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Old maps and dead clams help solve coastal boulder mystery
Perched atop the sheer coastal cliffs of Ireland's Aran Islands, ridges of giant boulders have puzzled geologists for years. What forces could have torn these rocks from the cliff edges high above sea level and deposited them far inland? (2012-05-01)

Scientists develop new technique that could improve heart attack prediction
An award-winning research project, funded by the British Heart Foundation (BHF), has tested a new imaging method which could help improve how doctors predict a patient's risk of having a heart attack. (2012-04-25)

AGU: Venice hasn't stopped sinking after all
The water flowing through Venice's famous canals laps at buildings a little higher every year - and not only because of a rising sea level. Although previous studies had found that Venice has stabilized, new measurements indicate that the historic city continues to slowly sink, and even to tilt slightly to the east. (2012-03-21)

Earth's past gives clues to future changes
Scientists are a step closer to predicting when and where earthquakes will occur after taking a fresh look at the formation of the Andes, which began 45 million years ago. (2011-11-28)

Darwin's butterflies!? Spectacular species radiation in the Caribbean studied with 'DNA barcoding'
In one of the first taxonomic revisions of Neotropical butterflies that utilizes 'DNA barcoding', Andrei Sourakov (University of Florida, Florida Museum of Natural History) and Evgeny Zakharov (University of Guelph, Canadian Centre for DNA Barcoding at the Biodiversity Institute of Ontario) uncovered a spectacular degree of evolutionary divergence within the satyrine butterfly genus Calisto. (2011-08-26)

Diamond Impurities Bonanza for Geologists Studying Earth's History
Jewelers abhor diamond impurities, but they are a bonanza for scientists. (2011-07-26)

Scripps researchers discover new force driving Earth's tectonic plates
Bringing fresh insight into long-standing debates about how powerful geological forces shape the planet, from earthquake ruptures to mountain formations, scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have identified a new mechanism driving Earth's massive tectonic plates. (2011-07-07)

Powerful new ways to electronically mine research may lead to scientific breakthroughs
The Internet has become not only a tool for disseminating knowledge through scientific publications, but it also has the potential to shape scientific research through expanding the field of metaknowledge-the study of knowledge itself. (2011-02-11)

New model by University of Nevada for how Nevada gold deposits formed may help in gold exploration
A team of University of Nevada, Reno and University of Nevada, Las Vegas researchers have devised a new model for how Nevada's gold deposits formed, which may help in exploration efforts for new gold deposits. (2011-02-04)

Geologist's discoveries resolve debate about oxygen in Earth's mantle
While there continues to be considerable debate among geologists about the availability of oxygen in the Earth's mantle, recent discoveries by a University of Rhode Island scientist are bringing resolution to the question. (2010-12-15)