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[News of the Week] Oil Resources: Splitting the Difference Between Oil Pessimists and Optimists

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From RICHARD A. KERR, Science,  19 Nov 2009

[News of the Week] Planetary Science: Yes, There's Ice on the Moon—But How Much, and What Use Is It?

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From RICHARD A. KERR, Science,  19 Nov 2009

A Silent Killer in Bangladesh Wells

Every day, millions of people in Bangladesh drink poisoned water. Wells all over the country tap into shallow aquifers with high concentrations of arsenic. Now researchers report that they've figured out the cause of this contamination. High and dry. ...

From RICHARD KERR, Science,  16 Nov 2009
Related Topics: Massachusetts Institute of Technology

The Moon Is Wet!

Thar she blows. The LCROSS impact lofted a puff of bright dust (center of squares) containing water and ice that had been buried for eons. After several decades of controversy, scientists now know that over billions of years, water from who knows ...

From RICHARD A. KERR, Science,  13 Nov 2009
Related Topics: NASA,  University of Texas,  Mercury

[News Focus] Climate Change: Amid Worrisome Signs of Warming, ‘Climate Fatigue’ Sets In

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From RICHARD A. KERR, Science,  12 Nov 2009

More Support for Human Role in Chinese Quake

When the Wenchuan earthquake killed some 80,000 people in southwest China in May of last year, suspicion immediately fell on the reservoir behind the nearby Zipingpu Dam. Seismologists knew that several hundred million tons of water had filled the ...

From RICHARD A. KERR, Science,  6 Nov 2009

[News of the Week] Space Physics: Tying Up the Solar System With a Ribbon of Charged Particles

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From RICHARD A. KERR, Science,  15 Oct 2009

[News Focus] Profile: Veerabhadran Ramanathan: From Burning Dung To Global Warming And Back Again

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From RICHARD A. KERR, Science,  15 Oct 2009

[News of the Week] Planetary Science: Lunar Mission: A Slam, But Was It a Dunk?

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From RICHARD A. KERR, Science,  15 Oct 2009

Moon Impact: NASA Plays Down Lack of Fireworks

NASA officials and scientists spent the better part of an hour in this morning's press conference patting themselves on the back. The LCROSS mission in search of lunar water was a great success, they said, all the while ignoring a very large elephant ...

From RICHARD A. KERR, Science,  9 Oct 2009
Related Topics: NASA

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