Sprites are large scale electrical discharges that occur high above thunderstorm clouds, or cumulonimbus, giving rise to  varied range of visual shapes flickering in the night sky. They are triggered by the discharges of positive lightning between an...
Topics: Uncategorized

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A 35-mile rift in the desert of Ethiopia will likely become a new ocean eventually, researchers now confirm.In 2005, a gigantic, 35-mile-long rift broke open the desert ground in Ethiopia. At the time, some geologists believed the rift was the beginning..
Topics: oceans

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  Google unveiled a free navigation system for mobile phones in a move seen as a potential challenge to the makers of standalone GPS navigation devices.US telecom carrier Verizon Wireless and US handset maker Motorola announced simultaneously...
Topics: GPS

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Hurricanes leave their mark with more than just wind damage and flooded lives. According to a research in the North Atlantic Ocean, these powerful storms also make a small but detectable mark on the rhythm of the Earth’s background noise.The...
Topics: earth, Ecosystem

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Culture, not just genes, can drive evolutionary outcomes, according to a study  that compares individualist and group-oriented societies across the globe.The study looks at the interplay across 29 countries of two sets of data, one genetic and the other.
Topics: BIODIVERSITY

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