Word: dust
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...turns out, is not as pristine as it looks: as it flowed to the sea over many thousands of years, it picked up mineral- rich dust that settled out of the atmosphere. As they melt, the bergs are releasing that highly nutritious dust, which feeds phytoplankton, a microscopic form of oceanic plant life on which shrimplike krill feed. The result, says Smith: "There is an accumulation of organisms around icebergs, and this goes through the food chain up to seabirds." The iceberg ecosystem could extend to seals and penguins as well, although there's no proof of that yet. With...
...McCain also managed to dust off a few of his old jokes, and even engage in some gallows humor. When one reporter asked about the bleak outlook for his campaign, McCain replied: "You mean, in the words of Chairman Mao, it's always darkest before it's totally black?" And as he left the event, McCain had one last gibe for the large press corps that had assembled as something of a death watch: "I look forward to the same turnout at every stop I make...
...none. One reason might be simply that Vesta is made of denser stuff, material that when it breaks away can remain intact through the long journey to Earth. "Ceres is not very thick," says Russell, "and whenever there's an impact, it knocks off ice and a lot of dust that doesn't survive the trip." That ice makes Ceres intriguing in its own way. At 590 miles (950 km) in diameter, it could be a surprisingly dynamic place, with an ice crust over a rocky interior and watery flows periodically resurfacing...
...alleged victim, known only as "A", has publicly voiced her wrath. After Mazuz announced the plea bargain, A told a press conference that the Attorney General had "cast her away like a grain of dust." The former presidential staffer detailed how Katsav allegedly advanced from making harassing phone calls - she claimed he demanded that she wear a skirt with no underwear to work - to locking her in the presidential office, pinning her against the desk and raping her. Katsav has denied A's allegations. Justice Ministry staffers were stunned by A's performance. "She said things in her press conference...
...Baqubah was strangely quiet as we flashed into town, an otherworldly convoy of dust-colored Stryker vehicles, bristling with gunners. Only a few small explosions could be heard in the distance; there was no small-arms fire. We stopped at a bombed-out medical clinic for a briefing, with operation maps leaned against a white ceramic tile wall, Odierno and his commanders sitting on boxes and camouflage-fabric campaign chairs in a tight semicircle. The news was good. The enemy was said to be caught in a tightening cordon. Local Sunni insurgents - they claimed to be members...