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Fish helps geologists

The Antarctic toothfish is a big fish about 135 centimeters long, its average weight making 35 kilograms (although some specimens are known to have an adult…

Rosetta: OSIRIS’ view of Earth by night

The images were acquired with the OSIRIS Wide Angle Camera (WAC) during Rosetta’s second Earth swing-by on 13 November.This image showing islands of light…

Smart dust, gassy antennas, and warp speed calculations

Tracking Flow with Smart Dust Y. Gasteuil, W.L. Shew, M. Gibert, F. Chill'a, B. Castaing and J.-F. Pinton Physical Review Letters (forthcoming)Tiny probes…

Scientists discover biological mechanism for enhanced carbon consumption in the ocean

However, can the oceans continue to alleviate the steady rise in atmospheric CO2 in the future? Current models for the development of the global climate system…

Measurements link magma melting rate to tectonic plate subduction rate

Now, geologists at the University of Illinois report new measurements of rock samples from Kick’em Jenny, a submarine volcano in the Caribbean, that link the…

Engineered weathering process could mitigate global warming

Researchers at Harvard University and Pennsylvania State University have invented a technology, inspired by nature, to reduce the accumulation of atmospheric…

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