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Saturday, November 10, 2012

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News


Tracking post-Sandy sewage

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 08:12 AM PST

With millions of gallons of raw sewage dumping into New Jersey waterways following Hurricane Sandy, scientists are using satellites to help predict the sludge's track into the ocean.

Gannets could be affected by offshore energy developments

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 06:12 AM PST

Scientists have discovered that proposed offshore renewable energy developments in the English Channel have the potential to affect the foraging behavior of northern gannets from Alderney in the Channel Islands.

First 'snapshots' of electronic structure of a manganese complex related to water-splitting in photosynthesis

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 05:40 AM PST

Scientists have taken another step toward an understanding of photosynthesis and developing artificial photosynthesis. With a combination of a x-ray free-electron laser and spectroscopy, the team has managed to see the electronic structure of a manganese complex, a chemical compound related to how photosynthesis splits water.

Enhanced melting of Northern Greenland in a warm climate

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 05:40 AM PST

Scientists show how the northern part of the Greenland ice sheet might be very vulnerable to a warming climate.

The year 2040: Double the pollen, double the allergy suffering?

Posted: 09 Nov 2012 05:37 AM PST

With this year's unseasonably warm temperatures and extended seasons, many have coined 2012 as being the worst for allergies. But if you thought your symptoms were worse than ever, just wait until the year 2040. According to a new study, pollen counts are expected to more than double by 2040.

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