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Earth Sciences RSS FeedsNASA sees Tropical Storm 12S - a possible threat to Madagascar - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) The twelfth tropical depression formed in the Southern Indian Ocean today and quickly became a tropical storm, dubbed Tropical Storm 12S. NASA's Aqua satellite passed over the storm and captured infrared data that revealed a quickly developing tropical cyclone with powerful thunderstorms around its center of circulation....Feed Source: www.eurekalert.org Deconstructing a mystery: What caused Snowmaggedon? - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA scientists are using computer models to help unravel the mystery of a record-setting snowfall in the Washington, DC area in early 2010.... Hydrogen from acidic water - (DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) A technique from Berkley Lab for creating a new molecule that structurally and chemically replicates the active part of the molybdenite catalyst paves the way for developing catalytic materials that can serve as effective low-cost alternatives to platinum for generating hydrogen gas from water.... ORNL's Zinkle elected to National Academy of Engineering - (DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory) Steven J. Zinkle, a senior materials researcher at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering.... 5-10 percent corn yield jump using erosion-slowing cover crops shown in ISU study - (Iowa State University) The most recent annual results from a four-year Iowa State University study by Ken Moore, Distinguished Professor of agronomy and primary investigator on the project, reveal that using cover crops can lead to higher yields -- by as much as 10 percent . The results are the best yet in the ongoing research. Moore plans to continue on the trials for at least one more growing season.... Sustainable land use strategies to support bioenergy described in Industrial Biotechnology journal - (Mary Ann Liebert, Inc./Genetic Engineering News) Applying 21st century tools and technologies to manage land use, maximize biomass production, and increase the efficiency of processes for extracting energy from renewable resources will enable the biofuels industry to overcome current challenges in bioenergy production, according to a comprehensive review article published in Industrial Biotechnology, a peer-reviewed journal from Mary Ann Liebert Inc.... Ocean warming causes elephant seals to dive deeper - (Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres) Global warming is having an effect on the dive behavior and search for food of southern elephant seals.... Fuel from market waste - (Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft) Mushy tomatoes, brown bananas and overripe cherries -- to date, waste from wholesale markets has ended up on the compost heap at best. In future it will be put to better use: Researchers have developed a new facility that ferments this waste to make methane, which can be used to power vehicles.... 3-D laser map shows earthquake before and after - (University of California - Davis) Geologists have a new tool to study how earthquakes change the landscape down to a few inches, and it's giving them insight into how earthquake faults behave.... Ocean microbe communities changing, but long-term environmental impact is unclear - (Oregon State University) As oceans warm due to climate change, water layers will mix less and affect the microbes and plankton that pump carbon out of the atmosphere - but researchers say it's still unclear whether these processes will further increase global warming or decrease it. It could be either, they say.... Night owls and star gazers to gather at Night of the Open Door Festival - (Arizona State University) ASU's Night of the Open Door shines a spotlight on more than 165 activities to celebrate the sciences, arts, humanities and engineering on March 3 in Tempe, as part of the Arizona SciTech Festival.... NASA sees Tropical Cyclone Jasmine over Vanuatu and New Caledonia - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) NASA's Aqua satellite passed over Tropical Cyclone Jasmine on Feb. 8, 2012 as it was passing between Vanuatu and New Caledonia. NASA imagery showed Jasmine had a 20 nautical mile-wide eye.... Soil resource inventory in US national parks - (American Society of Agronomy) An important program coordinates data of soil surveys at national parks, preserves, seashores, monuments and other designations. New logistical challenges will expand the soil science frontier.... EPA and DoD sign memorandum of understanding to make military bases more sustainable - (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) Today, US Environmental Protection Agency Assistant Administrator, Paul Anastas, and Department of Defense Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Installations and Environment, Dorothy Robyn signed an agreement that formalizes the partnership between EPA and DoD to develop and implement technologies that will help create sustainable American military bases all over the world.... Researchers study parenting behaviors of stressed-out birds - (Virginia Tech) Virginia Tech and Queens University researchers are studying stress hormones in tree swallows, what happens when stress is ongoing, and the impact on parenting.... 5 University of Houston assistant professors receive NSF CAREER awards - (University of Houston) Five junior faculty members at the University of Houston have been awarded NSF CAREER awards for their outstanding work as researchers and educators.... Screening Africa's renewable energies potential - (European Commission Joint Research Centre) The European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC) has published today a study mapping the potential of renewable energy sources in Africa. The report analyses the current energy consumption in Africa and assesses potential of renewable energy sources -- solar, wind, biomass and hydropower -- and their cost efficiency and environmental sustainability. Its publication coincides with the official European Launch of UN's Year on "Sustainable Energy for All" being held today in Brussels.... Elsevier launches new journal: Energy Strategy Reviews - (Elsevier) Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, today announced the launch of Energy Strategy Reviews, a new quarterly, peer-reviewed journal focusing on energy strategy, planning and decision making.... Obstacles no barrier to higher speeds for worms, NYU researchers find - (New York University) Obstacles in an organism's path can help it to move faster, not slower, researchers from New York University's Courant Institute of Mathematical Sciences have found through a series of experiments and computer simulations. Their findings have implications for a better understanding of basic locomotion strategies found in biology, and the survival and propagation of the parasite that causes malaria.... Here comes the sun… - (University of Cambridge) New solar cells could increase the maximum efficiency of solar panels by over 25 percent, according to scientists from the University of Cambridge.... Continental mosquito with 'vector' potential found breeding in UK after 60 year absence - (Centre for Ecology & Hydrology) A species of mosquito has been discovered breeding in the UK that has not been seen in the country since 1945. Populations of the mosquito, found across mainland Europe and known only by its Latin name Culex modestus, were recorded at a number of sites in the marshes of north Kent and south Essex in 2010 and 2011.... CU-Boulder study shows global glaciers, ice caps, shedding billions of tons of mass annually - (University of Colorado at Boulder) Earth's glaciers and ice caps outside of the regions of Greenland and Antarctica are shedding roughly 150 billion tons of ice annually, according to a new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder.... Tiny primate is ultrasonic communicator, Dartmouth professor finds - (Dartmouth College) Tarsiers' ultrasonic calls -- among the most extreme in the animal kingdom -- give them a "private channel" of communication, says anthropologist Nathaniel Dominy.... Carbonized coffee grounds remove foul smells - (City College of New York) In research to develop a novel, eco-friendly filter to remove toxic gases from the air, scientists at The City College of New York found that a material made from used coffee grounds can sop up hydrogen sulfide gas, the chemical that makes raw sewage stinky.... NASA's TRMM satellite measures flooding rains from Australia monsoon - (NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center) A monsoon trough continues to drench northeastern Australia and NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite measured and calculated the rainfall in the region.... Copyright © 2012, FreeMailingListInformation.com. All Rights Reserved. |