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Amphibians In Dramatic Decline: 122 Extinct Since 1980
Gland, Switzerland (SPX) Oct 15, 2004
The world's amphibian species are under unprecedented assault and are experiencing tens of thousands of years worth of extinctions in just a century, according to the most comprehensive study ever conducted.

When Will Mount St Helens Erupt?
Bristol (SPX) Oct 15, 2004
Monitoring the isotopic content of gases being emitted from the volcano right now might predict whether the next eruption will be catastrophic, and when it might occur.

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Edwards Centers Eye On Storm
by Capt. Catie Hague, Public Affairs
Edwards AFB CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2004
Battling 155-mph winds, Edwards' testers took on the role of "hurricane hunters" for two weeks in mid-September, penetrating two storms, 15 times, while flying eight-and-a-half-hour missions.

UK's Chief Scientists Doubts CO2 Problem
London (UPI) Oct 14, 2004
The U.K. government's chief scientific adviser said the current rise of carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere may be just an aberration, not the start of a trend.

Debating The Dinosaur Extinction
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 14, 2004
The dinosaurs dominated the landscape for 160 million years, living over a thousand times longer than modern humans (Homo sapiens first evolved about 150 thousand years ago). During this vast stretch of time some dinosaur species became extinct, but overall the impression is one of an immensely tough class of animals that could endure whatever hardships the planet managed to throw at it. When the end finally came, it came from beyond Earth.

Climate: Worrisome Trends In Antarctica
Boulder CO (UPI) Oct 11, 2004
The conventional scientific wisdom has been that while most of the world has gotten warmer, Antarctica actually has cooled a little, except on its peninsulas and coasts; but new research indicates the polar continent is facing dramatic changes that probably are the result of global warming.

Phoning Home From The Ocean Floor - By Computer
Woods Hole MA (SPX) Oct 11, 2004
Oceanographers will soon be able to sit in their labs ashore and communicate with instruments in the water at ocean observatories around the world, enabling researchers to direct instruments to respond to recent events like hurricanes and earthquakes in that area.

Earth's Bow Shock: Origin of Ion Beams Revealed
Paris, France (ESA) Oct 08, 2004
One hundred and thirty space scientists from around the globe gathered to discuss the most recent scientific achievements and goals of the Cluster mission, and chart out its next phase.

Volcanic Gas May Have Played A Significant Role In Life's Beginning
San Diego CA (SPX) Oct 08, 2004
Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies are reporting a possible answer to a longstanding question in research on the origins of life on Earth - how did the first amino acids form the first peptides?

Arctic Sea Ice Declines Again This Year Finds Study
Boulder CO (SPX) Oct 05, 2004
Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder have found that the extent of Arctic sea ice- the floating mass of ice that covers the Arctic Ocean- is continuing its rapid decline.

Earthquake Forecast Program Has Amazing Success Rate
 WASHINGTON DC (SPX) Oct 05, 2004
A NASA funded earthquake prediction program has an amazing track record. Published in 2002, the Rundle-Tiampo Forecast has accurately predicted the locations of 15 of California's 16 largest earthquakes this decade, including last week's tremors.

NASA Infrared Images May Provide Volcano Clues
Moffett Field CA (SPX) Oct 05, 2004
NASA scientists took infrared (IR) digital images of Mount Saint Helens last week. The images revealed signs of heat below the surface one day before the volcano erupted last Friday in southern Washington. The images may provide valuable clues as to how the volcano erupted.

Wakey Wakey Shakey Shakey.. I'm Back
Pasadene CA (JPL) Oct 04, 2004
Mount Saint Helens is a prime example of how Earth's topographic form can greatly change even within our lifetimes. The mountain is one of several prominent volcanoes of the Cascade Range that stretches from British Columbia, Canada, southward through Washington, Oregon, and into northern California.

US Volcano Eruption Imminent: Geologists
Seattle WA(AFP) Oct 03, 2004
A tremor shook Mount St. Helens for 25 minutes early Sunday, prompting scientists to warn of an imminent eruption two days after the volcano came back to life.

Climate Change Plus Human Pressure Caused Large Mammal Extinctions
Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2004
A University of California, Berkeley, paleobiologist and his colleagues warn that the future of the Earth's mammals could be as dire as it was between 50,000 and 10,000 years ago, when a combination of climate change and human pressure resulted in the extinction of two-thirds of all large mammals on the planet.

Scientists Sequence Genome Of Organism Central To Biosphere's Carbon Cycle
Berkeley CA (SPX) Oct 04, 2004
The first ever genomic map of a diatom, part of a family of microscopic ocean algae that are among the Earth's most important inhabitants, has yielded surprising insights about the way they may be using nitrogen, fats and silica in order to thrive.

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