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Arctic found to play unexpectedly large role in removing nitrogen
2016-10-26 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Areas of the Arctic play a larger role than previously thought in the global nitrogen cycle—the process responsible for keeping a critical element necessary for life flowing between the atmosphere, the land and oceans. The finding is reported in a new study of the continental shelf in the Arctic Ocean published Wednesday in the journal Nature Communications. In the new study, marine chemists and biologists from The University of Texas at Austin discovered that seabed microbes remove substa…
Nuclear power plant near Richland unexpectedly shut down
2016-03-29 11:16:43| Energy - Topix.net
Energy Northwest has unexpectedly shut down its nuclear power plant near Richland after operators received an indication that a system used to cool equipment wasn't working. The Tri-City Herald reports the Columbia Generating Station was shut down Monday after operators were alerted to problems with the system that uses water to provide cooling to heat exchangers and pumps, including those that control the power level of the reactor.
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US consumer prices unexpectedly drop
2015-09-16 17:00:34| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
US consumer prices unexpectedly drop for the first time in seven months says the US Department of Labor.
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Australian growth unexpectedly slow
2015-09-02 03:53:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Australia's GDP growth is slower than expected in the second quarter of the year as the economy struggled to gain momentum.
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Pending Sales of Existing Homes Unexpectedly Decline
2015-07-30 07:22:32| Real Estate - Topix.net
Fewer Americans signed contracts in June to buy previously owned homes, representing a pause in the housing market's momentum. The index of pending home sales unexpectedly fell 1.8%, the first drop this year, after a revised 0.6% increase in May that was smaller than initially reported, figures from the National Association of Realtors showed Wednesday in Washington.
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