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NASA's GPM Observatory Completes First Dry RunGreenbelt MD (SPX) Oct 18, 2012 NASA's Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Core Observatory satellite went through its first complete comprehensive performance test (CPT), beginning on Oct. 4, 2012 at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. The testing ran twenty-four hours, seven days a week and lasted ten days as the entire spacecraft was put through its paces. "This is the first time we've gotten to see the observatory all put together, running the way it's supposed to be running in flight," said CPT Test Lead ... read more |
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  Winter will be Mild, but Drought's Effects will Persist While some rain has hit the parched earth, the central United States is still suffering from the severe drought this past summer. Now, a University of Missouri atmospheric sciences expert from the C ... more | .. |
  Discovery of two opposite ways humans voluntarily forget unwanted memories If only there were a way to forget that humiliating faux pas at last night's dinner party. It turns out there's not one, but two opposite ways in which the brain allows us to voluntarily forget unwa ... more | .. |
 The evolutionary origins of our pretty smile It takes both teeth and jaws to make a pretty smile, but the evolutionary origins of these parts of our anatomy have only just been discovered, thanks to a particle accelerator and a long dead fish. ... more | .. |
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  LSU research team shows negative impact of nutrients on coastal ecosystems LSU's John Fleeger, professor emeritus in LSU's Department of Biological Sciences, is part of a multi-disciplinary national research group that recently discovered the impact of nutrient enrichment ... more | .. |
  Dolphins can remain alert for up to 15 days at a time with no sign of fatigue Dolphins sleep with only one half of their brains at a time, and according to new research published Oct. 17 in the open access journal PLOS ONE, this trait allows them to stay constantly alert for ... more | .. |
 Why Are Coastal Salt Marshes Falling Apart? Salt marshes have been disintegrating and dying over the past two decades along the U.S. Eastern Seaboard and other highly developed coastlines without anyone fully understanding why. This wee ... more | .. |
  16 million-year-old amber specimen reveals unknown animal behaviors Stunning images, including video footage, from a CT scan of amber have revealed the first evidence of any creature using an adult mayfly for transport. Researchers at the University of Manchester sa ... more |
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Cheap and environmentally friendly - the next generation LEDs may soon be here
Iraq says seeking alternatives to Iran gas
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  Too late to stop global warming by cutting emissions Governments and institutions should focus on developing adaption policies to address and mitigate against the negative impact of global warming, rather than putting the emphasis on carbon trading an ... more | .. |
 Coral reefs and food security: Study shows nations at risk A new study co-authored by the Wildlife Conservation Society identifies countries most vulnerable to declining coral reef fisheries from a food-security perspective while providing a framework to pl ... more | .. |
 Mathematics and the Ocean: Movement, Mixing and Climate Modeling Studying the dynamics of the ocean system can greatly improve our understanding of key processes of ocean circulations, which have implications for future climate. Can applying mathematics to the re ... more | .. |
 400 plants and animals added to 'threatened' list An island-dwelling cockroach and a tiny snail were declared extinct Wednesday while 400 plants and animals were added to a threatened "Red List" as global environment ministers met in India. ... more |
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 Novel chewing gum formulation helps prevent motion sickness A new prototype for medicated chewing gum has been developed for motion sickness that may offer many advantages over conventional oral solid dosage forms. About 33 percent of people are susceptible ... more | .. |
  U of M scientist contributes to mapping of barley genome An international team of researchers, including a University of Minnesota scientist, has developed an integrated physical, genetic and functional sequence assembly of the barley genome, one of the w ... more | .. |
  In Blown-Down Forests, a Story of Survival In newscasts after intense wind and ice storms, damaged trees stand out: snapped limbs, uprooted trunks, entire forests blown nearly flat. In a storm's wake, landowners, municipalities and state age ... more | .. |
 S. Korea holds 23 Chinese for illegal fishing South Korea's coastguard said Wednesday it was holding 23 Chinese fishermen in custody for questioning after a violent clash in the Yellow Sea that left one Chinese crew member dead. ... more |
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'Very broad consensus' emerging among Europeans on Ukraine: France
US envoys head to Moscow for Ukraine ceasefire talks
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 Several missing in Peru landslide At least 17 people were reported missing on Wednesday after a mudslide slammed into a hamlet in Peru's mountainous jungle region, Civil Defense officials said. ... more | .. |
  Climate change helps drive N. America disasters: re-insurer Climate change played a role in a nearly five-fold jump in weather-related natural disasters in North America over the last 30 years, Munich Re, the world's largest reinsurer, said on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Conference seeks to curb exploitation of high seas Long spared because of their remoteness, the high seas have become an important hunting ground for fish trawlers and oil prospectors, putting at risk many marine species that call these waters home. ... more | .. |
  Pakistan floods kill 455, affect five million Monsoon floods in Pakistan have killed 455 people over the past five weeks and affected more than five million, according to the latest figures from the government's disaster relief agency. ... more |
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 Viral alliances overcoming plant defenses Washington State University researchers have found that viruses will join forces to overcome a plant's defenses and cause more severe infections. "These findings have important implications in ... more | .. |
 Pollenizer Research Should Help Seedless Watermelon Farmers Research from North Carolina State University on flower production and disease resistance in watermelon varieties should help bolster seedless watermelon harvests for farmers. Seedless waterme ... more | .. |
 The destruction of the rainforest is not the only problem: A change of strategy is needed to save the Sumatran orangutans The orangutans in Sumatra are in danger of becoming extinct. Anthropologists from the University of Zurich now prove that only recently this ape species saw a drastic decrease in population. For the ... more | .. |
 Green leaf volatiles increase plant fitness via biocontrol To solve the acute, global problem of securing food resources for a continuously growing population, we must work constantly to increase the sustainability and effectiveness of modern agricultural t ... more |
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More wait for stranded astronauts after replacement crew delayed
Scientists Develop New Technique to Detect Life in Martian Rock Samples
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 Boreal forest bends to development but there is a breaking point Northern Alberta's boreal forest shows a surprising resiliency to human intrusion, but University of Alberta researchers warn the landscape has a definite breaking point. The U of A research t ... more | .. |
 Jelly-like atmospheric particles resist chemical aging Atmospheric chemists at the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have found that when it comes to secondary organic material in the atmosphere, there are two distinct breeds: li ... more | .. |
 Scientists identify likely origins of vertebrate air breathing University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists have identified what they think is the ancestral trait that allowed for the evolution of air breathing in vertebrates. They will present their research at t ... more | .. |
  Ice sheet retreat controlled by the landscape Ice-sheet retreat can halt temporarily during long phases of climate warming, according to scientists. A UK team led by Durham University has found that the geometry of channels beneath the ic ... more |
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 Study advances understanding of volcanic eruptions Volcanic eruptions vary from common, small eruptions that have little impact on humans and the environment to rare, large-to-gigantic eruptions so massive they can threaten civilizations. Whil ... more | .. |
 Climate negotiations relying on 'dangerous' thresholds to avoid catastrophe will not succeed The identified critical threshold for dangerous climate change saying that the increase in global temperature should be below 2 degrees Celsius seems not to have helped the climate negotiations so f ... more | .. |
  Cold viruses point the way to new cancer therapies Cold viruses generally get a bad rap - which they've certainly earned - but new findings by a team of scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies suggest that these viruses might also be ... more | .. |
 Great apes, small numbers Sumatran orangutans have undergone a substantial recent population decline, according to a new genetic study, but the same research revealed the existence of critical corridors for dispersal migrati ... more |
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