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Ocean acidification is accelerating and severe damages are imminent

Urgent action is needed to limit damages to marine ecosystems, including coral reefs and fisheries, due to increasing ocean acidity, according to 155 of the world’s scientific experts who will release the Monaco Declaration ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 30, 2009 | popularity 2.8 / 5 (25) | comments 27




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Nea Kameni volcano movement captured by Envisat (w/ Video)

(Phys.org) -- Archived data from the Envisat satellite show that the volcanic island of Santorini has recently displayed signs of unrest. Even after the end of its mission, Envisat information continues to ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

DC3: Chemistry of thunderstorms

(Phys.org) -- NASA researchers are about to fly off on a campaign that will take them into the heart of thunderstorm country.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

JUICE is Europe's next large science mission

(Phys.org) -- Jupiter’s icy moons are the focus of Europe’s next large science mission.

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created May 03, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Flying under the radar

An airplane carrying 96 passengers, including President of Poland Lech Kaczyński, the First Lady, nine top NATO generals and dozens of Polish dignitaries crashed near Smolensk, Russia, April 10, 2010, killing all aboard. ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Apr 30, 2012 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 5

Doubts linger about space station's science potential

After more than 12 years and at least $100 billion in construction costs, NASA leaders say the International Space Station finally is ready to bloom into the robust orbiting laboratory that agency leaders envisioned more ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 11

US students need new way of learning science

American students need a dramatically new approach to improve how they learn science, says a noted group of scientists and educators led by Michigan State University professor William Schmidt.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (20) | comments 42

Korean connection makes an 8,000-km telescope

Australian and Korean radio telescopes have been linked for the first time, forming a system that acts as a telescope 8000 km across.Australian and Korean radio telescopes have been linked together for the first time, forming ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 04, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

International drilling expedition to probe Japanese fault zone

(PhysOrg.com) -- The scientific drilling ship Chikyu will set sail on April 1 on an ambitious expedition to drill into the fault that caused the devastating Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in March 2011. Emily ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Minority women still most underrepresented in science despite progress

Thirty-five years after a landmark report documented minority women as the most underrepresented individuals in science, engineering, medicine and dentistry, dramatic improvements have occurred for women of color, but serious ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 27, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

North Korea plans to launch long-range rocket

(AP) -- North Korea announced plans Friday to blast a satellite into space on the back of a long-range rocket, a provocative move that could jeopardize a weeks-old agreement with the U.S. exchanging food ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Mar 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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