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December 10, 2013

NASA Finds Reducing Salt Is Bad For Glacial Health
Pasadena CA (JPL) Dec 10, 2013
A new NASA-led study has discovered an intriguing link between sea ice conditions and the melting rate of Totten Glacier, the glacier in East Antarctica that discharges the most ice into the ocean. The discovery, involving cold, extra salty water - brine - that forms within openings in sea ice, adds to our understanding of how ice sheets interact with the ocean, and may improve our ability to forecast and prepare for future sea level rise. "I was curious why Totten was changing so fast when the gl ... read more

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Scientists calculate friction of Japan's 9.0 earthquake in 2011 An international team of scientists that installed a borehole temperature observatory following the 2011 Tohoku-Oki earthquake in Japan has been able to measure the "frictional heat" generated durin ... more		UEA research gives first in-depth analysis of primate eating habits From insect-munching tamarins to leaf-loving howler monkeys, researchers at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have compiled the most thorough review of primate eating habits to date. Finding ... more		Robots set to move beyond factory as AI advances Smart glasses enter new era with sleeker designs, lower prices Meta abandons racial diversity programs in further right-wing shift		New study finds corn oil superior to extra virgin olive oil in lowering cholesterol Corn oil significantly reduces cholesterol with more favorable changes in total cholesterol (TC) and LDL-C than extra virgin olive oil, new research shows. The findings were presented today at the A ... more
				Kerry to tour typhoon-hit Philippines, Vietnam US Secretary of State John Kerry is to make his first visit to the Philippines since taking office to see first-hand the damage left by last month's typhoon, and will also tour Vietnam where he fought during the war. ... more		Chinese newspaper blasts state TV for tribute to smog A Chinese newspaper lashed out Tuesday at the state broadcaster for crediting the country's choking air pollution with making the nation more equal, branding it a sycophantic stunt to curry favour with Communist authorities. ... more

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Philippines to seek more aid from Japan at summit

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Lakes discovered beneath Greenland ice sheet

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Canada to claim North Pole: minister

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Humans threaten wetlands' ability to keep pace with sea-level rise

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First real-time flu forecast successful

IPM for Billbugs in Orchardgrass

Saudi, China scientists decode date-palm tree DNA

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Airborne Radar Looking Through Thick Ice During NASA Polar Campaigns

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Domestication of dogs may have come from pre-existing capacity of wolves to learn

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Mexican military seeks to oust cartel from port

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