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January 30, 2014

Is there an ocean beneath our feet?
Liverpool, UK (SPX) Jan 30, 2014
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have shown that deep sea fault zones could transport much larger amounts of water from the Earth's oceans to the upper mantle than previously thought. Water is carried mantle by deep sea fault zones which penetrate the oceanic plate as it bends into the subduction zone. Subduction, where an oceanic tectonic plate is forced beneath another plate, causes large earthquakes such as the recent Tohoku earthquake, as well as many earthquakes that occur hundreds o ... read more

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				Hong Kong to cull 20,000 chickens after H7N9 found Hong Kong will cull approximately 20,000 chickens after discovering the H7N9 avian influenza virus in a batch of poultry imported from mainland China, authorities said Monday. ... more		No-till soybean fields give (even some rare) birds a foothold in Illinois Researchers report in a new study that several bird species - some of them relatively rare - are making extensive use of soybean fields in Illinois. The team found significantly more birds and a gre ... more

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Chinese scientists pinpoint source of Yangtze's main tributary

Russian EVA re-attempting installation of Earth-observing cameras

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How a South American tree adapts to volcanic soils

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Boeing And UAE To Look at Biofuels From Desert Plants

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Small-Body Robot Review Charts Path From Module Design to System-Level Co-Design

Drone Radar Over Alaska and Wyoming Points Way to Buried Ice on Mars

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Limited water predicted west of the Continental Divide

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Locust genome exposes "hundreds" of pesticide targets

Cargill invests in Ukraine grain giant

West Virginia starts lifting water ban

US 'superweeds' epidemic shines spotlight on GMOs

Geography has impact on grapevine moth's success in French vineyards

Europe to suffer from more severe and persistent droughts

Ancient Cambodian city's intensive land use led to extensive environmental impacts

EU policy is driving up demand for pollination faster than honeybee numbers

Japan woman jailed over cow inflation: reports

Hundreds of thousands without water after US chemical spill

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Outside View: U.S. food safety a big issue in 2014

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Wanted: Billions of bees for European farms

Improper use of biocides in food production may endanger public health

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