|
 
CU-Boulder study shows Greenland may be slip-sliding away due to surface lake meltBoulder CO (SPX) Apr 18, 2012 Like snow sliding off a roof on a sunny day, the Greenland Ice Sheet may be sliding faster into the ocean due to massive releases of meltwater from surface lakes, according to a new study by the University of Colorado Boulder-based Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences. Such lake drainages may affect sea-level rise, with implications for coastal communities, according to the researchers. "This is the first evidence that Greenland's 'supraglacial' lakes have responded to rece ... read more |
. |
  |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| .. |
  April is the Cruelest Month You might agree if you live in the southeastern United States. Last April, a historic outburst of 202 tornadoes turned broad swaths of that part of the country into a disaster zone. "The event ... more | .. |
  Discovery reveals chromosomes organize into 'yarns' Chromosomes, the molecular basis of genetic heredity, remain enigmatic 130 years after their discovery in 1882 by Walther Flemming. New research published online in Nature by the team of Edith Heard ... more | .. |
  Ammonites found mini oases at ancient methane seeps Research led by scientists at the American Museum of Natural History shows that ammonites-an extinct type of shelled mollusk that's closely related to modern-day nautiluses and squids-made homes in ... more | .. |
 |
|
| .. |
  Climate Change Boosts Then Quickly Stunts Plants, Decade-long Study Shows Global warming may initially make the grass greener, but not for long, according to new research results. The findings, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, show that plan ... more | .. |
  Salt levels in fast food vary significantly between countries Salt levels vary significantly in the fast foods sold by six major companies in various developed countries, which suggests that technical issues, often cited as barriers to salt reduction initiativ ... more | .. |
 Promiscuous queen bees maintain genetic diversity By mating with nearly 100 males, queen bees on isolated islands avoid inbreeding and keep colonies healthy. The results, published in the current issue of PLoS ONE, focused on giant honey bee coloni ... more | .. |
 Salk scientists discover how plants grow to escape shade Mild mannered though they seem, plants are extremely competitive, especially when it comes to getting their fair share of sunlight. Whether a forest or a farm, where plants grow a battle wages for t ... more |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| . | . | . | . |
  
Accelerating Mathematical Discovery with AI for Tomorrow's Breakthroughs
Only a Tiny Fraction of Deep Seafloor Mapped Over Seven Decades
France's TotalEnergies to face court in June in 'greenwashing' case | .. |
 UC Research Reveals One of the Earliest Farming Sites in Europe University of Cincinnati research is revealing early farming in a former wetlands region that was largely cut off from Western researchers until recently. The UC collaboration with the Souther ... more | .. |
  Ocean Acidification Linked With Larval Oyster Failure in Hatcheries Marine researchers have definitively linked the collapse of oyster seed production at a commercial oyster hatchery in Oregon to an increase in ocean acidification. Larval growth at the hatchery decl ... more | .. |
 Rat thought extinct found in Philippines A species of rat living on one tiny Philippine island and thought extinct has been rediscovered after a search that lasted more than 20 years, scientists say. ... more | .. |
  Canberra partially lifts Myanmar sanctions Australia inched closer to normalizing relations with Myanmar by lifting travel and financial bans on around 260 people, including the president and other senior politicians. ... more |
| .. |
  Tokyo Sky Tree safe from quakes: operator The operator of Tokyo Sky Tree on Tuesday explained how the world's second-highest building will survive the strong earthquakes that regularly shake Japan when it opens to the public next month. ... more | .. |
 Indonesia's Aceh province elects ex-rebel as governor Indonesia's Aceh province Tuesday elected a former rebel as governor, who vowed to implement a "purer" form of sharia in what is the country's only region to practise the Islamic law. ... more | .. |
 "Irene" removed from hurricane name list The death and damage caused by Hurricane Irene means the name is being withdrawn from a rotating list of storm titles, the UN weather agency said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Residents on alert near Mexico volcano Residents reported roaring noises from the Popocatepetl volcano near Mexico City Tuesday after signs of increased activity prompted authorities to raise alert levels. ... more |
| . | . | . | . |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
Top U.S. defense contractor L3 Tech to pay $62M to settle claims of deceptive practices
North Korean warship has 'serious accident' at launch
Foreign delegation comes under Israeli fire in occupied West Bank | .. |
  War planes strike suspected Somali pirate base: coastguard War planes fired several missiles at a suspected Somali pirate base in the north of the war-torn country, wounding two civilians, a coastguard official said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Two new frog species found in Philippine forests Two new species of frog have been discovered in fast-disappearing forests in the Philippines, boosting hopes for the survival of the country's rich but threatened wildlife, scientists said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
India proposes norms for Indian Ocean anti-piracy patrols With the Indian Ocean region infested by Somali pirates, India is spearheading an effort to create a naval standard operating procedure (SOP) for the 32 littoral nations of the region to jointly fig ... more | .. |
 India won't be able to store another bumper crop The problem of plenty is once again troubling the Indian government as it does not know where to store the bumper grains to be harvested for the third year in a row. Fears are rising that the grains ... more |
| .. |
 7.0-magnitude quake hits off Papua New Guinea: USGS A 7.0-magnitude quake struck off the northeast of Papua New Guinea on Tuesday, the US Geological Survey said, but there was no tsunami warning issued. ... more | .. |
  Toxic gases hamper search at Pakistan avalanche site Toxic gases Tuesday hampered the search for 138 people buried by an avalanche at a high-altitude Pakistan army camp, as teams from the United States and Norway arrived at the site to help operations. ... more | .. |
 No-till farming revolution grows in Indiana Indiana farmer Mike Starkey does not plow his fields and uses fertilizer only sparingly, but he is on the cutting edge of a growing trend in American agriculture. ... more | .. |
  Huge tyre fire causes Kuwait 'catastrophe' Hundreds of Kuwaiti firemen on Tuesday fought to contain a massive fire in a dump for used tyres, with some members of parliament calling the blaze an environmental catastrophe. ... more |
| . | . | . | . |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
SpaceX mega-rocket Starship 9 cleared for launch following earlier mission failures
Rocky road geology reveals billion year story inside Martian crater
Microsoft AI weather forecast faster, cheaper, truer: study | .. |
  Hong Kong's next leader to ban mainland babies Hong Kong's next leader said Tuesday he plans to ban pregnant mainlanders from giving birth in the city and deny their children residency rights, in a bid to ease pressure on local hospitals. ... more | .. |
  China detains 22 in toxic medicine scandal Chinese police have detained 22 people for making drug capsules using a toxic raw material produced from scrap leather, state media said, in the latest in a string of product safety scandals. ... more | .. |
 S.Lanka fishermen accused of damaging tsunami buoy Five Sri Lankan fishermen have been charged with vandalising a tsunami warning buoy just weeks before an earthquake triggered a major alert across the Indian Ocean, police said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Rapid climate change threatens Asia's Rice Bowl As Asia's monsoon season begins, leading climate specialists and agricultural scientists have warned that rapid climate change and its potential to intensify droughts and floods could threaten Asia' ... more |
| .. |
  Excessive worrying may have co-evolved with intelligence Worrying may have evolved along with intelligence as a beneficial trait, according to a recent study by scientists at SUNY Downstate Medical Center and other institutions. Jeremy Coplan, MD, p ... more | .. |
 Determining total fertility in strip-tilled fields Band fertilizer placement may cause non-uniform distribution in the soil. Why does this matter? Because when fertilizer is unevenly distributed, it may not be possible to use traditional sampling st ... more | .. |
 Under climate change, winners and losers on the coral reef As ocean temperatures rise, some species of corals are likely to succeed at the expense of others, according to a report published online in the Cell Press journal Current Biology that details the f ... more | .. |
 Fine-scale analysis of the human brain yields insight into its distinctive composition Scientists at the Allen Institute for Brain Science have identified similarities and differences among regions of the human brain, among the brains of human individuals, and between humans and mice ... more |
| Previous Issues | Apr 17 | Apr 16 | Apr 13 | Apr 12 | Apr 11 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2012 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
