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Science Stories Archive for 2001

Carbon has been stored in forests throughout North America, Europe, and Asia

Carbon in Forests

Release Date:
12/11/2001

 The Sun's Chilly Impact on Earth

Ice Age

Release Date:
12/07/2001

 First Measurements of Seasonal Snow Depth on Mars

Snow on Mars

Release Date:
12/06/2001

 Mars Was Once All Wet

Oceans on Mars

Release Date:
11/29/2001
The Sun's Dark Secret: How Sunspots Pull Themselves Together

Sun Spots

Release Date:
11/06/2001

 2001 Ozone Hole About the Same Size as Past Three Years

Ozone

Release Date:
10/16/2001

 Study of the Ozone Over Time

TOMS Antarctic Ozone

Release Date:
09/26/2001

 Large amounts of dust move westward from the African coast

Dust

Release Date:
08/28/2001
Globe of the Earth showing Ozone levels

Mesopotamia

Release Date:
08/15/2001

 Globe of the Earth showing Ozone levels

Mt. Pinatubo

Release Date:
06/18/2001

 Microbes and the dust they ride on pose potential health risks.

Microbes and Dust

Release Date:
06/13/2001

 Top-Down view of the Capitol in Washington, D.C.

Earth Day 2001

Release Date:
04/20/2001
The oceans regulate the planet's biological well being. But water alone is not enough. Life in its most common forms demands a ready supply of a particular element if it's to thrive: carbon.

Biosphere

Release Date:
03/27/2001

 NEAR views the Asteriod Eros

EROS

Release Date:
02/05/2001

 A flat image of the Earth shows waifs of water vapor hovering over the equitorial region

Climate

Release Date:
01/30/2001

 Antarctica

Ice Shelves

Release Date:
01/17/2001


Other Science Story Archive Years
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2002
2001
2000
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