Sulfate injections may not save the arctic
U. WASHINGTON (US) — New research shows that injecting sulfate particles into the stratosphere could be a dangerous attempt to fix climate warming. Continue…
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Science & Technology - Jan 16, 2012 13:10 - 0 Comments
Some chilies trade heat for hardiness
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Wild chilies that grow in wet regions turn up the heat as a defense mechanism against a fungus that if left alone could destroy their seeds. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 14, 2011 10:13 - 1 Comment
Tropics may speed glacial melt
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Accelerated melting of two outlet glaciers in the Antarctic is likely due in part to an increase in sea-surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 27, 2011 9:27 - 0 Comments
Planets hiding in stars’ spiral arms?
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US) — A new image of a gas-and-dust disk around a sun-like star is the first astronomers have seen that displays structures that look like spiral arms. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 4, 2011 10:42 - 0 Comments
Autumn predicts fate of summer sea ice
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Relatively accurate predictions for the extent of Arctic sea ice in a given summer can be made by assessing conditions the previous autumn—but only to a point. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 27, 2011 13:08 - 1 Comment
Humans stressing out skittish caribou
U. WASHINGTON (US) — Human activity, including oil production and the timber industry, not overzealous wolves, are the primary cause for the dwindling caribou population in Alberta, Canada. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 18, 2011 15:11 - 0 Comments
Wave train driving Antarctic warming
U. WASHINGTON (US) — A large wave structure in the atmosphere has been bringing steadily warmer temperatures to West Antarctica during the winter and spring for at least 30 years. (more…)
Science & Technology - Apr 12, 2011 10:24 - 0 Comments
To find life, search near dying stars
U. WASHINGTON (US) —The best place to look for planets that can support life may be around dim, dying stars called white dwarfs. (more…)
Top Stories - Jan 28, 2011 17:09 - 0 Comments
Stray storm blamed for Pakistan floods
U. WASHINGTON (US) — A rogue, off-course weather system led to last summer’s devastating floods in Pakistan that left more than 20 million people injured or homeless, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 3, 2010 9:20 - 0 Comments
Searching for exoplanets that stay in the zone
U. WASHINGTON (US)—New computer models suggest that some planets orbiting nearby stars similar to the sun might fluctuate between being habitable and being inhospitable to life because of the forces exerted by giant neighbors with eccentric orbits. (more…)
Science & Technology - Feb 3, 2010 12:55 - 0 Comments
Simulated galaxies resemble real ones
WASHINGTON (US)—Using millions of hours on supercomputers, researchers have run simulations of galaxy formation and produced dwarf galaxies very much like those observed today by satellites and large telescopes around the world. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 30, 2009 10:38 - 0 Comments
First detailed record of tsunami erosion
U. WASHINGTON (US)—A group of scientists working in the Kuril Islands off the east coast of Russia has documented the scope of tsunami-caused erosion and found that a wave can carry away far more sand and dirt than it deposits. (more…)
