Water is so common that we take it for granted. Yet water also has very strange properties compared to most other liquids. In addition to ordinary water and water vapor, …read more Source:: Science
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TRAPPIST-1 planets probably rich in water
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•A new study has found that planets orbiting the star TRAPPIST-1 are made mostly of rock, and some could hold more water than Earth. The planets’ densities suggest that some …read more Source:: Science
The ocean is losing its breath — here’s the global scope
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•In the past 50 years, the amount of water in the open ocean with zero oxygen has gone up more than fourfold. In coastal water bodies, including estuaries and seas, …read more Source:: Science
The origin of water’s unusual properties found
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•Using x-ray lasers, researchers have been able to map out how water fluctuates between two different states when it is cooled. At -44°C these fluctuations reach a maximum pointing to …read more Source:: Science
East Antarctic Ice Sheet has history of instability
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•The East Antarctic Ice Sheet locks away enough water to raise sea level an estimated 53 meters (174 feet). It’s also thought to be among the most stable, not gaining …read more Source:: Science
How a ‘shadow zone’ traps the world’s oldest ocean water
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•New research has revealed why the oldest water in the ocean in the North Pacific has remained trapped in a shadow zone around 2km below the sea surface for over …read more Source:: Science
Study shows how water could have flowed on ‘cold and icy’ ancient Mars
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•Research by planetary scientists finds that periodic melting of ice sheets on a cold early Mars would have created enough water to carve the ancient valleys and lakebeds seen on …read more Source:: Science
Old Faithful’s geological heart revealed
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•Scientists have mapped the near-surface geology around Old Faithful, revealing the reservoir of heated water that feeds the geyser’s surface vent and how the ground shaking behaves in between eruptions. …read more Source:: Science
What Earth’s climate system and topological insulators have in common
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•New research shows that equatorial waves — pulses of warm ocean water that play a role in regulating Earth’s climate — are driven by the same dynamics as the exotic …read more Source:: Science
Amount of water in stem cells can determine its fate as fat or bone
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•Adding or removing water from a stem cell can change the destiny of the cell to either pre-fat cells or pre-bone cells, researchers have discovered in a new study. …read more Source:: Science