 Global warming? Next decade could be cooler, says study April 30, 2008 | User rating: 3.2 / 5 after 39 vote(s)
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Global warming could take a break in the next decade thanks to a natural shift in ocean circulations, although Earth's temperature will rise as previously expected over the longer term, according to a study ... | |
Is there anybody out there? April 16, 2008 | User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 21 vote(s)
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Is there anybody out there? Probably not, according to a scientist from the University of East Anglia. | |
Did the solar system 'bounce' finish the dinosaurs? May 02, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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The sun’s movement through the Milky Way regularly sends comets hurtling into the inner solar system – coinciding with mass life extinctions on earth, a new study claims. | |
Global climate models both agree and disagree with actual Antarctic data May 07, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 18 vote(s)
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Scientists who compared recorded Antarctic temperatures and snowfall accumulation to predictions by major computer models of global climate change offer both good and bad news. | |
Hot climate could shut down plate tectonics May 12, 2008 | User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 35 vote(s)
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A new study of possible links between climate and geophysics on Earth and similar planets finds that prolonged heating of the atmosphere can shut down plate tectonics and cause a planet's crust to become locked in place. | |
German whizzkid got it wrong: NASA April 17, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 48 vote(s)
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It was an incredible tale of a German schoolboy spotting a miscalculation by the US space agency, proving the chances of an asteroid hitting the Earth ... | |
Scientists urged to make a stand on climate change April 24, 2008 | User rating: 2.5 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
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Scientists must work harder at making the public aware of the stark difference between good science and "denialist spin". | |
 Galaxies Gone Wild April 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
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Interacting galaxies are found throughout the Universe, sometimes as dramatic collisions that trigger bursts of star formation, on other occasions as stealthy mergers that result in new galaxies. A series ... | |
 Compact galaxies in early universe pack a big punch April 29, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Imagine receiving an announcement touting the birth of a baby 50 centimetres long and weighing 80 kilograms. After reading this puzzling message, you would immediately think the baby’s weight was a misprint. | |
Major Arctic sea ice melt is expected this summer May 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 24 vote(s)
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(AP) -- The Arctic will remain on thinning ice, and climate warming is expected to begin affecting the Antarctic also, scientists said Friday. "The long-term prognosis is not very optimistic," atmospheric scientist Jennifer ... | |
 NASA official envisions six-month stays on the moon April 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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NASA wants astronauts who will return to the moon to take one long step for mankind. | |
 Radio telescope reveals secrets of massive black hole April 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 26 vote(s)
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At the cores of many galaxies, supermassive black holes expel powerful jets of particles at nearly the speed of light. Just how they perform this feat has long been one of the mysteries of astrophysics. | |
Emissions irrelevant to future climate change? April 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Climate change and the carbon emissions seem inextricably linked. However, new research published in BioMed Central’s open access journal Carbon Balance and Management suggests that this may not always hold true, although ... | |
 Questioning nuclear power's ability to forestall global warming April 21, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 22 vote(s)
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Rising energy and environmental costs may prevent nuclear power from being a sustainable alternative energy source in the fight against global warming, according to a study in the April 1 issue of ACS’ Environmental ... | |
Before fossil fuels, Earth's minerals kept CO2 in check April 29, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 25 vote(s)
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Over millions of years carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere have been moderated by a finely-tuned natural feedback system— a system that human emissions have recently overwhelmed. A joint University of Hawaii / Carnegie ... | |
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