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Is a Mini Ice Age Coming? 'Maunder Minimum' Spurs Controversy
Live Science - 18 Jul 2015 13:51
A scientist who claims waning solar activity in the next 15 years will trigger what some are calling a mini ice age has revived talk about the effects of man-made versus natural disruptors to Earth's climate.
Sea Creatures Make Brighter Clouds to Cool the Earth
Live Science - 18 Jul 2015 13:45
Green globs of little critters in the ocean are responsible for half of the cloud droplets that cover the Southern Ocean during the summer - the link between the critters and clouds provides needed insight for predicting...
This Week's Awesome Stories from Around the Web (Through Jul 18)
Singularity Hub - 18 Jul 2015 17:21
ROBOTICS: Forces of nature: Biomimicry in robotics Stuart Nathan | The Engineer "For example, the processes - the combination of systems of sensors, muscles and brain [and other organs that process information]...
Mysterious Ice Plains Spotted on Pluto (Video)
Live Science - 18 Jul 2015 05:48
The engimatic flat region, which researchers have dubbed "Sputnik Planum," is broken into cell-like blocks and harbors mysterious pitted terrain and dark streaks of material that may have been deposited by Plutonian wind...