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Large Iceberg Breaks Off Pine Island, Antarctica
A large iceberg has just broken off from Pine Island Glacier in Antarctica. Several different processes can cause an iceberg to form, or 'calve', such as action from winds and waves, the ice shelf grows too large to support part of itself or a collision with an older iceberg. A 34-year long study of the glacier has shown that a large iceberg breaks off roughly every 5-10 years. The last event was in 2001. 'Frozen' Natural Gas Discovered At Unexpectedly Shallow Depths Below S
An international team of research scientists has reported greater knowledge of how gas hydrate deposits form in nature, subsequent to a scientific ocean-drilling expedition off Canada's western coast. Gas hydrate, largely natural gas, may significantly impact global climate change. The research team, supported by the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program (IODP), published their peer-reviewed findings, "Gas Hydrate Transect Across Northern Cascadia Margin,"in theAug. 15, 2006, edition of EOS, published by the American Geophysical Union. Chemical Library Aids In Developing Drug System For Nerve Damage
A researcher studying drug design for nerve damage therapies has gotten her answer to questions by following some old advice: she used the library. Major Colorectal Cancer Screening Study Enters Last Phase Of Recruitme
Having recently enrolled the 4,000th study participant, researchers want to emphasize that there is still an opportunity for an additional 400 people to participate in this trial before recruitment stops at the end of May. Stronger Leg Muscles Can Protect Against Knee Osteoarthritis
Stronger quadriceps muscles in the legs can help protect against cartilage loss behind the kneecap, according to Mayo Clinic researchers presenting preliminary study data at the American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting on Nov. 15. The Infinite Arcade
Forget plastic discs. Downloading games to your console is the new way to play -- and it could revive the industry. By David Kushner from Wired magazine. Impact Of Arctic Heat Wave Stuns Climate Change Researchers
Unprecedented warm temperatures in the High Arctic this past summer were so extreme that researchers with a climate change project have begun revising their forecasts. From their camp on Melville Island last July, where they recorded air temperatures over 20ºC (in an area with July temperatures that average 5ºC), the team watched in amazement as water from melting permafrost a meter below ground lubricated the topsoil, causing it to slide down slopes, clearing everything in its path and thrusting up ridges at the valley bottom "that piled up like a rug,"according to one of the scientists. Earthquake 'Pulses' Could Predict Tsunami Impact
The magnitude 9.2 earthquake that triggered a devastating tsunami in the Indian Ocean in December of 2004 originated just off the coast of northern Sumatra, but an "energy pulse"-- an area where slip on the fault was much greater -- created the largest waves, some 100 miles from the epicenter. Seismologists have mapped these energy pulses for Sumatra and are trying to learn more about them to predict better when and where tsunamis may occur. Gene Chip Technology Shows Potential For Identifying Life-threatening
Right now there's no rapid way to diagnose sepsis, a fast-moving blood infection that is a leading cause of death in hospital intensive care units. New research at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis suggests that doctors one day could quickly distinguish sepsis from widespread non-infectious inflammation based on genetic profiles of patients' blood. [Funny] A referee has sent himself off in an English amateur league ma
Andy Wain had to abandon the Sunday league match between Peterborough North End and a Royal Mail side in the 63rd minute after throwing down his whistle and marching up to confront North End's keeper.
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