supporting the Mississippi Delta is sinking into our planet's mantle at a much slower rate than originally calculated.
Geoscientists say that the rate of subsidence for this section of Earth's crust has been significantly ... |
3 April 2012
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City College of New York investigators, led by neuroscientists Tony Ro, are currently working on a new method of restoring sight to patients who went blind following accidents that damaged the visual cortex at the back of their brains.
In this population, the eyes and optical nerves are intact, and produce electric... |
2 April 2012
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A study conducted on the water flea species Daphnia dentifera revealed how the freshwater zooplankton lifeform behaves during periodic infections by an extremely virulent yeast parasite. The work showed that more resistance to the disease is not always a good thing.
When these periodic epidemics reoccur, as many as ... |
30 March 2012
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For a long time, anthropologists believed that Australopithecus afarensis, an ancient hominin that lived in the Afar region of Ethiopia some 3.4 million years ago, was the only ancestor species at the time. Now, new evidence appears to indicate that it had some company.
Scientists recently discovered the Burtele foo... |
29 March 2012
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A group of scientists announce the successful testing of a new technique for mapping the unseen distribution of groundwater and ice in Antarctica. The test was carried out in the McMurdo Dry Valleys region, and went on flawlessly.
Working with funds from the US National Science Foundation (NSF), scientists at the Un... |
23 March 2012
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A recent expedition scientists lead around the Atlantis Massif led to a discovery that could set the basis for a renewed, deeper understanding of how to map large geophysical structures located beneath the seafloor. This ability stems from a direct analysis of an unusual type of rock. Using the research vessel JOIDE... |
21 March 2012
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US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) investigators announce the development of a Slinky capable of measuring and manipulating DNA molecules. Their instrument is about 10 million times smaller than the coiled metal toy.
The Slinky was once very popular, due to its ability to walk down stairs usin... |
21 March 2012
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According to the results of a new analysis, it would appear that global sea levels will continue to rise extensively over the next few decades, regardless of whether we stop greenhouse gas emissions or not.
The study is not meant to suggest that no causal link exists between the two, but to highlight that it is alre... |
20 March 2012
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For climate change deniers looking for a way to demonstrate that global sea level rise will not affect the world in the coming decades, we have good news and bad news. The good news is that estimates of previous sea levels were higher than in reality. The bad news is that the seas rose by 20 to 43 feet.
While this i... |
15 March 2012
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A collaboration of scientists from a number of American universities announce the discovery of a new species of leopard frogs in marshes and ponds near New York City, within sight of the State of Liberty.
Scientists with the research team say that they mistook this frog for a more common type of leopard frog for ma... |
15 March 2012
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According to a new scientific paper published in the March 9 issue of the top journal Science, a new type of polymer is perfectly capable of creating 3D structures, once it's submerged in water. The material originally comes as sheets, its developers say. University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMA) investigators ... |
9 March 2012
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A team of scientists from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO) in La Jolla, California, argues that hydrothermal vents and marine seeps can coexist in the same environment. The question as to whether or not that is the case has been a topic of discussion in the scientific community for a decade.
Many scien... |
8 March 2012
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Fully aware of the fact that our eyes relay vast amounts of information about ourselves, researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) are currently researching a new technology, which will allow robots to basically teach humans various things.
In order to do that, the machines will have to become excell... |
5 March 2012
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At no time since before the age of dinosaurs did the planet exhibit such a rapid process of oceanic acidification, the conclusions of a new study indicate. The paper shows that the footprint we are leaving on our environment is a lot more severe than any natural variation can account for.
The work covered the past 3... |
2 March 2012
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Researchers in the United States have recently determined that gray wolves and coyotes took the last Ice Age pretty rough, but managed to survive. The study indicates that the two were once similar in appearance, and suggests that each of the species may have taken a different evolutionary path.
The next question th... |
28 February 2012
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According to the details of a new study published in the February 27 issue of the esteemed journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), it would appear that rich and well-off people are more likely to behave unethically than poorer individuals.
The question as to which social class is more likely... |
28 February 2012
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One of the things that researchers noticed when analyzing a species of mosquitoes called Anopheles gambiae is that the insects appear to show a strong predilection towards biting humans. A team of experts is currently investigating ways of creating repellents that would drive the bugs away.
While the mosquito probl... |
27 February 2012
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A new analysis carried out in the frigid waters off the coasts of Alaska has revealed that life does not simply grind to a halt during the winter months. Previously, it was thought that the darkness and merciless cold were driving species away from this area for extended periods of time. Experts recently conducted a... |
23 February 2012
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Investigators at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography (SIO), led by expert Aron Stubbins, say that they have discovered a way of analyzing data contained within Earth's glaciers, so that new knowledge could be gained on how the Industrial Revolution damaged far-away ecosystems and habitats. Thus far, studying... |
20 February 2012
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While yardsticks may be sufficiently-suited for measuring snow levels for some applications, they are entirely inadequate for planning vital decisions in terms of transportation, water management and other such situations. Scientists are now using GPS and lasers to develop a new measuring method. Specialized lasers ... |
14 February 2012
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A group of investigators from the Kansas State University (KSU) say that the disposition of heat waves and droughts within a year plays a huge role in determining the effects these phenomena will have on ecosystems. A new study the team conducted looked at over 25 years-worth of data.
In other words, what the resea... |
14 February 2012
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Experts at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (UWM) are making considerable progress in understanding the way plants grow, from the roots up. Their goal is to develop crops that are more productive, and less prone to being decimated by microorganisms and other plagues.
UWM plant physiologist Edgar Spalding and his... |
13 February 2012
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By comparing pictures and computer models of areas neighboring fault lines – taken both before and after a major earthquake occurs – scientists can now gain a deeper understanding of how these sectors of Earth's crust move and interact during seismic events.
Such investigations could come in very h... |
10 February 2012
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The extinction event that occurred at the boundary between the Permian and Triassic (P-Tr) most likely occurred in stages, the conclusions of a new report indicates. Scientists used to believe that such events take place suddenly, but that is apparently not the case.
The P-Tr event led to the destruction of more th... |
4 February 2012
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A new investigation has revealed an interesting interaction between two evolutionary processes – natural selection and the founder effect. This has never been studied before in nature, but the phenomenon was discovered in a population of lizards living in a tiny island in the Bahamas.
The particular islands wh... |
3 February 2012
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A collaboration of investigators from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the Politecnico di Torino, in Italy, was recently able to determine how a spider web is so resistant, and capable of enduring high levels of tear and stress.
The resilience of spider web is legendary among scientists, who have... |
2 February 2012
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A group of investigators from the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), led by materials scientist John Rogers, is working on developing elastic electronics. These devices could be used for a variety of applications, primarily in medicine and biotechnology.
Replacing tough, silicon-based electronics wi... |
30 January 2012
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Scientists who participated in the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP) Expedition 339: Mediterranean Outflow say that the investigation was able to reveal important clues related to Earth's climate history. The necessary data were derived from samples collected in the Mediterranean Sea.
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23 January 2012
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The only ecosystem left to explore on our world is also one that could finally allow us to better understand our planet. Inside the igneous ocean crust that lies beneath the sediments of the ocean floor, species of microorganisms live in conditions that have not changed for eons. Needless to say, analyzing these li... |
9 January 2012
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The fact that species react to their environment through a wide range of adaptations is well known today. Another confirmation of this came in a recent study, where scientists showed that prehistoric predators featuring large teeth also tended to have strong bones in their forelimbs.
This is an example of a suite of... |
5 January 2012
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According to a statement released by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), it would appear that the organization does not plan to support the construction of either the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT) or the Thirty Meter Telescope (TMT) until at least the early 2020s.
These observatories are two competing projec... |
4 January 2012
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Until now, marine biologists had no idea that diseases can be transmitted from humans to corals, yet this is precisely what they discovered during a recent investigation. The finding is of tremendous importance for coral conservation efforts.
A large portion of all corals in the world are simply dying off, or are s... |
20 December 2011
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Experts handling the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident say that radioactive water made its way into the Pacific Ocean many times since the March 11 earthquake that crippled the installation. A new study now looks at how radioactivity damaged the ocean during the first four months.
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10 December 2011
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A study partially funded by the US National Science Foundation (NSF), and published in the December 2 issue of the top journal Science, shows that predictions of how wolves in Yellowstone National Park will react to climate change can be considerably improved.
In order to do that, the research team carried out an i... |
2 December 2011
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Data collected back in 2007, near Murmansk, in northwestern Russia, indicate that the emergence of oxygen in Earth's atmosphere did not occur in a single bound, but rather in small steps characterized by numerous starts and stops.
This long series of false beginnings makes a lot more sense when fitted to avail... |
2 December 2011
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One of the most ambitious tectonic research projects is currently nearing completion on the western coast of the United States. Its purpose is to drill a very deep hole straight into the San Andreas fault line, and install scientific measuring equipment within.The initiative belongs to the National Science Foundation... |
19 November 2011
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Performing clinical breast exams is one of the best ways to go about discovering telltale signs of breast cancer early on. For years, women and clinicians alike have been using the MammaCare tool for this precise purpose. In recognition of its efficiency, it is now being used to train new professionals.
The main pu... |
17 November 2011
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A group of researchers from Australia, Canada, China, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States was recently able to determine how a mountain chain buried under miles of ice underneath Antarctica formed.
This has been a mystery for investigators for about 53 years, since the subglacial mountains were ... |
17 November 2011
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Investigators analyzing the history of California's Eel River have recently determined that the water course was at one point a large lake, which was created after the usual flow was blocked by a tremendous landslide.
Scientists say that evidence of this can be found everywhere in the basin, especially by thos... |
15 November 2011
06:07 GMT |
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