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New light trap captures larval stage of new species; DNA barcode technology used

When David Jones, a fisheries oceanographer at the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies (CIMAS) located at the University of Miami’s…

Texel paleothermometer for climate reconstruction perfected

Real thermometers have been available since the 17th century. For all periods before this, researchers depend on signs from nature. For such determinations,…

Ocean CO2 concentration influences climate

The air contains greenhouse gases such as CO2, which are now known to be responsible for global warming because their concentration has risen continu-ously for…

Rise in atmospheric CO2 accelerates as economy grows, natural carbon sinks weaken

These conclusions are drawn in a new study in the early online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,* October 22-26. The report…

Successful Ariane 5 upper stage engine re-ignition experiment

The launch of ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV), which carries supplies to the International Space Station, will require multiple firings of the Ariane 5…

Envisat captures California ablaze

Gale-force winds have fed more than a dozen fires from Santa Barbara to the Mexican border since breaking out on Sunday, killing one person and forcing the…

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