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Shrinking atmospheric layer linked to low levels of solar radiation
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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Large changes in the sun's energy output may drive unexpectedly dramatic fluctuations in Earth's outer atmosphere. (2010-08-27)
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Fruit flies use horizontal landmarks for altitude control, says Caltech research team
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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Flies follow horizontal edges to regulate altitude, says a team of researchers from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech). (2010-08-25)
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Extended solar minimum linked to changes in Sun's conveyor belt
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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A new analysis of the unusually long solar cycle that ended in 2008 suggests that one reason for the long cycle could be a stretching of the Sun's conveyor belt, a current of plasma that circulates between the Sun's equator and its poles. (2010-08-13)
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Extended Period of Lower Solar Activity Linked to Changes in Sun's Conveyor Belt
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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A new analysis of the unusually long solar cycle that ended in 2008 suggests that one reason for the long cycle could be a stretching of the sun's conveyor belt, a current of plasma that circulates between the sun's equator and its poles. (2010-08-13)
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Safe and efficient de-orbit of space junk without making the problem worse
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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Global Aerospace Corporation (GAC) announced that Dr. Kristin L. Gates will present a paper on de-orbiting space junk at the August 2 Artificial and Natural Space Debris session of the AIAA Astrodynamics Specialists Conference in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. (2010-08-02)
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UT Southwestern researchers find key step in body's ability to make red blood cells
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have uncovered a key step in the creation of new red blood cells in an animal study. (2010-08-02)
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Traveling microorganisms
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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Every day, millions of microorganisms reach Spain from the Sahara Desert and the Sahel region - by flying. Louis Pasteur demonstrated back in 1861 that germs can move through the air, but it was only recently discovered that bacteria, funguses and viruses can travel thousands of kilometers stuck onto dust particles. (2010-07-27)
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For speediest athletes, it's all in the center of gravity
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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In the record books, the swiftest sprinters tend to be of West African ancestry and the faster swimmers tend to be white. (2010-07-12)
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Birds reduce their heating bills in cold climates
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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The evolution of bird bills is related to climate according to latest research by the University of Melbourne, Australia and Brock University, Canada. (2010-06-24)
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Scientists see billions of miles away
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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A large group of scientists, including Jay Pasachoff, Bryce Babcock, and Steven Souza at Williams College, reveal the character of one of the most distant objects in the solar system in a scientific paper to appear in the June 17 issue of the journal Nature. (2010-06-21)
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Climate change increases hazard risk in alpine regions says research led by University of Exeter
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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Climate change could cause increasing and unpredictable hazard risks in mountainous regions, according to a new study from the University of Exeter and Austrian researchers. The study analyses the effects of two extreme weather events - the 2003 heatwave and the 2005 flood - on the Eastern European Alps. (2010-06-16)
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Scientists uncover the genetic secrets that allow Tibetans to thrive in thin air
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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A new study pinpoints the genetic changes that enable Tibetans to thrive at altitudes where others get sick. (2010-06-08)
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Pliocene cyprinids from Kunlun Pass Basin, northeastern Tibetan Plateau
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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Through studying the newly-found cyprinid fish fossils, Wang and Chang have shown that the existence of comparatively rich waters in the Kunlun Pass Basin on the southern slope of the East Kunlun Mountain (at 4769 m above sea level) and possible connections between the water systems on north and south sides of the East Kunlun Mountain during the Pliocene. (2010-06-04)
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Tibetans developed genes to help them adapt to life at high elevations
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09/10/2010 02:20 PM
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Researchers have long wondered why the people of the Tibetan Highlands can live at elevations that cause some humans to become life-threateningly ill - and a new study answers that mystery, in part, by showing that through thousands of years of natural selection, those hardy inhabitants of south-central Asia evolved 10 unique oxygen-processing genes that help them live in higher climes. (2010-05-14)
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