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Homebuyers gain an edge with Internet searches

In the colorful, centuries-long history of house hunting, when have so many buyers come to the table knowing so much about prices, neighborhoods and school test scores?

Technology / Internet

created Aug 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0




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Iowa State researchers find, test winds extending far away from Alabama tornado's path

Christopher Karstens, an Iowa State University doctoral student from Atlantic, was studying a deadly Alabama tornado when he noticed high winds from the storm traveled along valleys and knocked down trees. ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Following a watershed's winding path to sustainability

Cherokee Marsh, it's called, this sunken enclave surrounded by cattails and bulrushes.  The marsh is a mere dot on a map of the state of Wisconsin, but its importance reaches far beyond the wetland's ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 12, 2012 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Study: Nation's urban forests losing ground

National results indicate that tree cover in urban areas of the United States is declining at a rate of about 4 million trees per year, according to a U.S. Forest Service study published recently in Urban Forestry & Urban Gr ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Desert footprints reveal ancient origins of elephants' social lives

(PhysOrg.com) -- A cluster of ancient footprints in the Arabian desert offers the clearest evidence yet for the early origins of modern elephants’ social structure, according to a Yale-led research team.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 22, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Japanese tsunami debris scatters in the Pacific Ocean, possibly heading to US

Debris from the tsunami that devastated Japan in March could reach the United States as early as this winter, according to predictions by NOAA scientists. However, they warn there is still a large amount of uncertainty over ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 3

Climate change blamed for dead trees in Africa

Trees are dying in the Sahel, a region in Africa south of the Sahara Desert, and human-caused climate change is to blame, according to a new study led by a scientist at the University of California, Berkeley.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 25

Google Earth eclipses one billion downloads

Google Earth software has been downloaded more than one billion times, and that stellar achievement was marked Wednesday with a website showcasing ways the interactive replica of the planet is used.

Technology / Internet

created Oct 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 3

Conserving biodiversity with hyperspectral imaging analysis

Fujitsu Limited and Fujitsu Laboratories Limited announced the development of technology to improve the accuracy of plant identification with aerial hyperspectral images. This enables accurate distinctions ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

For water researchers, an atmosphere full of questions

A Gulfstream turboprop sits on the McClellan Airport runway under gray, gloomy skies. Kim Prather has waited two weeks for this day.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

ChesapeakeView: Everything you need to know about the bay

Crabs, fishing, land use and pollution sources are frequently hot topics for researchers in the Chesapeake Bay area, but finding all the available information, especially remote sensing data, is frequently a chore. Now, ChesapeakeView, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 08, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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