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Same forces as today caused climate changes 1.4 billion years ago Posted: 12 Mar 2015 01:31 AM PDT Natural forces have always caused the climate on Earth to fluctuate. Now researchers have found geological evidence that The post Same forces as today caused climate changes 1.4 billion years ago has been published on Technology Org.

Saharan ‘carpet of tools’ is the earliest known man-made landscape Posted: 12 Mar 2015 12:59 AM PDT Researchers used the new survey of the Messak Settafet to estimate that enough stone tools were discarded over The post Saharan ‘carpet of tools’ is the earliest known man-made landscape has been published on Technology Org.

How antibiotic pollution of waterways creates superbugs Posted: 12 Mar 2015 12:43 AM PDT Humans pollute the world with many chemicals and some of these affect living things, even at very low The post How antibiotic pollution of waterways creates superbugs has been published on Technology Org.

New research reveals low-oxygen impacts on West Coast groundfish Posted: 11 Mar 2015 02:31 PM PDT When low-oxygen “dead zones” began appearing off the Oregon Coast in the early 2000’s, photos of the ocean The post New research reveals low-oxygen impacts on West Coast groundfish has been published on Technology Org.

New material captures carbon at half the energy cost Posted: 11 Mar 2015 02:27 PM PDT UC Berkeley chemists have made a major leap forward in carbon-capture technology with a material that can efficiently The post New material captures carbon at half the energy cost has been published on Technology Org.

Getting to the source of energy efficient living Posted: 11 Mar 2015 01:34 PM PDT Researchers at UOW’s Sustainable Buildings Research Centre (SBRC) are studying the use of ground source heat pumps, to The post Getting to the source of energy efficient living has been published on Technology Org.

Warm winter wraps up – concern about low snowpack continues Posted: 11 Mar 2015 03:03 AM PDT If it seemed like Oregon has had a lot of unseasonably warm days this winter, well, it’s because The post Warm winter wraps up – concern about low snowpack continues has been published on Technology Org.