Earth

  1. Earth

    Vitamin E shields lungs from smog effects

    The "other" vitamin E shows promise in being able to shield the lungs and nasal passages from ozone damage.

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  2. Earth

    North America’s smallest dino predator

    A new fossil analysis uncovers what may have been North America’s tiniest dino predator.

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  3. Earth

    Pushing back an oxygen-rich atmosphere

    Hematite crystals in Australian rocks hint that Earth’s atmosphere was oxygenated earlier than previously thought.

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  4. Earth

    Goo gives eels just the right buoyancy

    Scientists survey the specific gravity of 25 marine critters.

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  5. Climate

    CO2 Rising: The World’s Greatest Environmental Challenge by Tyler Volk

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  6. Planetary Science

    Seeing the future hot spells

    Satellite data could help scientists better predict killer heat waves, such as the one that hit Europe in 2003.

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  7. Health & Medicine

    Bottled water may contain ‘hormones’: Glass

    Some mineral water appears to have been tainted prior to bottling.

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  8. Chemistry

    Bottled water may contain ‘hormones’: Plastics

    New concerns arise over the presence of hormonelike pollutants in plastic food packaging.

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  9. Earth

    Effects of the weather, underground

    Sudden changes in air temperature in the stratosphere that can ultimately steer major storm systems can also influence the number of subatomic particles slamming into detectors located hundreds of meters below ground, a new study reveals.

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  10. Tech

    Whiz Kids: The Movie

    New independent film showcases the arduous path by which extraodinary high school researchers reach the Science Talent Search competition in Washington, D.C.

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  11. Climate

    Chinese carbon dioxide emissions eclipse efficiency gains

    A boost in manufacturing and construction in China led to an increase in carbon dioxide emissions that outstripped any gains from increased energy efficiency.

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  12. Earth

    Buckyballs do antimicrobial magic

    A new study shows that soccer-ball–shaped carbon nanoparticles can prevent biofilm from gunking up water filters.

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