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The Rock That Vacuums Up Carbon Dioxide

There's an igneous rock called peridotite that can sponge carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and store it in mineral form. Weirdly, almost no one is talking about it. More »

01/03/10

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By Alex Eichler

#madscience

Outrun Global Warming By Moving 5 Miles North in the 2010s

It turns out you can outrun global warming - if you move your ecosystem about a half-mile closer to one of the poles every year. A new study suggests you scoot your farm slightly north or south next spring. More »

12/31/09

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By Tim Barribeau

#science

The Year's Most Controversial Science Discoveries

2009 saw plenty of scientific discoveries — 44-million-year-old hominid Ardi, water on the moon — but some of what we learned wasn't as awesome as we'd hoped. LiveScience takes a look at the news that caused scientific controversy this year. More »

12/28/09

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By Sonia Zjawinski

#decadeinreview

Ten Science Stories That Changed Our Decade

There is no doubt that science has become more like science fiction in the past decade, with amazing innovations and discoveries that increased our understanding of the universe. We list ten of the biggest science stories from the past decade. More »

12/18/09

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By Lauren Davis

#iceage

There Could Be an Ice Age Two Months from Now

Everyone knows disaster movies are totally unrealistic — massive climate change doesn't just happen in a few months, right? Wrong. Some Canadian scientists have figured out that it did once, and very easily could again. More »

12/02/09

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By Ed Grabianowski

#megaenvironmentalism

The Splendor of Greenland's Ice Sheet Crumbling Away

For the past several years, scientists have been tracking the transformation of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Now it's shrinking faster than ever, and a new study proves it has lost 1500 gigatons of mass from 2000 to 2008. More »

11/13/09

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By Annalee Newitz

#ecodystopia

A Deadly Fungus Is Stalking This Creature

This alien-looking creature is actually a newly discovered species of tree frog, Ecnomiohyla rabborum. And now it's one of 47,000 species on the latest endangered-species list. The culprit is an aggressive fungal infestation, introduced into the frog's habitat. More »

11/04/09

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By Charlie Jane Anders

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During the Ice Ages, An Arctic Paradise Bloomed

This incredible map shows "Beringa," a region that existed millions of years ago during the Ice Ages. What it reveals is that, oddly, far northern regions like the Yukon and Siberia were hotbeds of ice-free life. More »

10/30/09

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By Annalee Newitz

#evolution

"Dead Zone" Microbes Survive Without Oxygen - And Could Live In Space

Researchers have mapped the genome of a microbe that thrives in oxygen-deprived areas of the ocean known as "dead zones." These creatures are increasing, and their ability to live without oxygen might make them perfect space-dwellers. More »

10/22/09

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By Tim Barribeau

#madscience

Sydney Dust Storm Proves Geoengineering the Oceans Could Work

Scientists commissioned to track the effects of the Sydney dust storm have found something intriguing - a massive growth spurt in nearby ocean algae growth, which could help counteract global warming. Could the storm be proof-of-concept for geoengineering the oceans? More »

10/08/09

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By Tim Barribeau

#climatechange

Want To See Climate Change In Action? Google It

Wondering how you too can warn people about the dangers of global warning? Google have created a way to make all of us into mini-Al Gores, by adding an Estimated Climate Change option to Google Earth. More »

09/27/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#afternoonreading

Why Supervillains Hate Global Warming

The melting of the polar ice caps has supervillains all in a panic. It's not just that global warming has stolen their thunder (though that doesn't help). The melting ice has also revealed their secret Arctic lairs. [The Onion]

09/18/09

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By Lauren Davis

#climateengineering

A Major Breakthrough In Cloud Engineering

Climate change is caused in part by airborne particles that make clouds more or less reflective - thus raising or lowering temperatures on Earth. Now scientists say there are chemicals from trees that could turn cloud reflectiveness up to maximum. More »

09/17/09

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By Annalee Newitz

#madscience

Geohackers Want to Transform the Sahara into a Forest

A group of scientists have a radical idea for combating climate change: terraforming the Sahara Desert and replacing it with a lush forest. But will its carbon capturing potential outweigh the negative ecological consequences? More »

09/16/09

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By Lauren Davis

#climatechange

Global Warming Will Make You Feel The Earth Move Under Your Feet

Climate change will do more to the planet than cause temperatures to rise, warn scientists. Warming oceans may also change the Earth's axis to shift - and possibly make the planet spin faster, as well. More »

08/21/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#insectroyalty

Cockroaches Have Already Dealt With Global Warming

As if surviving nuclear apocalypse wasn't enough, new research suggests that cockroaches are also prepared to make it through climate change, as well. Damn you, future insect overlords! More »

08/19/09

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By Graeme McMillan

#climatechange

Global Warming Gave Rise to the Inca Empire

Global warming often evokes images of melting icecaps, disappearing landmasses, and natural disasters. But the results aren't always so dire. For the Incas, global warming meant 400 years' prosperity and growth, allowing them to create a formidable empire. More »

07/29/09

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By Lauren Davis

#dystopia

California Will No Longer Yield Fruit in 100 Years

Warming winters in California mean that the state may no longer produce its fruit and nut crops in the 22nd century. A new study reveals that the state famous for its fields of delicious fruit could soon be barren. More »

07/22/09

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By Annalee Newitz

#globalwarming

Arctic Summers Could Be Ice-Free And Filled With Life By 2030

Arctic waters may look a lot less forbidding by 2030. New research suggests that the ice sheet on top of arctic waters will melt in summer, creating the perfect conditions for new life to take up summer residence there. More »

07/08/09

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By Stephen Goldmeier

#evolution

Shrinking Sheep Shocker

Scottish sheep are shrinking! Each new generation of sheep on the Scottish island of Hirta are smaller than the last. Shorter, warmer winters, caused by climate change, are tampering with normal sheep evolution. More »

07/02/09

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By Stephen Goldmeier

#madchemistry