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May 12, 2014

Deep origins to the behavior of Hawaiian volcanoes
From ScienceDaily
　　Kīlauea volcano, on the Big Island of Hawai'i, typically has effusive eruptions, wherein magma flows to create ropy pāhoehoe lava, for example. However, Kīlauea less fr...
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05 2014

May 12, 2014

Magnitude of maximum earthquake scales with maturity of fault
From ScienceDaily
　　The oldest sections of transform faults, such as the North Anatolian Fault Zone (NAFZ) and the San Andreas Fault, produce the largest earthquakes, putting important limits...
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05 2014

May 12, 2014

European seafloor survey reveals depth of marine litter problem
A major new survey of the seafloor has found that even in the deepest ocean depths you can find bottles, plastic bags, fishing nets and other types of human litter.
　　The litter was found thr...
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05 2014

May 12, 2014

Network for tracking earthquakes exposes glacier activity: Accidental find offers big potential for research on Alaska's glaciers
Alaska's seismic network records thousands of quakes produced by glaciers, capturing valuable data that scientists could use to better understand their behavior, but instead their seismic signa...
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Apr 23, 2014

The Atlantic Ocean dances with the Sun and volcanoes
Imagine a ballroom in which two dancers apparently keep in time to their own individual rhythm. The two partners suddenly find themselves moving to the same rhythm and, after a closer look, it ...
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Apr 23, 2014

Immune cell defenders protect us from bacteria invasion
An international team of researchers including University of Melbourne staff has identified the exact biochemical key that awakes the body’s immune cells and sends them into fight against bact...
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04 2014

Apr 23, 2014

New planes could cut aviation carbon emissions
Policies that encourage airlines to replace the old planes in their fleet with newer models could lead to substantial cuts in aviation carbon emissions, according to new research.
　　The study...
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Apr 23, 2014

UCSB Researchers Create First Regional Ocean Health Index
With one of the world’s longest coastlines, spanning 17 states, and very high marine and coastal biodiversity, Brazil owes much of its prosperity to the ocean. For that reason, Brazil was the ...
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04 2014

Apr 23, 2014

Volcanic eruptions may affect oceanic microbial processes
From NERC
　　The study, published in Environmental Microbiology Reports, assessed how volcanic dust or ash affects microbes living in deep-sea sediments. Researchers were particularly interest...
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Apr 23, 2014

Magnetic anomaly deep within Earth's crust reveals Africa in North America
From GSA Today
　　Boulder, Colorado, USA – The repeated cycles of plate tectonics that have led to collision and assembly of large supercontinents and their breakup and formation of new ocean...