http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. An ancient woolly rhinoceros skeleton has enabled scientists to calculate the average temperature of Britain 42, 000 years ago. http://phys.org/news281781890.html Other Sciences Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:45:51 EST news281781890 Arctic reindeer have no problems with snowstorms but are badly affected by rain, a finding that has implications for assessing how climate change affects wildlife, a study on Wednesday says. http://phys.org/news267850011.html Biology Wed, 26 Sep 2012 04:00:02 EST news267850011 Insulated in a luxuriously thick winter coat, reindeer are perfectly prepared for the gripping cold of an Arctic winter. But the pelt doesn't just keep the cold out, it keeps the warmth in too: which is fine when the animals are resting, but what happens when they are active and generating heat? Usain Bolt would never sprint in a fur coat so how do exercising reindeer avoid overheating? http://phys.org/news238906073.html Biology Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:48:07 EST news238906073 Researchers have discovered that the ultraviolet (UV) light that causes the temporary but painful condition of snow blindness in humans is life-saving for reindeer in the arctic. http://phys.org/news225600017.html Biology Thu, 26 May 2011 03:40:50 EST news225600017 Scientists have found that our cousins the Neanderthal employed sophisticated hunting strategies similar to the tactics used much later by modern humans. The new findings come from the analysis of subtle chemical variations in reindeer teeth. http://phys.org/news224759328.html Other Sciences Mon, 16 May 2011 10:09:09 EST news224759328 Sweden's controversial wolf hunt, which has sparked widespread criticism from environmentalists and legal action from the European Commission, ended with hunters failing to cull one of the 20 animals in the quota, officials said Wednesday. http://phys.org/news217076215.html Biology Wed, 16 Feb 2011 10:57:43 EST news217076215 (PhysOrg.com) -- A spectacular Christmas image of a 'Rudolph' blood vessel in the brain has emerged as part of an experiment at Newcastle University. http://phys.org/news212248267.html Other Sciences Wed, 22 Dec 2010 14:40:02 EST news212248267 Rudolph, Donner, Blitzen and their caribou cousins might not be around much longer if global warming and industrial development in their boreal forest homes continues. http://phys.org/news211562515.html Biology Tue, 14 Dec 2010 15:40:13 EST news211562515 A team made up of members of the University of Oviedo (UO) and the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) have gathered together all findings of the woolly mammoth, the woolly rhinoceros and the reindeer in the Iberian Peninsula to show that, although in small numbers, these big mammals, prehistoric indicators of cold climates, already lived in this territory some 150,000 years ago. http://phys.org/news203076360.html Other Sciences Tue, 07 Sep 2010 11:30:07 EST news203076360 In the far northern reaches of the Arctic, day versus night often doesn't mean a whole lot. During parts of the year, the sun does not set; at other times, it's just the opposite. A new study reported online on March 11th in Current Biology shows that Arctic reindeer have come up with a solution to living under those extreme conditions: They've abandoned use of the internal clock that drives the daily biological rhythms in other organisms. http://phys.org/news187537529.html Biology Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:46:11 EST news187537529 Arctic reindeer herders are facing the challenges of adapting to climate change as a warmer Arctic climate makes it harder for herds to find food and navigate. To help them adapt, the ESA-backed Polar View initiative is providing them with satellite-based snow maps. http://phys.org/news157817892.html Space & Earth Wed, 01 Apr 2009 15:18:49 EST news157817892