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E-Blast Thursday 04.04.13 Breaking Story In Last Great Age of Warmth, Carbon Dioxide at Work ... But Not Alone Today's Video The Synergy Project: Sacred Intersections Picture of the Day Invasive Crabs Help Cape Cod Marshes New Today on Science360 Radio 'Genetics, Computational Biology & Social Behavior' - Hans Hofmann, UT-Austin Latest News Thin, Low Arctic Clouds Played An Important Role In Widespread 2012 Greenland Ice Sheet Melt Study finds that low-level, thin clouds allowed solar energy to pass through to Greenland's surface, but were thick enough to "trap" some of the heat turned back by the snow and ice on the ground. Green Pea Galaxies Could Help Astronomers Understand Early Universe The rare Green Pea galaxies discovered by the general public in 2007 could help confirm astronomers' understanding of reionization, a pivotal stage in the evolution of the early universe. Rising Temperature Difference Between Hemispheres Could Dramatically Shift Rainfall Patterns In Tropics An often ignored consequence of global climate change is that the Northern Hemisphere is becoming warmer than the Southern Hemisphere, which could significantly alter tropical precipitation patterns. New in the Journals & Magazines PHYSICS: Positrons Galore NEW SCIENTIST: Spaceborne Dark Matter Hunter Sees Telltale Antimatter PLOS: How The Worm Turns, In Molecular Detail POPULAR SCIENCE: The Most Powerful Supercomputer Of 2009 Is Already Obsolete SCIENCE: North America Grew By Scarfing Up Earth's Crust What the Blogs Are Saying Today SCILOGS - The Importance Of Defining Terms ANTHROPOLOGY IN PRACTICE - The Global Connection At The Heart Of Baseball NOBEL INTENT - Solid Electrolyte May End The Catastrophic Failures Of Lithium Batteries BAD ASTRONOMY - Curiosity's Parachute Flaps In The Martian Wind THE PHYSICS ARXIV BLOG - The Paper-And-Pencil Cosmological Calculator Science360 Network: News Radio Video iPad

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