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Earth's cloudy past could reveal exoplanet details

The pattern of clouds on Earth is largely determined by the arrangement of the continents below. Now, astronomers are modeling the clouds at different periods in Earth's past to better understand what alien ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Arctic ice cover hits historic low: scientists

The area covered by Arctic sea ice reached its lowest point this week since the start of satellite observations in 1972, German researchers announced on Saturday.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Sep 10, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (25) | comments 17

NASA's Juno spacecraft refines its path to Jupiter

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's solar-powered Juno spacecraft successfully refined its flight path Wednesday with the mission's first trajectory correction maneuver. The maneuver took place on Feb. 1. It is the first ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Feb 03, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Cold winters caused by warmer summers, research suggests

Scientists have offered up a convincing explanation for the harsh winters recently experienced in the Northern Hemisphere; increasing temperatures and melting ice in the Arctic regions creating more snowfall in the autumn ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (13) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Increasing Antarctic sea ice extent linked to the ozone hole

Increased growth in Antarctic sea ice during the past 30 years is a result of changing weather patterns caused by the ozone hole according to new research published this week (Thurs 23 April 2009).

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (70) | comments 12

Asahi Glass unveils super-strong smartphone cover

Gorilla glass, meet Dragontrail. Asahi Glass Co., Japan's largest glass maker, on Thursday unveiled a super-tough, scratch resistant cover for gadgets that it says is six times stronger than conventional glass.

Technology / Engineering

created Jan 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 3

New NASA map reveals patterns of tropical forest carbon storage

A NASA-led research team has used a variety of NASA satellite data to create the most precise map ever produced depicting the amount and location of carbon stored in Earth's tropical forests. The data are ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 31, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 7 | with audio podcast

Northern Eurasian snowpack could be a predictor of winter weather in US

Every winter, weather forecasters talk about the snow cover in the northern U.S. and into Canada as a factor in how deep the deep-freeze will be in the states. A new study by researchers at the University of Georgia indicates ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 24, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (5) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Lunar eclipse turns moon blood red

The longest lunar eclipse in more than a decade turned the moon blood red on Thursday, yielding a rare visual treat for stargazers across a large swathe of the planet from Australia to Europe.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Jun 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Melting sea ice major cause of warming in Arctic, new study reveals

Melting sea ice has been shown to be a major cause of warming in the Arctic according to a University of Melbourne, Australia study.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 28, 2010 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (16) | comments 23 | with audio podcast

The snows of Mount Washington

"Kilimanjaro is a snow-covered mountain 19,710 feet high, and is said to be the highest mountain in Africa. Close to the western summit there is the dried and frozen carcass of a leopard. No one has explained wh ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 05, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Two new frog species found in Philippines

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.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Apr 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study shows correlation between summer Arctic sea ice cover and winter weather in Central Europe

Even if the current weather situation may seem to speak against it, the probability of cold winters with much snow in Central Europe rises when the Arctic is covered by less sea ice in summer. Scientists of the Research Unit ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

5-10 percent corn yield jump using erosion-slowing cover crops shown in new study

The most recent annual results from a four-year Iowa State University study on using cover crops between rows of corn reveals that higher yields – by as much as 10 percent – are possible using the ...

Biology / Other

created Feb 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

End of Winter: How 2012 snow stacks up

The mild winter of 2012 has many people asking, "Where's the snow?" These two snow cover maps show the difference between snow extent on March 3, 2011, and March 5, 2012. The maps were compiled from data collected ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 14, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 0