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Geotimes March 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
Marine Critters Record Global Warming Layers of fossilized marine creatures have acted as an independent record of ocean temperature for millennia. Now, data from such layers is mirroring the same warming trend that instruments have shown -- suggesting humans are contributing to global warming. |
Geotimes March 2006 Naomi Lubick |
Soaking up Carbon Researchers recently announced that they had created metal-based sponges that have exceptionally high capacity for storing carbon dioxide. This nanotechnology is one of many new solutions in the search to find a fix for storing human-emitted carbon-based greenhouse gases. |
Geotimes March 2006 Megan Sever |
Uncovering Ancient Harbors Geoarchaeologists are coring beneath modern-day Sur, formerly known as Tyre, on the coast of Lebanon, hoping to pin down the locations and chronologies of its ancient harbors. |
Geotimes March 2006 Naomi Lubick |
Patrick Leahy: Traversing Boundaries Since he stepped into the position of acting director of the USGS, Leahy has traveled widely and visited a variety of sites across the US and abroad, addressing the survey's many and varied activities. That variety reflects the evolving interests and career of this hydrologist-turned-manager. |
Chemistry World February 27, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Future Applications for CO Blue-Skies Surprise A catalytic system to turn carbon monoxide into fine-chemicals feedstocks could be developed within months, say researchers. The system would alleviate pressure on dwindling crude oil supplies, they predict. |
Geotimes February 2006 Kathryn Hansen |
Earthquake Rocks East Africa The East African Rift Zone experienced a damaging magnitude-7.4 earthquake Thursday in Mozambique, centered about 215 kilometers southwest of Beira. |
Chemistry World February 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Lessons for Carbon Negative Fuel Production in the Amazon Dark, nutrient rich, Amazonian soil could hold the key to reducing carbon emissions, claim researchers. |
Popular Mechanics February 2006 Susan Tweit |
Can't We Just Blow It Up? The world's biggest dam removal will return Washington's Elwha River to its free-flowing state. But the colossal three-year project proves there's a lot more to deconstruction than tons of TNT. |
Geotimes February 2006 Selby Cull |
Below Boston's Hills Above those hills is one of America's most revered historical cities, and below them are rocks that span more than half a billion years of Earth's history. |
Chemistry World February 9, 2006 Katharine Sanderson |
Calls for UK Investment in Carbon Capture The UK government must invest immediately in carbon capture and storage technologies to meet carbon emissions targets, a parliamentary committee has urged. |
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