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Tropical cyclone formation likely near Madagascar

Forecasters are watching a low pressure area located off the east coast of Madagascar that appears ripe for development in the Southern Indian Ocean. If it…

Hidden habits and movements of insect pests revealed by DNA barcoding

Using a technique called DNA barcoding, which involves the identification of species from a short DNA sequence, Weiblen and an international team of…

Sources of Pollution in Waterways

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are components of petroleum products such as gasoline, coal, and oil. They are also produced as by-products of the…

Earthquake in Chile — a complicated fracture

The extremely strong earthquake in Chile on 27 February this year was a complicated rupture process, as scientists from the GFZ German Research Centre for…

Deep sedimentation of acantharian cysts — a reproductive strategy?

Spore-like reproductive cysts of enigmatic organisms called acantharians rapidly sink from surface waters to the deep ocean in certain regions, according to…

Researchers show how far South American cities moved in quake

These preliminary measurements, produced from data gathered by researchers from four universities and several agencies, including geophysicists on the ground…

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