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CU-Boulder technology could make treatment and reuse of oil and gas wastewater simpler, cheaper Posted: 25 Feb 2015 03:21 AM PST Oil and gas operations in the United States produce about 21 billion barrels of wastewater per year. The The post CU-Boulder technology could make treatment and reuse of oil and gas wastewater simpler, cheaper has been published on Technology Org.

Danish University inaugurates the most notherly research station in Greenland Posted: 25 Feb 2015 02:56 AM PST If the weather north of the polar circle permits, the world’s newest and most northerly research station of The post Danish University inaugurates the most notherly research station in Greenland has been published onTechnology Org.

World’s protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a year Posted: 25 Feb 2015 02:52 AM PST Researchers say that the first study to attempt to gauge global visitation figures for protected areas reveals nature-based The post World’s protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a year has been published on Technology Org.

Worldwide, the nitrogen cycle is off Posted: 25 Feb 2015 02:45 AM PST When exposed to nitrogen fertilizer over a period of years, nitrogen-fixing bacteria called rhizobia evolve to become less The post Worldwide, the nitrogen cycle is off has been published on Technology Org.

Extreme Science in the Arctic Posted: 25 Feb 2015 02:44 AM PST A research team from Northwestern University was dropped by helicopter in the desolate wilderness of Greenland with four The post Extreme Science in the Arctic has been published on Technology Org.

Understanding Adaptive Capacity Posted: 25 Feb 2015 02:21 AM PST As ocean acidification and warming continue to increase due to climate change, how will California fisheries respond? UC The post Understanding Adaptive Capacity has been published on Technology Org.

Sea Level Spiked for Two Years Along NE North America Posted: 25 Feb 2015 02:11 AM PST Sea levels from New York to Newfoundland jumped up about four inches in 2009 and 2010 because ocean The post Sea Level Spiked for Two Years Along NE North America has been published on Technology Org.

Disappearing lakes stoke megafauna debate Posted: 25 Feb 2015 01:48 AM PST New research into central Australia’s ancient lakes has found evidence that climate change contributed to the extinction of The post Disappearing lakes stoke megafauna debate has been published on Technology Org.

Undergrad finds how jumping fish navigate land to find new pools Posted: 25 Feb 2015 01:43 AM PST A 3-inch East Coast killifish can jump across land and navigate from one tide pool to another – The post Undergrad finds how jumping fish navigate land to find new pools has been published on Technology Org.

OSU to outfit undersea gliders to “think like a fish” Posted: 25 Feb 2015 01:16 AM PST Oregon State University researchers have received a $1 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation that will allow The post OSU to outfit undersea gliders to “think like a fish” has been published on Technology Org.

Why do geysers erupt? Loops in their plumbing Posted: 25 Feb 2015 12:51 AM PST Geysers like Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park erupt periodically because of loops or side-chambers in their underground The post Why do geysers erupt? Loops in their plumbing has been published on Technology Org.

Evolution and aquatic adaptation of mosasaur eye Posted: 25 Feb 2015 12:38 AM PST Mosasaurs (Squamata: Mosasauridae) were a group of aquatic lizards from 98 Ma to 66 Ma that exhibited a The post Evolution and aquatic adaptation of mosasaur eye has been published on Technology Org.

NASA Satellite Reveals How Much Saharan Dust Feeds Amazon’s Plants Posted: 24 Feb 2015 08:14 PM PST What connects Earth’s largest, hottest desert to its largest tropical rain forest? The Sahara Desert is a near-uninterrupted The post NASA Satellite Reveals How Much Saharan Dust Feeds Amazon’s Plants has been published onTechnology Org.

Study finds climate change may dramatically reduce wheat production Posted: 20 Feb 2015 03:24 AM PST A recent study involving Kansas State University researchers finds that in the coming decades at least one-quarter of The post Study finds climate change may dramatically reduce wheat production has been published on Technology Org.

Engineers develop new air filter that could help Beijing residents breathe easily Posted: 19 Feb 2015 04:22 AM PST Stanford’s Yi Cui and his students have turned a material commonly used in surgical gloves into a low-cost, The post Engineers develop new air filter that could help Beijing residents breathe easily has been published onTechnology Org.

Advances in medical imaging applied to airborne remote sensing of vegetation Posted: 11 Feb 2015 03:57 AM PST Recent advances in medical imaging are being applied to airborne remote sensing of vegetation, enabling conservation scientists to The post Advances in medical imaging applied to airborne remote sensing of vegetation has been published onTechnology Org.