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Arctic Sea ice extent is third lowest on record
U.S. satellite measurements show Arctic sea ice extent in 2009 – the area of the Arctic Ocean covered by floating ice – was the third lowest since satellite measurements were first made in 1979. The ice area at minimum was an increase from the p...
Do Dust Particles Curb Climate Change?
A knowledge gap exists in the area of climate research: for decades, scientists have been asking themselves whether, and to what extent man-made aerosols, that is, dust particles suspended in the atmosphere, enlarge the cloud cover and thus curb cli...
Forecasting Solar-Energy Harvests
Photosynthetic processes in an artificial system can be described accurately by a quantum physical theory Most life on earth depends on the sun to provide the energy needed to sustain its function. For more than a billion years, photosynthesis—a m...
In Search of Wildlife-friendly Biofuels: Could Native Prairie Plants Be the Answer
When society jumps on a bandwagon, even for a good cause, there may be unintended consequences. The unintended consequence of crop-based biofuels may be the loss of wildlife habitat, particularly that of the birds who call this country’s grassland...
‘Green Clean:’ Researchers Determining Natural Ways To Clean Contaminated Soil
Researchers at North Carolina State University are working to demonstrate that trees can be used to degrade or capture fuels that leak into soil and ground water. Through a process called phytoremediation – literally a “green” technology – p...
Study predicts effect of global warming on spring flowers
An international study involving Monash University mathematician Dr Malcolm Clark has been used to demonstrate the impact of global warming and to predict the effect further warming will have on plant life. The study, published in the International ...

