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Irrigation

Irrigation's Cooling Effects May Mask Warming in Some Regions -- For Now

by Staff
Science Daily/ The Earth Institute at Columbia University, 09.08.2010

 Are the effects of climate change temporarily masked by widespread irrigation?
 
asteroid

NASA panel weighs asteroid danger

by Eugenie Samuel Reich
naturenews, 09.08.2010

 What is the real threat of a deadly collision from space?
 
school ahead

Forget What You Know About Good Study Habits

by Benedict Carey
The New York Times, 09.07.2010

 Do you have "good" study habits -- a secluded, quiet place, a particular hour for work? Research shows these commonly accepted plans may not actually be best for remembering material.
 
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High-Speed Filter Uses Electrified Nanostructures to Purify Water at Low Cost

by Staff
Science Daily/Stanford University, 09.01.2010

 Cheap, simple, and more than 80,000 times faster than other filtration methods, a new silver and cotton filter promises to change the way water is cleaned in the developing world.
 
Feast

The First Feast?

by Michael Balter
ScienceNOW, 08.30.2010

 When did fine dining become an event beyond simple survival? Archaeologists in Israel may have a clue.
 
better fish?

Why Fish in the Arctic Don’t Freeze

by Duncan Geere
Wired.co.uk, 08.26.2010

 A natural antifreeze in the bloodstream of Arctic fish keeps them from freezing solid.
 
Extrasolar planet (artist's rendering). Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA)

One Big Family: Exoplanet System Hosts at Least 5, and Possibly 7, New Worlds

by John Matson
Scientific American, 08.24.2010

 A planetary system 125 light-years away could represent the largest collection of known worlds outside the solar system
 
Ant

Desert Dwellers on a Fast-Food Diet

by Sheila Prakash
The New York Times, 08.23.2010

 “Corpor Esurit,” a work by Elizabeth Demaray at Exit Art, involves red harvester ants being given an all-McDonald’s diet for a month.
 
P=NP "The Explainer" MIT

Step 1: Post Elusive Proof. Step 2: Watch Fireworks.

by John Markoff
The New York Times, 08.16.2010

 Online collaboration is changing the way theories are challenged, proven and dis-proven by bringing together expert minds.
 
Grand Canyon. Credit: Michael Quinn, National Park Service

Outdoors and Out of Reach, Studying the Brain

by Matt Richtel
The New York Times, 08.15.2010

 A group of neuroscientists and psychology researchers unwind on a trip in the wilderness to try and understand first-hand how technology affects attention.
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