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Scientist: Satellite must have crashed into Asia

A defunct German research satellite crashed into the Earth somewhere in Southeast Asia on Sunday, a U.S. scientist said - but no one is still quite sure where. ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 23, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

New explanation for a puzzling biological divide along the Malay Peninsula

Ecologists at the University of California, San Diego, offer a new explanation for an apparently abrupt switch in the kinds in of mammals found along the Malay Peninsula in southeast Asia - from mainland species to island ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 06, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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'Gravity is climate' - 10 years of climate research satellites GRACE

For the first time, the melting of glaciers in Greenland could now be measured with high accuracy from space. Just in time for the tenth anniversary of the twin satellites GRACE (Gravity Recovery and Climate ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 5

Fears over Myanmar deep-sea port plan

Mechanical diggers on the pristine beaches near the sleepy fishing town of Dawei are a sign that change is coming to the remote corner of Myanmar -- but not necessarily for the better.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jun 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Scientists say Asia's corals dying en masse

Coral reefs in Southeast Asia and the Indian Ocean are dying from the worst bleaching effect in more than a decade, Australian marine scientists said Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 19, 2010 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (8) | comments 2

Researchers monitoring Hawaii coral for bleaching

(AP) -- Scientists plan to monitor corals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands next month for signs of bleaching that could harm the reefs.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Massive coral mortality following bleaching in Indonesia

The Wildlife Conservation Society today released initial field observations that indicate that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale bleaching event that has devastated ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 17, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (7) | comments 6 | with audio podcast

Diversity of Corals, Algae in Warm Indian Ocean Suggests Resilience to Future Global Warming

(PhysOrg.com) -- Penn State researchers and their international collaborators have discovered a diversity of corals harboring unusual species of symbiotic algae in the warm waters of the Andaman Sea in the ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Asia-Pacific quakes herald a disaster? Experts say no

Powerful earthquakes that have jolted Asia recently do not presage a disaster, although it is only a matter of time before the next catastrophe befalls the quake-prone region, seismologists say.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Big quakes spark jolts worldwide

Until 1992, when California’s magnitude-7.3 Landers earthquake set off small jolts as far away as Yellowstone National Park, scientists did not believe large earthquakes sparked smaller tremors at distant ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 25, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (38) | comments 1

Satellite data reveals gravity change from Sumatran earthquake

For the first time, scientists have been able to use satellite data to detect the changes in the earth's surface caused by a massive earthquake. The discovery, reported in the latest issue of the journal Science, signif ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Aug 03, 2006 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (32) | comments 0

Study of 2004 Tsunami Disaster Forces Rethinking of Theory of Giant Earthquakes

The Sumatra-Andaman earthquake of December 26, 2004, was one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory, mostly on account of the devastating tsunami that followed it. A group of geologists and geophysicists, including ...

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created Mar 02, 2006 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (14) | comments 0


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