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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • April 3rd, 2012
Mississippi Delta Sinking, But Slowly

Mississippi Delta Sinking, But Slowly

Its subsidence rate is lower than researchers first established

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 30th, 2012
Part of Antarctica Increases in Height

Part of Antarctica Increases in Height

The discovery was made by a European spacecraft

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 29th, 2012
What Life Looked Like on Early Earth

What Life Looked Like on Early Earth

Studies conducted in Antarctica may answer this question

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 27th, 2012
BP Oil Spill Severely Affected Deepwater Corals

BP Oil Spill Severely Affected Deepwater Corals

The conclusion belongs to a new scientific investigation

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 27th, 2012
Impressive Structure Seen from the ISS

Impressive Structure Seen from the ISS

The amazing new image was snapped by an ESA astronaut

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 27th, 2012
Satellites Reveal How Northern Permafrosts Are Melting

Satellites Reveal How Northern Permafrosts Are Melting

Space-based instruments produce high-resolution images covering these soils

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 27th, 2012
2011 Arctic Sea Ice Extent Was 9th Lowest on Record

2011 Arctic Sea Ice Extent Was 9th Lowest on Record

The final measurements for this winter were just made available

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 26th, 2012
Average Temperatures May Increase by 3ºC by 2050

Average Temperatures May Increase by 3ºC by 2050

Global warming occurs significantly faster than previously thought

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 26th, 2012
Solar Eruptions Could Make for a New Power Source

Solar Eruptions Could Make for a New Power Source

Recent events delivered a lot of electricity to the atmosphere

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 26th, 2012
Mechanism Driving Plate Tectonics Called into Question

Mechanism Driving Plate Tectonics Called into Question

This research could reveal more clues about the origins of life

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 23rd, 2012
Antarctic Bottom Circulation Is Losing Its Cold Waters

Antarctic Bottom Circulation Is Losing Its Cold Waters

The phenomenon was first observed a few decades ago

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 23rd, 2012
Groundwater Distribution in Antarctica Mapped with New Technology

Groundwater Distribution in Antarctica Mapped with New Technology

Scientists can assess how underground ice is distributed as well

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 22nd, 2012
Deep Saline Aquifers Can Trap Greenhouse Gases

Deep Saline Aquifers Can Trap Greenhouse Gases

Vast amounts of carbon dioxide can be tucked away safely

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 21st, 2012
Mapping Geophysical Structures Beneath the Seafloor

Mapping Geophysical Structures Beneath the Seafloor

New expedition sets the basis for a new understanding of the ocean

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 21st, 2012
Anthropogenic Noises Influence Animal and Plant Behavior

Anthropogenic Noises Influence Animal and Plant Behavior

New study takes a closer look at this correlation

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 21st, 2012
How Earth's Atmosphere Looked Like Before Oxygenation

How Earth's Atmosphere Looked Like Before Oxygenation

Experts say it jumped back and forth between various states for a long time

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  • By Tudor Vieru
  • March 21st, 2012
Satellites Can Reveal the 3D Structure of Forests

Satellites Can Reveal the 3D Structure of Forests

Orbital assets are now sensitive enough for this type of studies

 
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