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Increased melting of the Greenland Ice Sheet and other ice losses worldwide have helped to move the North Pole several centimeters east each year since 2005
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Richard A. Lovett
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Nature magazine
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May 14, 2013 |
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The rate of aftershocks following the August 23, 2011, quake increased sharply as Irene passed by, suggesting that ground disturbances from large storms might be strong enough to prompt tremors
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Richard A. Lovett
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Nature magazine
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Apr 22, 2013 |
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| Energy & Sustainability
Pressure changes cause the precious metal to deposit each time the crust moves, a new study finds. The insight suggests that remote sensing could be used to find new deposits in rocks where fault jogs are common
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Richard A. Lovett
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Nature magazine
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Mar 18, 2013 |
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| Energy & Sustainability
The tagged animals traveled to and took measurements from a fourth known source of bottom water, a crucial oceanic heat sink
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Richard A. Lovett
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Nature magazine
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Feb 25, 2013 |
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| Energy & Sustainability
Contraceptives and antidepressants can reduce fish reaction times and reproductive rates
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Richard A. Lovett
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Nature magazine
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Nov 16, 2012 |
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| Energy & Sustainability
The landmark environmental law has spurred significant progress but the nation's waterways now are threatened by sea-level rise and ocean acidification—unknown in 1972
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Richard A. Lovett
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Nature magazine
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Nov 14, 2012 |
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Canada and the U.S. are starting to restrict the use of blood-thinning rat poison to avoid its accumulation in birds of prey and other animals
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Richard A. Lovett
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Nature magazine
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Nov 14, 2012 |
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An ancient text suggests that an eighth-century jump in carbon 14 levels in trees could be explained by a previously unrecognized supernova explosion
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Richard A. Lovett
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Nature magazine
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Jun 27, 2012 |