 Study sets high economic value on threatened Mexican mangroves July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The ecological value of coastal mangrove forests in Mexico has been apparent to marine scientists for years. Now, for the first time, researchers have used a wide-ranging compilation of fisheries landings, ... | |
Scientists offer new explanation for monsoon development July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 9 vote(s)
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Geoscientists at the California Institute of Technology have come up with a new explanation for the formation of monsoons, proposing an overhaul of a theory about the cause of the seasonal pattern of heavy winds and rainfall ... | |
 Strong earthquake jolts northern Japan July 21, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A strong earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 jolted northern Japan on Monday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no immediate reports of damage or casualties. | |
Chinese earthquake provides lessons for future July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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The May 12 Sichuan earthquake in China was unexpectedly large. Analysis of the area, however, now shows that topographic characteristics of the highly mountainous area identified the mountain range as active and could have ... | |
 More EU states eyeing ESA July 22, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Four countries that joined the European Union (EU) in 2004 are knocking on the door of the European Space Agency (ESA), French Research Minister Valerie Pecresse said here on Tuesday. | |
 Drought threatens drinking water for a million Australians July 20, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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Up to a million people in Australia could face a shortage of drinking water if the country's drought continues, a report on the state of the nation's largest river system revealed Sunday. | |
 NASA engineers work on alternative moon rocket July 14, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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(AP) -- By day, the engineers work on NASA's new Ares moon rockets. By night, some go undercover to work on a competing design. These dissenting scientists and their backers insist they have created an alternative ... | |
 Beijing starts car ban in Olympics clean-air drive July 20, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Beijing residents enjoyed the novelty of congestion-free streets Sunday as the city launched strict driving curbs to rein its notorious air pollution and traffic for the Olympics. | |
Volcanic eruptions wiped out ocean life 93 million years ago July 16, 2008 | User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 36 vote(s)
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University of Alberta scientists contend they have the answer to mass extinction of animals and plants 93 million years ago. The answer, research has uncovered, has been found at the bottom of the sea floor where lava fountains ... | |
Saharan dust storms sustain life in Atlantic Ocean July 18, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s)
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Research at the University of Liverpool has found how Saharan dust storms help sustain life over extensive regions of the North Atlantic Ocean. | |
 NASA Conducts Full-Scale Test Firing of Orion Jettison Motor July 21, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA completed a full-scale rocket motor test on Thursday, July 17, to further development of the Orion jettison motor, which will separate the spacecraft's launch abort system from the crew ... | |
 New indicator uncovered that can predict coral health July 18, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
A new indicator of coral health has been discovered in a community of microscopic single-celled algae called dinoflagellates. The study, released in the July 8th edition of the journal Proceedings of the ... | |
 California adopts new 'green' building code July 17, 2008 | User rating: 2.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
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California on Thursday adopted a new building code aimed at improving energy efficiency and water consumption in all new construction projects across the state. | |
Outdoor enthusiasts scaring off native carnivores in parks July 21, 2008 | User rating: 3 / 5 after 5 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Even a quiet stroll in the park can dramatically change natural ecosystems, according to a new study by conservation biologists from the University of California, Berkeley. These findings could have important ... | |
 Three Red Spots Mix it Up on Jupiter July 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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(PhysOrg.com) -- This sequence of Hubble Space Telescope images offers an unprecedented view of a planetary game of Pac-Man among three red spots clustered together in Jupiter's atmosphere. | |
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