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Study shows 'plausible' connection between DFW quakes, saltwater injection well

(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of seismic activity near Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport by researchers from Southern Methodist University and UT-Austin reveals that the operation of a saltwater injection ...

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Venice hasn't stopped sinking after all: study

The water flowing through Venice's famous canals laps at buildings a little higher every year – and not only because of a rising sea level. Although previous studies had found that Venice has stabilized, new measurements ...

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created Mar 20, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Scientists see big 'scientific event' as Pacific whales turn up far from home

When scientists fired a cigar-sized satellite tag into the blubber of a western gray whale off Russia's Sakhalin Island in September, they expected to track her along Asia's Pacific shoreline down to the South China Sea.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Feb 17, 2012 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 4

First quantitative measure of radiation leaked from Fukushima reactor

Atmospheric chemists at the University of California, San Diego, report the first quantitative measurement of the amount of radiation leaked from the damaged nuclear reactor in Fukushima, Japan, following the devastating ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 15, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (13) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

Pollutants in aquifers may threaten future of Mexico's fast-growing 'Riviera Maya'

Pharmaceuticals, illicit drugs, shampoo, toothpaste, pesticides, chemical run-off from highways and many other pollutants infiltrate the giant aquifer under Mexico's "Riviera Maya," research shows.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 06, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Is engineered 'Frankenfish' coming to the nation's table?

With a global population pressing against food supplies and vast areas of the ocean swept clean of fish, tiny AquaBounty Technologies Inc. of Waltham, Mass., says it can help feed the world.

Biology / Biotechnology

created Aug 18, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (11) | comments 14

LSU professor develops technology to take mystery out of fishing

Fishing, a supposedly relaxing pastime, all too often becomes a frustrating series of near misses and lost chances for the recreational sportsman. This frustration is magnified for those who make their living through fishing ...

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created Jan 04, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Storing CO2 below ground may prevent polluting above

A new analysis led by an MIT scientist describes a mechanism for capturing carbon dioxide emissions from a power plant and injecting the gas into the ground, where it would be trapped naturally as tiny bubbles and safely ...

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created Feb 07, 2007 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (15) | comments 0


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