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What can be done to slow climate change?
ScienceDaily (Jan. 12, 2012) A new study led by a NASA scientist highlights 14 key air pollution control measures that, if implemented, could slow the pace of global warming, ...Posted by Manfred Ostrowski -
Paleoclimate record points toward potential rapid climate changes
New research into the Earth's paleoclimate history suggests the potential for rapid climate changes this century, including multiple meters of sea level rise, if global ...Posted by Manfred Ostrowski -
Erratic, extreme day-to-day weather puts climate change in new light
Researchers report the first climate study to focus on variations in daily weather conditions, which found that day-to-day weather has grown increasingly erratic and extreme, ...Posted by Manfred Ostrowski -
Regional dialects are alive and well on Twitter: Slang terms like y'all, yinz, koo, coo and suttin predict location of tweet authors
Microbloggers may think they're interacting in one big Twitterverse, but computer science researchers find that regional slang and dialects are as evident in tweets as they ...via Kaizar Campwala (t) -
Easily embarrassed? Study finds people will trust you more
If tripping in public or mistaking an overweight woman for a mother-to-be leaves you red-faced, don't feel bad. A new study suggests that people who are easily embarrassed are ...via Umbreen Bhatti (t) -
A new discipline emerges: The psychology of science
ScienceDaily (Oct. 20, 2011) You've heard of the history of science, the philosophy of science, maybe even the sociology of science. But how about the psychology of science? ...via Google News -
Feeding the world while protecting the planet: Global plan for sustainable agriculture
An international team of researchers from Canada, the US, Sweden and Germany has come up with a plan to double the world's food production while reducing the environmental ...Posted by Manfred Ostrowski -
From blue whales to earthworms, a common mechanism gives shape to living beings
Mice don't have tails on their backs, and their ribs don't grow from lumbar vertebrae. And for good reason. Scientists have discovered the mechanism that determines the shape ...Posted by Manfred Ostrowski -
'Dark matter' of the genome revealed through analysis of 29 mammals
An international team of researchers has discovered the vast majority of the so-called "dark matter" in the human genome, by means of a sweeping comparison of 29 mammalian ...Posted by Manfred Ostrowski -
Why climate models underestimated Arctic sea ice retreat: No Arctic sea ice in summer by end of century?
"results from the new model suggested that there will be no artic sea ice in summer by the end of the century"Posted by Manfred Ostrowski
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