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Cloud control could tame hurricanesLondon, UK (SPX) Aug 29, 2012 They are one of the most destructive forces of nature on Earth, but now environmental scientists are working to tame the hurricane. In a paper, published in Atmospheric Science Letters, the authors propose using cloud seeding to decrease sea surface temperatures where hurricanes form. Theoretically, the team claims the technique could reduce hurricane intensity by a category. The team focused on the relationship between sea surface temperature and the energy associated with the destructive potenti ... read more |
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  Behind closed doors With the help of beneficial bacteria, plants can slam the door when disease pathogens come knocking, University of Delaware researchers have discovered. A scientific team under the leadership of Har ... more | .. |
  Eastern Pacific Barrier is Virtually Impassable by Coral Species A coral species that is found in abundance from Indonesia eastward to Fiji, Samoa, and the Line Islands rarely crosses the Eastern Pacific Barrier toward the coast of the Americas, according to a te ... more | .. |
  NASA's IceBridge Seeking New View of Changing Sea Ice This year scientists working on NASA's Operation IceBridge, a multi-year airborne science mission to study changing ice conditions at both poles, debuted a new data product with the potential to imp ... more | .. |
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  Fossil skeleton of strange, ancient digging mammal clears up 30-year evolutionary debate Shortly after dinosaurs like Tyrannosaurus and Triceratops went extinct 65 million years ago, Earth's ancient landscapes were filled with unusual mammals only distantly related to those alive today. ... more | .. |
 Children at risk from rural water supplies Children drinking from around half the UK's private water supplies are almost five times more likely to pick up stomach infections - according to research from the University of East Anglia (UEA). R ... more | .. |
  Nanoparticles reboot blood flow in brain A nanoparticle developed at Rice University and tested in collaboration with Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) may bring great benefits to the emergency treatment of brain-injury victims, even those ... more | .. |
 New Survey of Ocean Floor Finds Juvenile Scallops are Abundant in Mid-Atlantic NOAA researchers are getting a comprehensive view of the ocean floor using a new instrument, and have confirmed that there are high numbers of young sea scallops off of Delaware Bay. Unofficially du ... more |
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China first-quarter emissions fell despite rising power demand
Belgium parliament votes to ditch nuclear power phase-out
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  Electronics, living tissue, merged in lab U.S. researchers say they have successfully created a type of "cyborg" tissue by embedding nano-electronics into engineered human tissues. ... more | .. |
  Australia and EU to link emissions trading Australia's carbon pricing scheme will link with the European Union's emissions trading plan, a government official announced. ... more | .. |
 Desalination plant needed in Gaza by 2020: minister The Palestinian Authority's minister in charge of water issues, Shaddad Attili, on Tuesday stressed the urgency of having a desalination plant in place in Gaza by 2020 at the latest. ... more | .. |
  Yosemite warns tourists after virus kills two US health authorities are warning tourists who visited California's famous Yosemite National Park recently to beware of a rare virus spread in mouse droppings, after two people died. ... more |
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 Chinese buyer vows to honour French wine heritage A Chinese businessman who sparked uproar in France when he bought a historic Burgundy vineyard pledged Tuesday to respect local traditions and restore the chateau to its former glory. ... more | .. |
 In climate landmark, Arctic ice melts to record low The sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has melted to its smallest point ever in a milestone that may show that worst-case forecasts on climate change are coming true, US scientists said Monday. ... more | .. |
 US approves new once-a-day pill to treat HIV A new pill to treat HIV infection - combining two previously approved drugs plus two new ones - has been approved for adults living with the virus that causes AIDS, US regulators said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Twelve dead, 10 missing as typhoon pounds S. Korea Twelve people were killed and 10 were missing after a strong typhoon pounded South Korea Tuesday, uprooting trees, sinking ships and cutting power to almost 200,000 homes. ... more |
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Britain, Germany jointly developing missiles: ministers
Kazakhstan denies reports Russia to leave Baikonur spaceport
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  Two Tibetans die, burning protests top 50: groups Two teenagers burned to death in southwest China, taking to over 50 the number of Tibetans who have set themselves alight in protest against Beijing's rule, rights groups said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Antarctic ice sheet quakes shed light on ice movement and earthquakes Analysis of small, repeating earthquakes in an Antarctic ice sheet may not only lead to an understanding of glacial movement, but may also shed light on stick slip earthquakes like those on the San ... more | .. |
 One third less life on planet Earth Previous estimates about the total mass of all life on our planet have to be reduced by about one third. This is the result of a study by a German-US science team published in the current online iss ... more | .. |
 How methane becomes fish food produced at the bottom of our lakes provides nutrition for microorganisms and eventually becomes an indirect food source for fish. These findings were presented in a one of a kind study that contrad ... more |
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 MBL Scientists Discover Nerves Control Iridescence in Squid's Remarkable "Electric Skin" Squid's colorful, changeable skin enables the animal-and their close relatives, cuttlefish and octopus-to display extraordinary camouflage, the speed and diversity of which is unmatched in the anima ... more | .. |
 Plants unpack winter coats when days get shorter Mechanisms that protect plants from freezing are placed in storage during the summer and wisely unpacked when days get shorter. In the current issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sci ... more | .. |
 A Greener Way to Fertilize Nursery Crops A U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) scientist has found a "green" alternative to a type of fertilizer additive that is believed to contribute to the accumulation of heavy metals in waterways. ... more | .. |
 Arctic Sea Ice Shrinks To New Low In Satellite Era The extent of the sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean has shrunk. According to scientists from NASA and the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colo., the amount is th ... more |
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Venus May Host Active Tectonics Driven by Subsurface Plumes
Deploying a practical solution to space debris
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 How ocean currents affect global climate is a question oceanographer may be close to answering Kevin Speer has a "new paradigm" for describing how the world's oceans circulate - and with it he may help reshape science's understanding of the processes by which wind, water, sunlight and other f ... more | .. |
  Wind concentrates pollutants with unexpected order in an urban environment Cities - with their concrete canyons, isolated greenery, and congested traffic - create seemingly chaotic and often powerful wind patterns known as urban flows. Carried on these winds are a variety ... more | .. |
 Sunbathing keeps these insects healthy Sunbathing may be healthy - at least for one group of North American insects that apparently uses the activity to fight off germs, Simon Fraser University scientists have found. Western Boxeld ... more | .. |
 China wrestles with acid rain threat An increase in automobile emissions exposed China's Guangdong province to damage from acid rain in the first half of this year, a report found. ... more |
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  Link found between cold European winters and solar activity Scientists have long suspected that the Sun's 11-year cycle influences climate of certain regions on Earth. Yet records of average, seasonal temperatures do not date back far enough to confirm any p ... more | .. |
 New Orleans in crosshairs of expected Hurricane Isaac New Orleans braced for another major storm Monday, seven years after Hurricane Katrina swamped the fabled US city of jazz, leaving behind a devastating sprawl of destruction and death. ... more | .. |
 Access to water key for food security: FAO chief Global food security starts with ensuring access to water, the head of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) said at the beginning of World Water Week Monday. ... more | .. |
 Finland leads major counter-pollution drill in Baltic Sea Finland on Monday led one of the biggest counter-pollution drills on the Baltic Sea, involving 70 vessels in the exercise. ... more |
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