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Discovery Sheds New Light on Wandering ContinentsGreenbelt MD (SPX) Mar 27, 2012 A layer of partially molten rock about 22 to 75 miles underground can't be the only mechanism that allows continents to gradually shift their position over millions of years, according to a NASA-sponsored researcher. The result gives insight into what allows plate tectonics - the movement of the Earth's crustal plates - to occur. "This melt-rich layer is actually quite spotty under the Pacific Ocean basin and surrounding areas, as revealed by my analysis of seismometer data," says Dr. Nicholas Sch ... read more |
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  Sediment sleuthing A University of Delaware oceanographer has stumbled upon an unusual aid for studying local waterways: radioactive iodine. Trace amounts of the contaminant, which is used in medical treatments, are e ... more | .. |
  Trace element plays major role in tropical forest nitrogen cycle A new paper by researchers from the University of Georgia and Princeton University sheds light on the critical part played by a little-studied element, molybdenum, in the nutrient cycles of tropical ... more | .. |
  Seismic survey at the Mariana trench will follow water dragged down into the Earth's mantle Last month, Doug Wiens, PhD, professor of earth and planetary science at Washington University in St. Louis, and two WUSTL students were cruising the tropical waters of the western Pacific above the ... more | .. |
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  An invasive Asian fly is taking over European fruit Coming from the Asian continent, Drosophila suzukii has only been in Spain for a short time. Far away from slipping through into the Iberian Peninsula, it accelerated towards the north of Europe whe ... more | .. |
  False killer whales use acoustic squint to target prey Hunting in the ocean's murky depths, vision is of little use, so toothed whales and dolphins (odontocetes) rely on echolocation to locate tasty morsels with incredible precision. Laura Kloepper from ... more | .. |
  Scientists discover new method of proton transfer Scientists at USC and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab have discovered a new route by which a proton (a hydrogen atom that lost its electron) can move from one molecule to another - a basic component ... more | .. |
  Why the world in our head stays still when we move our eyes When observing a fly buzzing around the room, we should have the impression that it is not the fly, but rather the space that lies behind it that is moving. After all, the fly is always fixed in our ... more |
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Trump signs orders to boost US nuclear energy
Anthropic's Claude AI gets smarter -- and mischievious
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  Owner wants Japan tsunami boat scrapped The owner of a fishing boat in Japan that drifted across the Pacific after getting washed away from its moorings by last year's huge tsunami does not want it back, a Japanese official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
  2C warming target 'out of reach' - ex UN climate chief The UN's former climate chief on Tuesday said the global warming pledge he helped set at the Copenhagen Summit little more than two years ago was already unattainable. ... more | .. |
 Cities on front line of climate change The world's cities face the brunt of climate change but some are starting to respond vigorously to the threat, experts say at a conference here staged ahead of the June Rio summit. ... more | .. |
  Oil from Deepwater Horizon disaster entered food chain in the Gulf of Mexico Since the explosion on the BP Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico on April 20, 2010, scientists have been working to understand the impact that this disaster has had on the environm ... more |
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 Focus on technology overlooks human behavior when addressing climate change Technology alone won't help the world turn away from fossil fuel-based energy sources, says University of Oregon sociologist Richard York. In a newly published paper, York argues for a shift in poli ... more | .. |
  Asian election observer criticizes Myanmar The head of an election monitoring group in Asia has questioned Myanmar government's commitment to political openness, despite Naypyitaw's invitation to election observers. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong leader-elect gets down to business Hong Kong's chief executive-elect Leung Chun-ying got down to business Monday after winning the most divisive leadership election the city has seen since the 1997 handover to China. ... more | .. |
 China plans to curb capital's water usage Authorities in Beijing plan to pass a rule this year aimed at curbing water usage by the capital's many golf courses and ski resorts, an official said Monday, as the city battles severe shortages. ... more |
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Russia strikes Kyiv after first stage of major prisoner swap
Growing Arctic military presence worries Finland's reindeer herders
South Korea says concerned by China's 'no-sail zone' in overlapping waters | .. |
 Zimbabwe says Trump sons' hunt legal Zimbabwe's parks authority on Monday said US property magnate Donald Trump's sons were licensed to hunt game on a trip two years ago, after photos of their trophies sparked online outrage. ... more | .. |
 'Titanic' director dives to Earth's deepest point "Titanic" director James Cameron returned to the surface Monday after a solo submarine dive to the deepest point in the world's oceans that was hailed as the ultimate test of "man and his machine." ... more | .. |
  Tibetan protester sets himself ablaze in New Delhi A Tibetan exile set himself on fire as he ran down a street in New Delhi on Monday, suffering life-threatening burns during a protest against a visit this week to India by Chinese President Hu Jintao. ... more | .. |
 Shadow of 'Anthropocene' falls over Rio Summit Man's catastrophic damage to the environment and disparities between rich and poor head the daunting challenges facing the Rio Summit in June, experts said on Monday. ... more |
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  TEPCO execs 'should face poverty' over Fukushima A lawyer representing shareholders suing Fukushima nuclear plant operator TEPCO for $68 billion said Monday the company's executives should be prepared for misery and poverty to make amends. ... more | .. |
 No deaths, few injuries in latest Chile quake A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile, prompting an short-lived evacuation order for coastal areas and causing scenes of panic in a region devastated by a massive quake two years ago. ... more | .. |
 'Titanic' director returns from dive to Mariana Trench "Titanic" director James Cameron has safely returned to the ocean surface after a solo submarine dive to the deepest part of the Pacific Ocean, expedition organizers said late Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Strong quake shakes Chile, no reports of deaths A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck central Chile Sunday, the US Geological Survey reported, causing scenes of panic in an area devastated by a massive quake two years ago. ... more |
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After two setbacks, SpaceX could try to launch massive Starship next week
Doubt cast on claim of 'hints' of life on faraway planet
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 Egypt military lashes out at Muslim Brotherhood Egypt's ruling generals lashed out Sunday at the Muslim Brotherhood over its questioning of the military's continued support of the cabinet, while urging the Islamists "to look to the future with the spirit of cooperation." ... more | .. |
Self-made man to rule over Hong Kong's tycoons Hong Kong's incoming leader, Leung Chun-Ying, is the son of a policeman who carved out a fortune from real estate before entering politics as a relative outsider. ... more | .. |
 Ex-property consultant wins Hong Kong election Self-made millionaire property consultant Leung Chun-ying won Hong Kong's leadership election on Sunday, after the most divisive vote since the city reverted to Chinese rule in 1997. ... more | .. |
 Basketball-sized eyes help squids play defense Giant and colossal squids have eyes as big as basketballs, and a Duke scientist thinks he knows why. "They're most likely using their huge eyes to spot and escape their predators, sperm whales," sai ... more |
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 Small clique of nations dominate global trading web of food and water It's not easy, or economically feasible, to ship freshwater across the globe. But when scientists use food as a proxy for that water - taking into account how much crops are irrigated and livestock ... more | .. |
 New understanding of Earth's mantle beneath the Pacific Ocean Scientists have long speculated about why there is a large change in the strength of rocks that lie at the boundary between two layers immediately under Earth's crust: the lithosphere and underlying ... more | .. |
 Amnesty sees hope in China on death penalty China is still executing thousands of prisoners per year but there are flickers of hope that attitudes there towards the death penalty are changing, the head of Amnesty International said. ... more | .. |
 VIMS professor helps lead international study of ocean value Professor Robert Diaz of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science is a co-editor of "Valuing the Ocean" a major new study by an international team of scientists and economists that attempts to measu ... more |
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