Extraordinarily cold temperatures in the winter of 2010/2011 caused the most massive destruction of the ozone layer above the Arctic so far: The mechanisms leading to the first ozone hole above the North Pole were studied ...
Earth Sciences
Jan 19, 2012
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An international team led by researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego used computer model simulations to find that climate change is altering the mechanics of surface ocean circulations, making them ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 20, 2022
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Oxygen concentrations in both the open ocean and coastal waters have declined by 2-5% since at least the middle of the 20th century.
Ecology
Jun 17, 2019
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Complex molecules, including many organic species, exist in a wide range of environments in the cosmos, and are especially abundant in giant molecular clouds of gas and dust where new stars form. The rich ...
Astronomy
Nov 8, 2011
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A team of researchers at Colorado State University has found that forest fires over the past several decades are having a detrimental impact on late snowpack areas in mountainous regions. In their paper published in Proceedings ...
Rochester Institute of Technology undergraduates are making a "compass" for rockets using a new kind of detector technology. The instrument will fly on a NASA technology demonstration mission later this year.
Space Exploration
Aug 10, 2016
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Bacteria do, and will, end up in food. Everyone eats—intentionally or unintentionally—millions to billions of live microbes every day.
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 22, 2022
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(Phys.org)—High in the atmosphere, cold and wispy cirrus clouds are the setting for a climate competition. Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory found that dust particles in the atmosphere can grab enough ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 26, 2013
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When polar seas freeze and ice forms, it is not only due to cold air chilling the surface of the water. Even more important is that warm water is prevented from rising to the surface from the depths of the ocean, due to the ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 16, 2022
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To address the problems encountered by the traditional European dyes industry, scientists have developed a new and environmentally friendly way to produce dyes.
Bio & Medicine
Sep 15, 2011
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