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Earth is the third planet from the sun and the only astronomcial object known to harbor life, and the only planet to sustain liquid water on the surface.
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APR 04, 2014Earth & The Environment
The devastation caused in the Northeast from the storm surge of Hurricane Sandy highlights the need for more accurate st ...APR 01, 2014Earth & The Environment
Polynyas may sound to you like a new kind of plastic, or something you slept through in geometry class. They are really ...MAR 28, 2014Earth & The Environment
If you have a problem with too much garlic mustard, you may think you are sitting in a New York delicatessen. That may a ...MAR 27, 2014Neuroscience
Experience is an essential part of the human learning and understanding process-and according to a new study, it is usef ...MAR 24, 2014Earth & The Environment
Scientists have been observing the decline of the Greenland Ice Sheet with great concern for some time now. A recent rep ...MAR 21, 2014Earth & The Environment
Theories about the climate of the early Earth are always subject to change, because of the potential errors in geologica ...MAR 19, 2014Earth & The Environment
It's been estimated that somewhere between 20-40% of the Earth's land area is grassland, and 10% of the human population ...MAR 14, 2014Chemistry & Physics
A couple of theoretical physicists have come up with an interesting and somewhat controversial variant of the meteorite- ...MAR 11, 2014Microbiology
As you sniffle through this years' cold and flu season, probably the last thing you want to hear is that an active giant ...MAR 10, 2014Earth & The Environment
Wetlands, such as peat bogs, generally include a high content of humic organic compounds that are byproducts of an incom ...MAR 07, 2014Chemistry & Physics
Residents of Western Canada are not quite sure how to welcome the latest Japanese import to reach their shores - radioac ...MAR 03, 2014Microbiology
Zebra mussels and quagga mussels are two of the most obnoxious and damaging imports to the waterways of the United State ...FEB 28, 2014Technology
Since the discovery of oil and its rise into one of the world's most important energy sources, oil has been a major play ...FEB 27, 2014Earth & The Environment
A lot of excitement has been created by the study of a tiny zircon crystal that measures approximately two times the dia ...FEB 25, 2014Genetics & Genomics
There has been debate for many years in the scientific community on the ancestry of Native Americans and the path they t ...FEB 24, 2014Earth & The Environment
The Obama administration has used the severe drought in California as an example of the unpleasant byproducts of man-mad ...FEB 20, 2014Plants & Animals
We've all seen strange intersections of animals and music on the Internet, with everything from keyboard-playing cats to ...FEB 17, 2014Chemistry & Physics
If we mention glowing plants, do you think of Homer Simpson pushing the wrong button at the Springfield Nuclear Plant? O ...FEB 12, 2014Microbiology
It's tough to be a microbe. Microbes often live in extreme environments and feed on waste materials-processing them in w ...FEB 11, 2014Genetics & Genomics
Thanks to the relatively recent development of genome mapping, scientists have been able to delve deeper than ever into ...FEB 06, 2014Earth & The Environment
In the entire history of mankind, we are wagering that nobody has ever said, "Look out! It's a runaway glacier! Run for ...FEB 05, 2014Plants & Animals
Snowy owls are some of the most beautiful and regal creatures to be found in northern climates. With a typical wingspan ...JAN 30, 2014Chemistry & Physics
Hydrogen has been proposed as a greener fuel for automobiles of the future, among other novel uses. However, the lack of ...
APR 04, 2014
Earth & The Environment
The devastation caused in the Northeast from the storm surge of Hurricane Sandy highlights the need for more accurate st
...
APR 01, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Polynyas may sound to you like a new kind of plastic, or something you slept through in geometry class. They are really
...
MAR 28, 2014
Earth & The Environment
If you have a problem with too much garlic mustard, you may think you are sitting in a New York delicatessen. That may a
...
MAR 27, 2014
Neuroscience
Experience is an essential part of the human learning and understanding process-and according to a new study, it is usef
...
MAR 24, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Scientists have been observing the decline of the Greenland Ice Sheet with great concern for some time now. A recent rep
...
MAR 21, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Theories about the climate of the early Earth are always subject to change, because of the potential errors in geologica
...
MAR 19, 2014
Earth & The Environment
It's been estimated that somewhere between 20-40% of the Earth's land area is grassland, and 10% of the human population
...
MAR 14, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
A couple of theoretical physicists have come up with an interesting and somewhat controversial variant of the meteorite-
...
MAR 11, 2014
Microbiology
As you sniffle through this years' cold and flu season, probably the last thing you want to hear is that an active giant
...
MAR 10, 2014
Earth & The Environment
Wetlands, such as peat bogs, generally include a high content of humic organic compounds that are byproducts of an incom
...
MAR 07, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
Residents of Western Canada are not quite sure how to welcome the latest Japanese import to reach their shores - radioac
...
MAR 03, 2014
Microbiology
Zebra mussels and quagga mussels are two of the most obnoxious and damaging imports to the waterways of the United State
...
FEB 28, 2014
Technology
Since the discovery of oil and its rise into one of the world's most important energy sources, oil has been a major play
...
FEB 27, 2014
Earth & The Environment
A lot of excitement has been created by the study of a tiny zircon crystal that measures approximately two times the dia
...
FEB 25, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
There has been debate for many years in the scientific community on the ancestry of Native Americans and the path they t
...
FEB 24, 2014
Earth & The Environment
The Obama administration has used the severe drought in California as an example of the unpleasant byproducts of man-mad
...
FEB 20, 2014
Plants & Animals
We've all seen strange intersections of animals and music on the Internet, with everything from keyboard-playing cats to
...
FEB 17, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
If we mention glowing plants, do you think of Homer Simpson pushing the wrong button at the Springfield Nuclear Plant? O
...
FEB 12, 2014
Microbiology
It's tough to be a microbe. Microbes often live in extreme environments and feed on waste materials-processing them in w
...
FEB 11, 2014
Genetics & Genomics
Thanks to the relatively recent development of genome mapping, scientists have been able to delve deeper than ever into
...
FEB 06, 2014
Earth & The Environment
In the entire history of mankind, we are wagering that nobody has ever said, "Look out! It's a runaway glacier! Run for
...
FEB 05, 2014
Plants & Animals
Snowy owls are some of the most beautiful and regal creatures to be found in northern climates. With a typical wingspan
...
JAN 30, 2014
Chemistry & Physics
Hydrogen has been proposed as a greener fuel for automobiles of the future, among other novel uses. However, the lack of
...