Satellites used to track ocean eddies
A new satellite project -- Ocean FOCUS -- is being used to warn oil production operators of warm eddies in the Gulf of Mexico.
Mar 2, 2006
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Greenhouse gases from the deep sea
Methane from the bottom of the sea contributes more to global warming than previously assumed. Scientists of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar- and Marine Research investigated a mud volcano located in the deep-sea between ...
Mar 2, 2006
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Does Titan's methane originate from underground?
Data from ESA's Huygens probe have been used to validate a new model of the evolution of Titan, Saturn’s largest moon, showing that its methane supply may be locked away in a kind of methane-rich ice.
Mar 2, 2006
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Ausonia Mensa remnant massif
These images, taken by the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board ESA's Mars Express spacecraft, show the Ausonia Mensa massif on Mars.
Mar 2, 2006
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Software promises more efficient design process
Mechanical engineers at Purdue University have developed software that promises to increase the efficiency of creating parts for everything from cars to computer hardware by making it possible to quickly evaluate and optimize ...
Mar 2, 2006
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Commitment to marriage, emotional engagement key to wives' happiness
A study by University of Virginia sociologists W. Bradford Wilcox and Steven L. Nock finds that the single most important factor in women's marital happiness is the level of their husbands' emotional engagement -- not money, ...
Mar 2, 2006
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Laboratory licenses hydrogen sensor technology
The U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) announced on Feb. 23 that Nuclear Filter Technology (NucFil) has been awarded licenses to manufacture Fiber Optic Hydrogen Sensors. The licenses, ...
Mar 2, 2006
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Sex: Why bother? Scientists probe evolutionary mysteries
What advantage did sex offer when it first appeared and why does sex persist in modern organisms, stopping them from becoming asexual again? One University of Houston professor thinks he may have uncovered some new clues ...
Mar 2, 2006
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Italians rebuild and graft human skin
Italian physicians in Rome say they've used stem cells to rebuild human skin and repair tissue damage -- the first time such a feat has been accomplished.
Mar 2, 2006
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U.S. EPA proposes toxic emission cuts
The U.S. Environmental Protection agency says it is proposing reducing emissions from gasoline, vehicles and gasoline containers.
Mar 2, 2006
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