Earth

  1. Earth

    Deep sea viruses are an unexpected ringer

    Deep-sea vent waters harbor high numbers virus-carrying bacteria. The viruses may actually help the bacteria survive the harsh vent environments.

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  2. Earth

    Carbon caveat

    Adding carbon compounds to some ocean systems may lead to a counterintuitive drop in their overall carbon content — and how much carbon dioxide the ocean could store.

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  3. Earth

    Carcinogens from car exhaust can linger

    Free radicals similar to those in cigarette smoke may form when car exhaust cools off, and may persist indefinitely in the air.

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  4. Ecosystems

    Coastal dead zones expanding

    The number of coastal areas known as dead zones is on the rise. A new tally reports more than 400 of the oxygen starved regions worldwide.

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  5. Earth

    Firm evidence that Earth’s core is solid

    Faint yet distinct ground motions recorded by a large network of seismic instruments in Japan in early 2006 are the strongest, most direct evidence that Earth’s inner core is solid.

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  6. Earth

    Carbon sequestration frustration

    Cradle-to-grave analysis of emissions from power plants suggests that capturing and burying CO2 could have environmental costs.

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  7. Climate

    Forecast: Gullywashers

    Climate simulations are underestimating how often intense rainstorms occur at warm temperatures, a hint that episodes of extremely strong precipitation and flooding will strike more often as the global average temperature rises.

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  8. Earth

    Naked planet

    Scientists officially launch OneGeology, a project that will produce a single digital map of the planet’s geological formations.

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  9. Earth

    TV Take-Backs

    Here's one solution for all of the conventional TVs that will be cast off during the imminent digital-TV transition.

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  10. Climate

    A Fairy Tale: Cheap Gas

    Lawmakers are looking for an answer on how to lower the price of gasoline: That's the wrong question.

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  11. Climate

    IPCC Lite

    A new primer on climate change is slim and trim.

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  12. Climate

    Trade affects China’s carbon footprint

    Featured blog: Goods exported from China to the United States and elsewhere account for a huge share of the Asian behemoth's emissions of greenhouse gases.

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