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Natural iron fertilization influences deep-sea ecosystems off the Crozet Islands
Geo-engineering schemes aimed at tackling global warming through artificial iron fertilisation of the oceans would significantly affect deep-sea ecosystems, according to research involving scientists from ...
Jul 06, 2011 |
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Indonesian volcano erupts
A volcano on Indonesia's Sulawesi island erupted Sunday, spewing ash and smoke 5,000 metres into the air.
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Jul 03, 2011 |
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Texas wetland restoration could be model for Gulf
(AP) -- Brown pelicans, long-necked egrets, flamingo-like roseate spoonbills and squawking seagulls fly lazily around a Texas Gulf Coast island. Nearby, a toddler-aged wetland seeded with marsh grass completes ...
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Malaysia scientists tag Borneo saltwater crocodile
Wildlife researchers in Malaysia are to track a saltwater crocodile by satellite, they said Wednesday, in a bid to find out why nearly 40 people have been attacked on Borneo island over a decade.
Jun 29, 2011 |
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VTT examined the first bottle of 170-year-old beer
Finnish research center VTT has examined one of five bottles of beer salvaged last summer by divers from the wreck of a ship that sank an estimated 170 years ago in the Aland Islands.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 27, 2011 |
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Ocean currents speed melting of Antarctic ice
Stronger ocean currents beneath West Antarctica's Pine Island Glacier Ice Shelf are eroding the ice from below, speeding the melting of the glacier as a whole, according to a new study in Nature Geoscience. A grow ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 26, 2011 |
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Greater tsunami threat identified
The shape of the seabed where the 2004 Sumatra earthquake struck may indicate that the strength of the underlying rocks added to the size of the resulting tsunami, according to new research.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 21, 2011 |
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New large crab species discovered in Costa Rica
A new species of large land crab was discovered on Cocos Island in Costa Rica, a local newspaper reported on Monday.
Jun 21, 2011 |
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The Port of Athens was once an island
Piraeus, the main port of Athens, was an island from 4 800 – 3 400 BC, in other words 4 500 years before the Parthenon was built on the Acropolis. This discovery was made by a French-Greek team led by ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 16, 2011 |
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What will climate change and sea level rise mean for barrier islands?
A new survey of barrier islands published earlier this spring offers the most thorough assessment to date of the thousands of small islands that hug the coasts of the world's landmasses. The study, led by ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Island of broken figurines
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why were Bronze Age figurines smashed, transported and buried in shallow pits on the Aegean island of Keros? New research sheds light on a 4,500-year-old mystery.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Chile volcano ash grounds Australia, NZ flights
Ash from Chile's volcanic eruptions prompted Australian airline Qantas to ground some domestic services and some flights to New Zealand on Sunday, after plumes drifted across the Pacific.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 12, 2011 |
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Malaysia police bust China Internet scam
Malaysian police have arrested 37 Chinese and Taiwanese nationals accused of running an Internet scam that tricked people into paying fake traffic fines, reports said Friday.
Jun 10, 2011 |
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Dangerous toxin discovered in critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal
(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers from NOAA have discovered a potent and highly-debilitating toxin in the endangered Hawaiian monk seal, a first-of-its-kind chemical finding that is now prompting investigations ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Remote Antarctic island is 'richer in biodiversity than the Galapagos'
Antarctica's remote South Georgia Island boasts 90 percent of the world's fur seals, half of the world's elephant seals, is navigated by vast populations of blue whales, sperm whales and killer whales, and has beaches that ...
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