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Thursday, February 23, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News


Phobia's effect on perception of feared object allows fear to persist

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 05:42 PM PST

The more afraid a person is of a spider, the bigger that individual perceives the spider to be, new research suggests.

Low levels of fallout from Fukushima, U.S. study finds

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:37 AM PST

Fallout from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power facility in Japan was measured in minimal amounts in precipitation in the United States in about 20 percent of 167 sites sampled in a nationwide U.S. study.

Birds sing louder amidst the noise and structures of the urban jungle

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:29 AM PST

Sparrows, blackbirds and the great tit are all birds known to sing at a higher pitch in urban environments. It was previously believed that these birds sang at higher frequencies in order to escape the lower frequencies noises of the urban environment. Now, researchers have discovered that besides noise, the physical structure of cities also plays a role in altering the birds' songs.

What can animals' survival instincts tell us about understanding human emotion?

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 10:21 AM PST

Can animals' survival instincts shed additional light on what we know about human emotion? Neuroscientists pose this question in outlining a pioneering theory, drawn from two decades of research, that could lead to a more comprehensive understanding of emotions in both humans and animals.

Earth's clouds are getting lower, NASA satellite finds

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 08:43 AM PST

Earth's clouds got a little lower -- about one percent on average -- during the first decade of this century, finds a new NASA-funded university study based on NASA satellite data. The results have potential implications for future global climate.

From Bass Strait to the Indian Ocean: Tracking a current

Posted: 22 Feb 2012 06:42 AM PST

Deep-diving ocean "gliders" have revealed the journey of Bass Strait water from the Tasman Sea to the Indian Ocean.

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