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Waiting for Death Valley's Big Bang

In California's Death Valley, death is looking just a bit closer. Geologists have determined that the half-mile-wide Ubehebe Crater, formed by a prehistoric…

Biochip measures glucose in saliva, not blood

The technique could eliminate the need for diabetics to draw blood to check their glucose levels. The biochip uses plasmonic interferometers and could be used…

Unprecedented, man-made trends in ocean's acidity

By reacting with seawater, CO2 increases the water's acidity, which may significantly reduce the calcification rate of such marine organisms as corals and…

Geoengineering and global food supply

There are concerns that a continuation of these trends could have catastrophic effects, including crop failures in the heat-stressed tropics. This has led some…

In the spotlight: Tiny "heroes" in the depths of the Baltic and Black Sea

Oxygen is also a vital element under water. In the world's oceans, however, the development of oxygen-minimum zones is an increasing trend. Among the most…

In Hot Water: Ice Age Findings Forecast Problems

The study, which was co-authored by Eric Galbraith, of McGill's Department of Earth & Planetary Sciences, looked at marine sediment and found that that the…

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