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A New Level of Earthquake Understanding Posted: 04 Mar 2015 03:24 AM PST As everyone who lives in the San Francisco Bay Area knows, the Earth moves under our feet. But The post A New Level of Earthquake Understanding has been published on Technology Org.

Modeling chimp behavior? Try using laws that govern matter Posted: 04 Mar 2015 02:32 AM PST As deforestation, climate change and other pressures threaten habitats, how might chimpanzees adapt? An interdisciplinary research team has The post Modeling chimp behavior? Try using laws that govern matter has been published on Technology Org.

Deep sulfur cycle involving atmosphere, ocean and mantle Posted: 04 Mar 2015 02:26 AM PST Graduate student Takanori Kagoshima and Professor Yuji Sano at the University of Tokyo’s Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute The post Deep sulfur cycle involving atmosphere, ocean and mantle has been published on Technology Org.

Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink Posted: 04 Mar 2015 02:19 AM PST In a high carbon dioxide world, the trees would come out ahead. Except for the munching bugs. A The post Munching bugs thwart eager trees, reducing the carbon sink has been published on Technology Org.

On thin ice: Combined Arctic ice observations show decades of loss Posted: 04 Mar 2015 02:01 AM PST It’s no surprise that Arctic sea ice is thinning. What is new is just how long, how steadily, The post On thin ice: Combined Arctic ice observations show decades of loss has been published on Technology Org.

From the lab to the north woods Posted: 04 Mar 2015 01:45 AM PST As days shorten and winter sets in, University of Minnesota professor Paul Iaizzo makes his first of two The post From the lab to the north woods has been published on Technology Org.

Agronomist helps NASA satellite measure soil moisture Posted: 04 Mar 2015 01:32 AM PST It’s up there right now, orbiting the Earth about 426 miles above the planet’s surface. Its mechanical arm The post Agronomist helps NASA satellite measure soil moisture has been published on Technology Org.

New ‘enigma’ moth helps crack evolution’s code Posted: 03 Mar 2015 08:42 PM PST It is less than 10mm long, but the aptly named ‘enigma’ moth recently discovered on Kangaroo Island in The post New ‘enigma’ moth helps crack evolution’s code has been published on Technology Org.

In hot and cold water: The private lives of ‘Hoff’ crabs revealed Posted: 03 Mar 2015 12:16 PM PST Researchers at the University of Southampton have shed light on the private life of a new species of The post In hot and cold water: The private lives of ‘Hoff’ crabs revealed has been published on Technology Org.

Few friends for shy kangaroos Posted: 03 Mar 2015 11:57 AM PST Kangaroo social networks could provide insight into the evolution of human personality differences. Researchers from The University of The post Few friends for shy kangaroos has been published on Technology Org.