Environment & Geology

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Chemistry World April 11, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Seawater Osmium Sizes up Meteorites Osmium isotopes in seawater sediment can be used to reveal ancient meteorite strikes, US-based scientists say.
Chemistry World April 9, 2008 Kira Welter	Rainforest emissions don't harm clean skies Atmospheric chemists have been overestimating the harmful effects of rainforests' hydrocarbon emissions, German scientists say.
Chemistry World April 7, 2008 Kira Welter	Industrial emissions boost pollution at coastlines Pollution along our coastlines is worsened by chemical reactions that occur when emissions from ships and heavy industry combine with ocean air, US scientists have found.
IEEE Spectrum April 2008 John Boyd	Electromagnetic Link Deep in the Earth Varies the Length of the Day Scientists find that 2600 kilometers down, the Earth is electrically conductive. The mineral responsible could point the way to new superconductors.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Wilson & Kliger	Environmental Health and Hurricane Katrina Examining Hurricane Katrina's toxic brew.
Wired February 25, 2008 Peter Schwartz	Humans Have Been Changing the Climate for Eons. That's Reason for Hope. Our epoch needs a new name. Scientists like Anthropocene to represent the era when people started messing up nature.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008 Barry E. DiGregorio	Climatologists and River Agency Butt Heads About Future of Southwest's Hydroelectric Power Will hydropower from Hoover Dam end in 2013, 2017, or just keep going?
Chemistry World March 7, 2008 Richard Van Noorden	Ditching Fossil Fuels Could Stretch Water Resources Running vehicles on alternatives to fossil fuels could stress scarce water resources, US scientists have warned.
IEEE Spectrum March 2008	Dust-Devil Dynamo Natural electric fields can play a role in determining the amount of dust that makes it into the atmosphere, influencing weather and climate.
AskMen.com Ross Bonander	5 Things You Didn't Know: Planet Earth After five years and more than $25 million, BBC's award-winning Natural History Unit presented the landmark documentary series Planet Earth. Here are five things you may not know about the making of the program.
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