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Frontier beneath our feet: Seismic study aims to map Earth’s interior in 3-D Posted: 13 Mar 2015 04:10 AM PDT When a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck central China’s Sichuan province in 2008, seismic waves rippled through the region, toppling The post Frontier beneath our feet: Seismic study aims to map Earth’s interior in 3-D has been published onTechnology Org.

The Physics of Clouds Posted: 13 Mar 2015 03:38 AM PDT In 1941, Russian physicist Andrey Kolmogorov developed a theory of turbulence that has served as the basic foundation The post The Physics of Clouds has been published on Technology Org.

Expert: Americans’ acceptance of climate change increasing Posted: 13 Mar 2015 03:02 AM PDT Everyone should take a course in climate change 101, a widely recognized expert on public opinion of the The post Expert: Americans’ acceptance of climate change increasing has been published on Technology Org.

Study: Loss of large predators tips ecosystem balance Posted: 13 Mar 2015 02:58 AM PDT A new study has linked the size of predators atop a food chain with the ecological chain reaction The post Study: Loss of large predators tips ecosystem balance has been published on Technology Org.

Giant sea creature hints at early arthropod evolution Posted: 13 Mar 2015 02:42 AM PDT Newly discovered fossils of a giant, extinct sea creature show it had modified legs, gills on its back, The post Giant sea creature hints at early arthropod evolution has been published on Technology Org.

Egg production study explores environmental impact of industry Posted: 13 Mar 2015 02:26 AM PDT Iowa State University researchers played a key role in a recently completed comprehensive study of egg production systems The post Egg production study explores environmental impact of industry has been published on Technology Org.

Naturally acidic waters of Puget Sound surround UW’s Friday Harbor Labs Posted: 13 Mar 2015 01:57 AM PDT For more than 100 years, marine biologists at Friday Harbor Laboratories have studied the ecology of everything from The post Naturally acidic waters of Puget Sound surround UW’s Friday Harbor Labs has been published onTechnology Org.

Update: New carbon-capture technology captures carbon at half the energy cost Posted: 12 Mar 2015 11:28 PM PDT Scientists from the University of California in Berkeley claim to have made a leap forward in carbon-capture technology. The post Update: New carbon-capture technology captures carbon at half the energy cost has been published onTechnology Org.

Human-sized lobster-like animal roamed ancient seas Posted: 12 Mar 2015 01:52 PM PDT The spines formed a net to filter seawater, trapping tiny particles of food – a way of gathering The post Human-sized lobster-like animal roamed ancient seas has been published on Technology Org.