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Via laser into the past of the oceans Posted: 24 Feb 2015 04:18 AM PST Next to global warming, ocean acidification is currently considered as the second major carbon dioxide problem. With the The post Via laser into the past of the oceans has been published on Technology Org.

Coping with Earthquakes Induced by Fluid Injection Posted: 24 Feb 2015 03:10 AM PST A paper published in Science provides a case for increasing transparency and data collection to enable strategies for The post Coping with Earthquakes Induced by Fluid Injection has been published on Technology Org.

Off the water grid: energy efficient and sustainable Posted: 24 Feb 2015 03:05 AM PST This University of Miami residence hall may look typical, but students in one of the apartments are participating The post Off the water grid: energy efficient and sustainable has been published on Technology Org.

Climate change is talking – a researcher is listening Posted: 24 Feb 2015 02:51 AM PST What happens to a glacier when no one is around? This is the story of a researcher mapping The post Climate change is talking – a researcher is listening has been published on Technology Org.

Researcher finds Chilean clues to Earth’s climate change history Posted: 24 Feb 2015 01:36 AM PST When University of Iowa Earth and Environmental Sciences associate professor Ingrid Ukstins Peate was studying the bright red The post Researcher finds Chilean clues to Earth’s climate change history has been published on Technology Org.

Study outlines threat of ocean acidification to coastal communities in U.S. Posted: 24 Feb 2015 01:27 AM PST Coastal communities in 15 states that depend on the $1 billion shelled mollusk industry (primarily oysters and clams) The post Study outlines threat of ocean acidification to coastal communities in U.S. has been published onTechnology Org.

Turning the Manhattan Project into a National Park Posted: 24 Feb 2015 12:50 AM PST One of America’s national secrets is about to become a national park. The Manhattan Project was an unprecedented, The post Turning the Manhattan Project into a National Park has been published on Technology Org.

Small predator diversity is an important part of a healthy ecosystem Posted: 23 Feb 2015 11:13 PM PST Biodiversity, including small predators such as dragonflies and other aquatic bugs that attack and consume parasites, may improve The post Small predator diversity is an important part of a healthy ecosystem has been published on Technology Org.

Scientific spring in isolated Antarctica Posted: 23 Feb 2015 08:42 PM PST In Antarctica, the crew of the French–Italian Concordia research station are preparing for the winter. They have to The post Scientific spring in isolated Antarctica has been published on Technology Org.

Study seeks to understand variations in the rate of global warming Posted: 23 Feb 2015 08:09 PM PST A new study has looked at slow-downs in the rate of global surface warming, despite ongoing increases in The post Study seeks to understand variations in the rate of global warming has been published on Technology Org.

Flawed method puts tiger rise in doubt, calls for new approach Posted: 23 Feb 2015 01:23 PM PST A team of scientists from the University of Oxford, Indian Statistical Institute, and Wildlife Conservation Society exposes, for The post Flawed method puts tiger rise in doubt, calls for new approach has been published on Technology Org.

Long-term nitrogen fertilizer use disrupts plant-microbe mutualisms Posted: 23 Feb 2015 01:18 PM PST When exposed to nitrogen fertilizer over a period of years, nitrogen-fixing bacteria called rhizobia evolve to become less The post Long-term nitrogen fertilizer use disrupts plant-microbe mutualisms has been published on Technology Org.