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NPR: Atmospheric Dry Spell Eases Global Warming
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Publisher: National Public Radio
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This article from NPR explains why the effects of global warming may not have been noticeable during the past few years. The article warns that there are several factors, such as…
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123075836
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The Arctic Oscillation
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This webpage from the National Snow and Ice Data Center contains a brief summary of the arctic oscillation phenomenon. The text is accompanied by a diagram illustrating the…
http://nsidc.org/cryosphere/arctic-meteorology/weather_climate_patterns....
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Feeling that Cold Wind? Here's Why
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This New York Times article explains the abnormally cold temperatures in the United States in the winter of 2009 and 2010. The article says a changing pressure pattern called the…
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/weekinreview/10chang.html
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Topography Along the Enriquillo-Plaintain Garden Fault, Haiti
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This Earth Observatory image of the day shows the location of the faultline that caused the January 13 Haiti earthquake. The article includes a description of the event and an…
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/IOTD/view.php?id=42307
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Lasers light up blood-flow dynamics
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This article from Optics.org covers research in using laser speckle imaging techniques to map blood-flow velocity through tissue. The article discusses applications of the technology…
http://optics.org/article/25633
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The Army's Remote-Controlled Beetle
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This article from Technology Review discusses the new technology of controlling insects using cybernetic implants. It includes several pictures of a beetle with implanted equipment…
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Hoverflies: Nature's Shape Shifters
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This article from the University of Oxford covers the research analyzing the wings of a hoverfly in flight. It includes a video of the hoverfly and still images of the wings.
http://www.ox.ac.uk/media/science_blog/090514.html
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Tinker, Tailor, Robot, Fly
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This article from Harvard Magazine describes the development of the robotic fly. It discusses the history of the research and possible future applications of the technology.
http://harvardmagazine.com/2008/01/tinker-tailor-robot-fly
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Maple Seeds and Animals Exploit the Same Trick to Fly
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This article from Caltech describes how maple seeds spin as they fall to the ground. It also goes into the applications behind the research and includes a link to a video of the air…
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Invention at Play
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Explore the playful side of invention and the inventive side of play in Invention at Play, produced at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History. This is a…
http://invention.si.edu/tags/invention-play
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