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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:06:20 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)
Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation (CDI)
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:07:26 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Airborne Nitrogen Affects Aquatic Ecosystem in Alpine Lakes
Airborne Nitrogen Affects Aquatic Ecosystem in Alpine Lakes
The impact of airborne nitrogen released from the burning of fossil fuels and widespread use of fertilizers in agriculture is much greater than previously recognized, according to research results published in this week's issue of the journal Science.
It extends even to remote alpine lakes.
Examining nitrogen deposition in alpine and subalpine lakes in Colorado, Sweden and Norway, James Elser, a limnologist at Arizona State University (ASU) and colleagues found ...
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:08:24 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Unusual Explosion Sparks New Insight Into the Life of Stars
Unusual Explosion Sparks New Insight Into the Life of Stars
Scientists in California have discovered a new way that stars explode, in research funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
The discovery hinges on an unusual explosion in the galaxy NGC 1821, roughly 160 million light years away, according to astronomer Dovi Poznanski of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Poznanski and colleagues report their discovery in a paper published today in the journal Science Express.
"Stellar explosions are some of the key ...
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Date: Thu, 5 Nov 2009 18:10:03 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Climate Change, Nitrogen Loss Threaten Plant Life in Arid Desert Soils
Climate Change, Nitrogen Loss Threaten Plant Life in Arid Desert Soils
In the Mojave Desert winds howl across this hottest place in North America, blowing sands across Death Valley and through empty ghost towns, swirling across treeless land for hundreds of miles. But even in the otherworldly Mojave, life thrives. The Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia), an indicator species for this desert, defines the Mojave's boundaries. In spring when the rains come, brightly colored flowers bloom in profusion--nature's paintbrush on an otherwise
monotone ...
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