 Scientists to discuss climate risk posed by wetlands destruction July 20, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
| No comments yet
Moves around the world to drain marshes and other wetlands to make space for farming could be hastening climate change, scientists gathering in Brazil from Monday will be hearing. | |
 Workers scramble to clear embarrassing algae sludge July 03, 2008 | User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
| No comments yet
China scrambled Thursday to clear tonnes of algae that is covering a third of the Olympic sailing course and causing huge embarrassment for authorities trying to promote a "Green Games." | |
 Phoenix Returns Treasure Trove for Science June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 31 vote(s)
| User comments: 3
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander performed its first wet chemistry experiment on Martian soil flawlessly yesterday, returning a wealth of data that for Phoenix scientists was like winning the lottery. | |
 N.M. cavers chart unique 'snowy' river of crystals July 24, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 15 vote(s)
| User comments: 3
(AP) -- Hundreds of feet beneath Earth's surface, a few seasoned cave explorers venture where no human has set foot. Their headlamps illuminate mud-covered walls, gypsum crystals and mineral deposits. The ... | |
 Moon water discovered: Dampens Moon-formation theory July 09, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 63 vote(s)
| User comments: 14
Using new techniques, scientists have discovered for the first time that tiny beads of volcanic glasses collected from two Apollo missions to the Moon contain water. The researchers found that, contrary to ... | |
 Biofuels behind food price hikes: leaked World Bank report July 04, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 30 vote(s)
| User comments: 7
Biofuels have caused world food prices to increase by 75 percent, according to the findings of an unpublished World Bank report published in The Guardian newspaper on Friday. | |
Geologists study China earthquake for glimpse into future July 06, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
| No comments yet
The May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province in China was the first there in recorded history and unexpected in its magnitude. Now a team of geoscientists is looking at the potential for future earthquakes due to earthquake-induced ... | |
Higher CO2 levels may be good for plants: German scientists July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 12 vote(s)
| User comments: 2
The dramatic rise in dangerous greenhouse gases in the atmosphere may be troubling scientists and world leaders but it could prove to be a boon for plants, German researchers said Tuesday. | |
 Researchers reveal widespread, hardworking water on ancient Mars July 16, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 27 vote(s)
| User comments: 6
(PhysOrg.com) -- For decades, scientists have theorized – romanticized, even – that Mars has harbored water. The evidence has grown stronger as recent missions to the Red Planet have revealed in stunning detail ... | |
Intensified ice sheet movements do not affect rising sea levels July 08, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
| User comments: 3
Meltwater is rapidly increasing the tempo of glacial movements on the rim of the Greenland ice sheet. Over the long term, however, this process is interrupted as meltwater drains away via broad channels, as a result of which ... | |
NASA GLAST Burst Monitor Powers Up Successfully June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
| User comments: 1
NASA’s GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM) Instrument Operations Center in Huntsville, Ala., the focal point for observing gamma ray bursts, was alive with energy as scientists gathered to witness instrument activation the evening ... | |
 A single boulder may prove that Antarctica and North America were once connected July 17, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
| User comments: 2
A lone granite boulder found against all odds high atop a glacier in Antarctica may provide additional key evidence to support a theory that parts of the southernmost continent once were connected to North ... | |
 Space Shuttle External Tank ET-128 Sets New Performance Standard During STS-124 Mission July 11, 2008 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
| No comments yet
When NASA's space shuttle Discovery launched from NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Fla., May 31, it was lifted from the launch pad with the help of a "new" external fuel tank, ET-128, which featured design changes ... | |
World's first space telescope to discover near-Earth objects June 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 17 vote(s)
| User comments: 2
Canada is building the world's first space telescope designed to detect and track asteroids as well as satellites. Called NEOSSat (Near Earth Object Surveillance Satellite), this spacecraft will provide a significant improvement ... | |
Cluster listens to the sounds of Earth June 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
| No comments yet
The first thing an alien race is likely to hear from Earth is chirps and whistles, a bit like R2-D2, the robot from Star Wars. In reality, they are the sounds that accompany the aurora. Now ESA's Cluster mission is showing ... | |
Pages: 1
Next »
PhysOrg Video
- Hi-Tech Exhibit Sets Sail - video , July 24
- Raytheon Thumbing Its Way Into Combat - video , July 18
- Main Street Going Green - video , July 17
- How to Remember Dreams - video , July 14
- Cosmonauts Risk Life, Remove Explosive Bolt - video , July 11
- Oil Maverick Pushes Wind Power - video , July 9
- PhysOrg Video »
Most popular stories
-
A dash of lime -- a new twist that may cut CO2 levels back to pre-industrial levels,
July 21, 2008
-
The Pole star comes to life again,
July 21, 2008
-
Game characters get smarter and less predictable,
July 13, 2008
-
Research puts finger on virtual iPhone button,
July 22, 2008
-
Volcanic eruptions wiped out ocean life 93 million years ago,
July 16, 2008
- Most popular »
News Pix
-
Scientists identify cells for spinal-cord repair,
July 23, 2008
-
NIST Membrane Model May Unlock Secrets of Early-Stage Alzheimer's,
July 23, 2008
-
Engineers Prove Graphene is the Strongest Material,
July 22, 2008
-
Researchers offer glimpse of rare mutant cells,
July 22, 2008
- More news pix »
PhysOrg Forum
Video
Editorials
Free Magazines
Free White Papers
PhysOrg Jobs
Newsletter
Goto Archive
Suggest a story idea
Send feedback
