Science News / Obama's New Directive On Energy Efficiency
President Obama gave a brief lunch-time pep talk to Department of Energy staff today. It contained a lot of the bromides that he spouted during his campaign. Like the fact that we must end the tyranny of oil, spark the creation of a clean energy ... [... more]
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Planetary Rings (Cambridge Planetary Science)
 Book Description: A summary of the present understanding of planetary rings, including results from the Cassini space mission to Saturn. Highlighted topics include Saturn's F ring, Neptune's rings, Jupiter's rings, stochastic models, ring age and [... more]
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Introduction to Planetary Science: The Geological ...
This textbook is intended to be used in a lecture course for college students majoring in Earth Sciences. Planetary science provides an opportunity for these students to apply a wide range of subject matter pertaining to the Earth to the study of other [... more]
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Duck difficulties
Enlarge OPPOSITES ATTRACT?Mallard duck anatomy shows signs of an escalating battle of the sexes. The male has a long phallus (bottom), but the female genitals (top) corkscrew in the opposite direction.P. Brennan That kind of scenario might have ... [... more]
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Science News / Time To Chill
New fossil finds from an ancient lake indicate when Antarctica dipped below freezing Well-preserved fossils deposited in the sediments of an Antarctic lake about 14 million years ago pin down when a large part of the now-icy continent most ... [... more]
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Science News / Water's Role In Martian Chemistry ...
As mission nears end, Phoenix Mars Lander finds chemical surprises Perched on a vast plain above the arctic circle of the Red Planet, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has found new evidence that liquid water was once present in the north polar region ... [... more]
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Science News / New Angles On Mercury
New images of the planet provide more glimpses of Mercury's mysteries In the early morning hours of October 7, a small galactic wanderer turned its antennae toward Earth and transmitted secrets about the solar system's smallest planet - Mercury. ... [... more]
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Science News / Huge Cyclone Churns At Saturn's North Pole
The closest look yet at the ringed planet's poles offers detailed views of massive storms, with strange differences between north and south. Hurricanes Ike and Katrina can't hold a candle to the giant storm centers on Saturn. Planetary scientists ... [... more]
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Science News / 2008: Science News Of The Year
Home / January 3rd, 2009; Vol.175 #1 / Feature 2008: Science news of the year Science News editors and writers survey the top news from the world of science in 2008. The selected stories are featured in this year-end issue, with links to the ... [... more]
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Planetary Science: The Science of Planets Around Stars
-- An introductory text for advanced undergraduates or postgraduate students taking courses in planetary science.-- Brings together the various disciplines needed for a thorough understanding of the subject.-- Twelve chapters and 30 detailed topics [... more]
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Proceedings Of The Ninth Lunar And Planetary Science ...
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Our Amazing INNER PLANETS Planetary Science Kit
Features: 5 models of the planets and the moon--all to scale, snap-together--no glue needed paints and brushes color painting guide and 32-page planetary science book 4 display stands plus moon arm stick on labels and giant full 36" x 12" sun [... more]
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