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Meteorite Samples Reveal Water and Rock Types on Mars

Researchers at the Tokyo Institute of Technology, NASA’s Johnson Space Center, Lunar Planetary Institute, and Carnegie Institute of Washington report on…

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Ancient Translucent Millipede Discovered in Brazil Cave

The curator of millipedes at the Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK) in Bonn, Germany was quite surprised when he received an e-mail from Brazil…

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Melt Water on Mars: New Insights into Potential Life

This suggests that water has played a more extensive role than previously envisioned, and that environments capable of sustaining life could exist, according…

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Global Temperature Report: October 2012

October temperatures (preliminary)Global composite temp.: +0.33 C (about 0.59 degrees Fahrenheit) above 30-year average for October.Northern Hemisphere: +0.30…

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NASA Satellite Captures Newborn Tropical Depression 25W

When NASA's Aqua satellite passed over newborn Tropical Depression 25W (TD25W) on Nov. 14 at 0638 UTC (1:38 a.m. EDT), the Moderate Resolution Imaging…

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Glacial Melt: Key Driver of Rising Sea Levels Explained

Between 1902 and 2009, melting glaciers contributed 11 cm to sea level rise. They were therefore the most important cause of sea level rise. This is the result…

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Identifying Causes of 2010 India Floods to Enhance Warnings

Average total rainfall in the area for August is about a half-inch. During this 24-hour period more than 8 inches fell, causing severe damage and leaving 193…

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Warming Temperatures Will Change Greenland’s Face

Global climate models abound. What is harder to pin down, however, is how a warmer global temperature might affect any specific region on Earth.Dr. Marco…

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Geosciences Professor Predicts Stable Compounds of Oxygen and “Inert” Gas Xenon

These compounds are predicted to be stable at high pressures above 830,000 atmospheres, i.e. at pressures corresponding to the Earth’s mantle and readily…

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Mongolia’s Altai Mountains: Uncovering Genetic Blending Origins

Contrary to what was believed until now, the results published in PLoS ONE indicate that this blending was not due to an eastward migration of Europeans, but…

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Plants and Soils: New Insights on Climate Change Impact

This finding contrasts with the expectation that plants and soils will absorb carbon dioxide and is important because that additional carbon release from land…

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Antarctic Sea Ice Growth: Insights from Climate Change Research

Scientists from NERC's British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), Pasadena California explain why, unlike the dramatic losses…

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'Groundwater inundation' doubles previous predictions of flooding with future sea level rise

Previous research has predicted that by the end of the century, sea level may rise 1 meter. Kolja Rotzoll, Postdoctoral Researcher at the UHM Water Resources…

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Undersea gas leaks off Israel’s coast are discovered by University of Haifa researchers

The terms “gas” and “sea” for many will invoke associations of reserves, business, and a lot of money. Whatever the association, most of the efforts in…

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Meet Xenoceratops: Canada's newest horned dinosaur

Scientists have named a new species of horned dinosaur (ceratopsian) from Alberta, Canada. Xenoceratops foremostensis (Zee-NO-Sare-ah-tops) was identified from…

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Superstorm Animation Shows Sandy's Explosive Development

Matt Shatley, computer research specialist in UD’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Environment (CEOE), assembled the animation by digitally stitching together…

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