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Climate Change, Nitrogen Loss Threaten Plant Life in Arid Desert Soils

(PhysOrg.com) -- In the Mojave Desert winds howl across this hottest place in North America, blowing sands across Death Valley and through empty ghost towns, swirling across treeless land for hundreds of miles. ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Iron controls patterns of nitrogen fixation in the Atlantic

Scientists including researchers from the National Oceanography Centre, Southampton and the University of Essex have discovered that interactions between iron supply, transported through the atmosphere from ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Japanese firm plans zero-emission ferry

A Japanese shipmaker said Thursday it planned to launch the world's first large electric ferry -- the latest innovation aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 15, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Study highlights massive imbalances in global fertilizer use

(PhysOrg.com) -- Synthetic fertilizers have dramatically increased food production worldwide. But the unintended costs to the environment and human health have been substantial. Nitrogen runoff from farms ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 22, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Scientists test superjet technology in Australia

Australian and US scientists have successfully tested hypersonic aircraft technology which could revolutionise international flight, officials said.

Technology / Engineering

created May 22, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (16) | comments 7

Hubble Photographs a Planetary Nebula to Commemorate Decommissioning of Super Camera

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Hubble community bids farewell to the soon-to-be decommissioned Wide Field and Planetary Camera 2 onboard NASA's Hubble Space Telescope. In tribute to Hubble's longest-running optical ...

Space & Earth / Astronomy

created May 11, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Coke Bottle Quantum Physics

(PhysOrg.com) -- Don't be fooled by the collection of empty soda bottles in James Cryan's office at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Cryan isn't a caffeine fiend—the cola bottles are for science. As a ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Apr 16, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (13) | comments 1

Mighty diatoms: Global climate feedback from microscopic algae

Tiny creatures at the bottom of the food chain called diatoms suck up nearly a quarter of the atmosphere's carbon dioxide, yet research by Michigan State University scientists suggests they could become less able to "sequester" ...

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 17, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Super Sensitive Gas Detector Goes Down the Nanotubes

When cells are under stress, they blow off steam by releasing minute amounts of nitrogen oxides and other toxic gases. In a recent paper,* researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ...

Nanotechnology / Nanomaterials

created Jan 13, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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