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Professor uses thermal infrared imagery to remotely survey Delaware marshes Posted: 17 Feb 2015 03:45 AM PST University of Delaware researcher Jack Puleo reports a new method to remotely survey tidal mudflats in the IEEE The post Professor uses thermal infrared imagery to remotely survey Delaware marshes has been published onTechnology Org.

Earthquakes in Australia are a rare but real hazard Posted: 17 Feb 2015 03:31 AM PST Buckled railway lines caused by the 1968 earthquake near Meckering in Western Australia. Alice Snooke/Geosciences Australia Australia is The post Earthquakes in Australia are a rare but real hazard has been published on Technology Org.

Better data tools for a bigger geothermal future Posted: 17 Feb 2015 03:26 AM PST To fully realize the potential of harnessing energy from the heat within the earth will require a far The post Better data tools for a bigger geothermal future has been published on Technology Org.

Earthquake early warning begins testing in Pacific Northwest Posted: 17 Feb 2015 03:24 AM PST The next time a significant earthquake hits in Washington or Oregon, a handful of computers in offices around The post Earthquake early warning begins testing in Pacific Northwest has been published on Technology Org.

Satellite images reveal ocean acidification from space Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:28 AM PST Pioneering techniques that use satellites to monitor ocean acidification are set to revolutionize the way that marine biologists The post Satellite images reveal ocean acidification from space has been published on Technology Org.

NASA Measures Frigid Cloud Top Temps of the Arctic Air Outbreak Posted: 17 Feb 2015 02:26 AM PST Some of the coldest air of the 2014-2015 winter season was settling over the eastern two-thirds of the The post NASA Measures Frigid Cloud Top Temps of the Arctic Air Outbreak has been published on Technology Org.

Would you like greens with that? Posted: 16 Feb 2015 09:34 PM PST What if the greens you need for tonight’s dinner were grown on the roof of the office where The post Would you like greens with that? has been published on Technology Org.

Ancient rocks show life could have flourished on Earth 3.2 billion years ago Posted: 16 Feb 2015 11:59 AM PST A spark from a lightning bolt, interstellar dust, or a subsea volcano could have triggered the very first The post Ancient rocks show life could have flourished on Earth 3.2 billion years ago has been published onTechnology Org.

Climate change leads to rapid emergence of infectious diseases Posted: 16 Feb 2015 11:45 AM PST The appearance of infectious diseases in new places and new hosts, such as West Nile virus and Ebola, The post Climate change leads to rapid emergence of infectious diseases has been published on Technology Org.

UI engineers find switchgrass removes PCBs from soils Posted: 16 Feb 2015 11:23 AM PST University of Iowa researchers have found a type of grass that was once a staple of the American The post UI engineers find switchgrass removes PCBs from soils has been published on Technology Org.

Large scale study warns of unsustainable ecological decline in rural China Posted: 16 Feb 2015 10:22 AM PST The agricultural development of a region of eastern China is ecologically unsustainable and actions are needed soon to The post Large scale study warns of unsustainable ecological decline in rural China has been published onTechnology Org.

Treating climate change: an urgent case for doctors Posted: 16 Feb 2015 10:21 AM PST It usually falls to scientists to talk about the urgency of the need to combat climate change, but The post Treating climate change: an urgent case for doctors has been published on Technology Org.

New Science paper calculates magnitude of plastic waste going into the ocean Posted: 16 Feb 2015 03:28 AM PST A plastic grocery bag cartwheels down the beach until a gust of wind spins it into the ocean. The post New Science paper calculates magnitude of plastic waste going into the ocean has been published onTechnology Org.