Three rescued after helicopter iced on Alaska volcano (Update)
Two researchers and their pilot have been rescued from a remote Alaska volcano after freezing rain left thick ice on their helicopter.
Earth Sciences
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Team develops device to detect biodiesel contamination
In 2010, a Cathay Pacific Airways plane was arriving in Hong Kong when the engine control thrusts seized up and it was forced to make a hard landing—injuring dozens. The potential culprit? Contaminated fuel.
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 5, 2013
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Alaskan wood frogs stock up on solutes to survive
Outwardly, the tiny wood frog, Rana sylvatica, does not look like your regular arctic inhabitant. Yet despite their tiny stature, these little frogs are actually quite hardy and can tolerate freezing of up to two-thirds of ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2013
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Warm ocean drives most Antarctic ice shelf loss, research shows
Ocean waters melting the undersides of Antarctic ice shelves, not icebergs calving into the sea, are responsible for most of the continent's ice loss, a study by UC Irvine and others has found.
Earth Sciences
Jun 13, 2013
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Tempers fray over Russian block at climate talks
A key panel at UN climate talks in Bonn went into deep freeze on Tuesday as Russia ignored pleas to end a procedural protest, according to a webcast of the meeting and sources there.
Environment
Jun 11, 2013
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Cracking the ice code
(Phys.org) —What happened the last time a vegetated Earth shifted from an extremely cold climate to desert-like conditions? And what does it tell us about climate change today?
Earth Sciences
May 20, 2013
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Researchers use Moore's Law to calculate that life began before Earth existed
(Phys.org) —Geneticists Richard Gordon of the Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory in Florida and Alexei Sharov of the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore have proposed, in a paper uploaded to the preprint server arXiv, ...
Getting under the shell of the turtle genome
Scientists have decoded the genome of the western painted turtle (Chrysemys picta bellii) , one of the most abundant turtles on Earth, finding clues to their longevity and ability to survive without oxygen during long winters ...
Biotechnology
Mar 27, 2013
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Bad weather postpones return of three astronauts
Bad weather is delaying the return of three astronauts from the International Space Station.
Space Exploration
Mar 14, 2013
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Extreme work clothes for the Artic
Roughnecks working on oil and gas installations in the Arctic need clothes that monitor the health. Research scientists at SINTEF are developing a jacket with built-in sensors. It will monitor both body temperature and workers' ...
Engineering
Mar 11, 2013
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