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Climate change affects life on the Antarctic Peninsula
Antarctica has long been thought to be one of the fastest warming locations on Earth.
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Find the mysterious mountain range in Antarctica
The Gamburtsevs mountain range in Antarctica has the same height as the mighty Alps strip in Europe but is hidden under a giant ice sheet.
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Satellites help locate water sources
Like most sub-Saharan African countries, Niger has many problems in securing water demand. As part of ESA's TIGER solution, satellite data is being used to identify grou…
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Japan monitors emissions from space
The Japanese space agency will launch a satellite later this month, specializing in greenhouse gas emissions monitoring around the world.
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Predict earthquakes in China
Ji ShaoCheng of École College, a branch of the University of de Montréal is a member of the team that studied the devastating earthquake in China last May.
Environment
The number of exotic plants increased significantly in Europe
The number of imported plant species has tripled in the last 25 years. This is the discovery of a study conducted by European scientists. They conducted data assessments…
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Sensors protect laptop hard drives from detecting earthquakes
This device senses movements, strong bumps that can scratch the data reader on the hard disk surface and warn of earthquakes.
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Southeast Asia has a high rate of arsenic poisoning in the country
Groundwater arsenic contamination is posing a major risk to the health of millions of people, especially in densely populated river deltas of Southeast Asia. Up to now,…
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The tiny sensor detects air pollution
Japanese scientists have just created a type of nail-sized sensor to measure air pollution.
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Finding the climate in Antarctica is wrongly predicted
A comparison of Antarctic temperatures and snow accumulation with predictions by the computer model of the global climate has produced good news and bad news.
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For the first time found earthquakes according to ... seasons
The storms often appear seasonally, but no one thinks about earthquakes. Scientists have found in the Himalayas, they also appear in certain cycles and in the winter.
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Aircraft tracking disasters
US scientists are putting into use unmanned aircraft specializing in conducting research flights to monitor disasters.
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Green IT 2008
2008 will be a busy year for green IT activities. Companies will have a lot of work to do to solve the energy crisis. Governments will also take actions to reduce carbon.
Environment
The area of the Arctic ice falls to the lowest level
The Arctic ice area in the summer has fallen to its lowest level in 30 years due to global climate change.
Environment
The biodiversity of tropical forests shows that there are many different models
Tropical forests are the world's treasure houses of biodiversity, but not all tropical forests are the same.