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May 18, 2012 10:32 -0400
Scanning the globe from the vantage point of the International Space Station is about more than the fantastic view. While cruising in low Earth orbit, the space station HICO and RAIDS Experiment Payload-Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean, or...
May 17, 2012 19:31 -0400
Scientists have discovered new information about the migration patterns of the first humans to settle the Americas. The studies identify the historical relationships among various groups of Native American and First Nations peoples and present the...
May 17, 2012 19:29 -0400
Researchers have confirmed the long-held belief that studying the genes we share with other animals is useful. The study shows how bioinformatics makes it possible to test the fundamental principles on which life science is built.

Mar 5, '10 09:40 EST james143
Currently we are living in the era of IT but unfortunately more than half of world population is illiterate. Out of those a few are computer and...
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Jan 7, '10 15:16 EST Amelia
Hi, I'm Amelia, the content administrator for OceanClimate. I'm sorry it's taken me so long to respond. I found this article on latent heat from...
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Jan 5, '10 16:51 EST
Hi, new here and hoping to find a listening ear. I was wondering, since I did some investigation in how fast I can study International Law to file a...
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Dec 19, '09 21:59 EST Beedy Parker
I have a question: How much of an effect on ocean and air temperature does the latent heat extracted by the melting of great quantities of Arctic (...
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Dec 16, '09 20:10 EST Robert Tulip
Finding an optimal path to reduce atmospheric carbon requires analysis of the homeostasis of a complex system. In human health, white blood cells...
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