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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 8th, 2012
NASA Uses Precipitations Radars to Track Migratory Birds

NASA Uses Precipitations Radars to Track Migratory Birds

A temporary installation has been set up near Oyster, Virginia

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 8th, 2012
Arctic Ocean Phytoplankton Concentrations Exceed All Others

Arctic Ocean Phytoplankton Concentrations Exceed All Others

Researchers were not expecting this to be the case

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 7th, 2012
How Cockroaches Pull Their Disappearance Acts

How Cockroaches Pull Their Disappearance Acts

They are able to perform inversions on most types of surfaces

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 7th, 2012
Arctic Ice Extents Below Average This May

Arctic Ice Extents Below Average This May

Data show the Bering Sea had more ice than on average

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 7th, 2012
Earth's Remaining Biodiversity Needs to Be Protected at All Costs

Earth's Remaining Biodiversity Needs to Be Protected at All Costs

Ecologists call on authorities to establish new legal frameworks

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 7th, 2012
Climate More Sensitive to CO2 Than over Past 12 Million Years

Climate More Sensitive to CO2 Than over Past 12 Million Years

Scientists determine how the greenhouse gas can change the climate

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 6th, 2012
Groundwater Depletion Puts US Food Security in the Spotlight

Groundwater Depletion Puts US Food Security in the Spotlight

Too many aquifers are being pumped dry, scientists warn

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 5th, 2012
How Mosquitoes Fly in the Rain [Video]

How Mosquitoes Fly in the Rain [Video]

Their low mass helps them recover from impacts quickly

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 5th, 2012
Full Tree of Life Under Development

Full Tree of Life Under Development

This will be the most comprehensive dataset of this type ever created

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 4th, 2012
Global Warming Makes Trees Grow in Tundra

Global Warming Makes Trees Grow in Tundra

Previously, the cold tempered the development of tall vegetation

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • June 2nd, 2012
Robotic UAV to Study Hurricane Starting in August

Robotic UAV to Study Hurricane Starting in August

The flights will be a part of a large-scale study conducted by NASA

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 29th, 2012
Global Warming Affects Water Flow in Finland

Global Warming Affects Water Flow in Finland

PhD thesis focuses on developing climate models for the country

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 29th, 2012
How Plants Help Bees Remain Attached to Their Petals

How Plants Help Bees Remain Attached to Their Petals

Newly found mechanism ensures insects can latch on to flowers

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 28th, 2012
Model Finds New Materials Suited for Carbon Capture

Model Finds New Materials Suited for Carbon Capture

Investigators in the US open the way to new technologies in this field

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 23rd, 2012
New Model Explains Geological Strata

New Model Explains Geological Strata

The data may be used to advance our understanding of the Earth

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 23rd, 2012
Deciphering the Carbon Cycle in the Arctic

Deciphering the Carbon Cycle in the Arctic

Study conducted several years ago finally reveals its results

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • May 22nd, 2012
Plants Cool Their Leaves by Elongating Their Stems

Plants Cool Their Leaves by Elongating Their Stems

This adaptation is particularly useful in hot environments

 
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