Environment & Geology

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Chemistry World March 15, 2009 Lewis Brindley	Age of Photosynthesis Questioned Photosynthesis could have been flourishing on Earth nearly a billion years earlier than previously thought, according to a study by American geochemists.
Chemistry World March 6, 2009 Rebecca Trager	Bush-era environmental regulations challenged After less than a month in charge, the Obama administration is distinguishing itself from the policies of Bush in many areas affecting public health and the environment.
Chemistry World March 2009 Emma Davies	Fruits of the forest Last summer a team of UK scientists dragged the contents of their lab out into the jungle, to analyse the local atmosphere.
Science News March 14, 2009 Janet Ralof	March Of The Hungry Penguins Fourteen of the world's 18 penguin species are in dire straits.
Scientific American March 2009 David Appell	Can "Assisted Migration" Save Species from Global Warming? As the world warms up, some species cannot move to cooler climes in time to survive. Camille Parmesan thinks humans should help even if it means creating invasive species
Scientific American March 2009 Michael Tennesen	Invasive Earthworms Denude Forests in U.S. Great Lakes Region Worms, such as the night crawler, eat leaf litter which acts as a rooting medium for new growth
Popular Mechanics February 15, 2009 Karen Rowan	Predicting Earthquakes: Scientists Use Satellites and Drills to Follow a Force of Nature The awesome energy unleashed by earthquakes is something geologists still struggle to understand. To gather information on how the Earth moves, scientists use drills and GPS satellites.
Science News February 28, 2009 Sid Perkins	Book Review: Sand: The Never-Ending Story By Michael Welland Sand, despite what one character in the film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind claims, is more than just tiny little rocks.
Popular Mechanics February 4, 2009 Douglas Fox	Redoubt Volcano's Rumblings Threaten The World's Third Largest Air Cargo Hub Twenty years ago KLM flight 867 made an emergency landing after encountering Volcano Redoubt's ash. With recent rumblings from the ominous volcano, can vulcanologists prevent future Redoubt-caused flight interference?
Science News February 14, 2009 Lonnie Thompson	Receding Glaciers Erase Records Of Climate History Ice masses on the tops of mountains -- sticking out in the free atmosphere -- have been collecting climate data and storing them, in many cases for very long periods.
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