Scientists have identified a mechanism that could turn out to be a big contributor to warming in the Arctic region and melting sea ice.
Earth Sciences
Nov 3, 2014
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When NASA's Dawn spacecraft visited the asteroid Vesta in 2011, it showed that deep grooves that circle the asteroid's equator like a cosmic belt were probably caused by a massive impact on Vesta's south pole. Now, using ...
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2014
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A cyberattack similar to previous hacker intrusions from China penetrated computer networks for months at USIS, the government's leading security clearance contractor, before the company noticed, officials and others familiar ...
Security
Nov 3, 2014
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A prematurely deployed slowing device could "well be" behind the Virgin Galactic spaceship crash, Virgin's boss Richard Branson said Monday while hitting out at "hurtful" critics and "self-proclaimed experts."
Space Exploration
Nov 3, 2014
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US consumers are likely to spend $89 billion shopping online during the holiday season, a healthy rise despite fewer selling days, Forrester Research analysts said Monday.
Business
Nov 3, 2014
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The 2014 US midterm elections are decidedly more social and mobile than the last time around, according to a new report.
Internet
Nov 3, 2014
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Over the course of two days, from Nov. 1 to Nov. 3, NASA's Aqua satellite watched from space as Tropical cyclone Nuri strengthened into a Super Typhoon and "opened" or developed an eye.
Earth Sciences
Nov 3, 2014
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A debate has broken out between politicians and scientists as to whether atmospheric warming can be delayed by reducing short-lived climate forcing agents. An international research team has now confirmed that a reduction ...
Environment
Nov 3, 2014
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Even during summer dry spells, some patches of soil in forested watersheds remain waterlogged. Researchers have discovered that these patches act as hot spots of microbial activity that remove nitrogen from groundwater and ...
Environment
Nov 3, 2014
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In a study published today in PNAS (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences), Dr William Roberts of Bristol's School of Geographical Sciences and colleagues use computer models to simulate a Heinrich event in Hudson ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 3, 2014
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