Nasa sees fields of green spring up in Saudi Arabia
(PhysOrg.com) -- Saudi Arabia is drilling for a resource possibly more precious than oil.
Earth Sciences
Mar 30, 2012
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Scientists use rare mineral to correlate past climate events in Europe, Antarctica
The first day of spring brought record high temperatures across the northern part of the United States, while much of the Southwest was digging out from a record-breaking spring snowstorm. The weather, it seems, has gone ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 21, 2012
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Moroccan villagers steamed up over silver mine
Atop a remote mountain overlooking one of Africa's largest silver mines, a group of Moroccan activists -- many of them women and children -- are trying to choke off the facility's water supply.
Environment
Mar 16, 2012
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Russians revive Ice Age flower from frozen burrow
It was an Ice Age squirrel's treasure chamber, a burrow containing fruit and seeds that had been stuck in the Siberian permafrost for over 30,000 years. From the fruit tissues, a team of Russian scientists managed to resurrect ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 20, 2012
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Greying Singapore taps robots, games in rehab
Six months ago, Singaporean retiree Soon Eng Sam, 70, suffered a stroke that paralysed the left side of his body.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Jan 1, 2012
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In hot water: Ice Age findings forecast problems
(PhysOrg.com) -- The first comprehensive study of changes in the oxygenation of oceans at the end of the last Ice Age (between about 10 to 20,000 years ago) has implications for the future of our oceans under global warming. ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 20, 2011
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Rising CO2 levels at end of Ice Age not tied to Pacific Ocean
At the end of the last Ice Age, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels rose rapidly as the planet warmed; scientists have long hypothesized that the source was CO2 released from the deep ocean.
Earth Sciences
Oct 3, 2011
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Volcanic artifacts imply ice-age mariners in prehistoric Greece
Mariners may have been traveling the Aegean Sea even before the end of the last ice age, according to new evidence from researchers, in order to extract coveted volcanic rocks for pre-Bronze Age tools and weapons.
Earth Sciences
Aug 29, 2011
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Hidden water holds the key to a changing desert
Passover, which celebrates the Israelites' flight from Egypt, ended Tuesday night. Yet after the exodus, they wandered the desert for 40 more years. There, Moses struck a rock with his staff and made water flow.
Environment
Apr 27, 2011
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IBM pitches 'smart' cities as planet savers
IBM is helping cities worldwide get "smarter" about using resources in ways that are good for the Earth as well as local budgets.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 13, 2010
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