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New Study: Urban Areas are Becoming Hotter and Less Windy Posted: 02 Feb 2015 05:00 AM PST Studies have shown time and again that the number of extremely hot days has been steadily climbing since The post New Study: Urban Areas are Becoming Hotter and Less Windy has been published on Technology Org.

Value of U.S. Mineral Production Increases Despite Lower Metal Prices Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:20 PM PST The estimated value of mineral production increased in the United States in 2014, despite the decline in price The post Value of U.S. Mineral Production Increases Despite Lower Metal Prices has been published onTechnology Org.

A New ‘Gem’ of a Pear Released Posted: 01 Feb 2015 09:17 PM PST A new pear cultivar, ‘Gem’, has been released jointly by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Oregon State The post A New ‘Gem’ of a Pear Released has been published on Technology Org.

Arsenic stubbornly taints many US wells, say new reports Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:23 PM PST Naturally occurring arsenic in private wells threatens people in many U.S. states and parts of Canada, according to The post Arsenic stubbornly taints many US wells, say new reports has been published on Technology Org.

Researchers develop new instrument to monitor atmospheric mercury Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:20 PM PST Researchers at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science developed and tested a The post Researchers develop new instrument to monitor atmospheric mercury has been published on Technology Org.

Ancient deformation of the lithosphere revealed in Eastern China Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:15 PM PST Seismic investigations from the Qinling-Dabie-Sulu orogenic belt in eastern China suggest that this region was affected by extreme The post Ancient deformation of the lithosphere revealed in Eastern China has been published on Technology Org.

Where did the missing oil go? New study says some is sitting on the Gulf floor Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:10 PM PST After 200 million gallons of crude oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010, the government The post Where did the missing oil go? New study says some is sitting on the Gulf floor has been published onTechnology Org.

Scientists trial system to improve safety at sea Posted: 01 Feb 2015 08:02 PM PST A space scientist at the University of Leicester, in collaboration with the New Zealand Defence Technology Agency and The post Scientists trial system to improve safety at sea has been published on Technology Org.

Blue mussels not yet the bellwether of coastal environment Posted: 01 Feb 2015 07:40 PM PST Mussels could be the perfect ‘sentinel’ species to signal the health of coastal ecosystems. But a new study The post Blue mussels not yet the bellwether of coastal environment has been published on Technology Org.