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Scientists report study results from 'stealth' tsunami that killed 600 in Java last summer

Though categorized as magnitude 7.8, the earthquake could scarcely be felt by beachgoers that afternoon. A low tide and wind-driven waves disguised the signs…

New tools to forecast hurricane rainfall inland

Now, researchers are learning how to predict where tropical storms and hurricanes will dump the most rain — even days after — and hundreds of miles away from —…

NJIT professor says certain home shapes and roofs hold up best in hurricane

Civil engineer Rima Taher, PhD, special lecturer in the New Jersey School of Architecture at NJIT, spent two years examining the findings of research centers…

The kapok connection — Study explains rainforest similarities

Celebrated in Buddhist temples and cultivated for its wood and cottony fibers, the kapok tree now is upsetting an idea that biologists have clung to for…

Marine phytoplankton changes form to protect itself from different predators

A tiny single-celled organism that plays a key role in the carbon cycle of cold-water oceans may be a lot smarter than scientists had suspected.In a paper…

Nasa Scientist Finds A New Way To The Centre Of The Earth

Knowing the location of the centre of mass, determined using measurements from sites on Earth's surface, is important because it provides the reference frame…

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