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- AGU journal highlights -- Jan. 31, 2012
( American Geophysical Union ) Featured in this release are research papers on the following topics: "Fine, jagged ash increased Eyjafjallajökull volcano's influence," "Geological evidence for past earthquakes in Tokyo region," "Much irrigation water comes from non-sustainable sources," "Greenland's pronounced glacier retreat not irreversible," "New record from stalagmites shows climate history ...
accuracy carbon dating 06 Feb 2012 - Letters: Weissenberg Remembrance; Twinkies
Melissa Block and Audie Cornish read emails from listeners.
accuracy carbon dating 06 Feb 2012 - Weizmann Institute and Max Planck Society establish a joint center for archaeology and anthropology
( Weizmann Institute of Science ) The agreement for the establishment of new Max Planck -- Weizmann Institute of Science Center in the Field of Integrative Archaeology and Anthropology is being signed today at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot.
accuracy carbon dating 06 Feb 2012 - New GEOLOGY articles online Jan. 23
( Geological Society of America ) New GEOLOGY articles posted ahead of print examine the role of climate warming in the Permian-Triassic mass extinction, documentation of one of the first examples of land-based magnetic lineations similar to those that characterize sea-floor spreading centers, evidence that the disappearance of the Indus Valley Civilization around 2000 BC may be linked to a ...
accuracy carbon dating 06 Feb 2012 - Weizmann and Max Planck Join Forces in Hi-Tech Archaeology Center [The Weizmann Wave]
Plaster from human dwellings or the signs of a long-abandoned animal enclosure? Tuesday's New York Times describes the collaboration between a chemist - structural biologist Prof. Steve Weiner, who is head of the Helen and Martin Kimmel Center for Archaeological Science at the Weizmann Institute - and American archaeologists. From China to the nearby site of biblical Gath, Weiner and his team ...
accuracy carbon dating 06 Feb 2012 - Scientist: Temperate freshwater wetlands are 'forgotten' carbon sinks
( Ohio State University ) A new study comparing the carbon-holding power of freshwater wetlands has produced measurements suggesting that wetlands in temperate regions are more valuable as carbon sinks than current policies imply, according to researchers.
accuracy carbon dating 06 Feb 2012
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