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Michael Young on water resources in Texas
Severe drought in 2011 and 2012 raises questions about the present and future water resources of Texas.
March 14, 2013
Bursts of star formation in the early universe
Galaxies have been experiencing vigorous bursts of star formation from much earlier in cosmic history than previously thought, according to new observations.
March 13, 2013
New way to store heat from the sun
Paraffin encapsulated in beach sand material can be used as a new way to store heat from the sun.
March 13, 2013
As seen by NASA SDO, two transits across sun’s face in same day
On March 11, Earth passed in front of the sun as seen from the orbiting observatory. Then the moon passed in front of the sun, later that same day. Cool photos here.
March 12, 2013
Extremely rare triple quasar found
For only the second time in history, a team of scientists have discovered an extremely rare triple quasar system.
March 12, 2013
Amplified greenhouse effect shifts northern latitude growing seasons
Vegetation growth at Earth's northern latitudes increasingly resembles lusher latitudes to the south, according to a study based on a 30-year record of land surface and newly improved satellite data sets.
March 11, 2013
The closest star system found in a century
A pair of newly discovered stars is the third-closest star system to the Sun and the closest star system discovered since 1916.
March 11, 2013
Earth is warmer today than during 70 – 80 percent of the past 11,300 years
Reconstruction of Earth history shows significance of temperature rise.
March 8, 2013
New fish species described from the streams of Manyas Lake basin
The newly described species Alburnoides manyasensis, belongs the large carp family Cyprinidae and is widely distributed in Turkey in rivers and streams of basins of the Marmara, Black and Aegean seas.
March 8, 2013
Anti-aging drug breakthrough
Drugs that combat aging may be available within five years, following landmark work led by an Australian researcher.
March 8, 2013
