News tagged with andes mountains
Scientists find microbes in lava tube living in conditions like those on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from Oregon has collected microbes from ice within a lava tube in the Cascade Mountains and found that they thrive in cold, Mars-like conditions.
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Dec 15, 2011 |
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Glaciers help high-latitude mountains grow taller
Glaciers can help actively growing mountains become higher by protecting them from erosion, according to a University of Arizona-led research team.
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Sep 15, 2010 |
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Warbling wrens don't just tweet, they sing duets
(AP) -- They may not be Sonny and Cher, but certain South American birds sing duets, taking turns as the tune goes along. "Calling it a love song is probably too strong a word," says researcher Eric S. Fortune ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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2,300-year climate record suggests severe tropical droughts as northern temperatures rise
A 2,300-year climate record University of Pittsburgh researchers recovered from an Andes Mountains lake reveals that as temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere rise, the planet's densely populated tropical ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 11, 2011 |
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Does the central Andean backarc have the potential for a great earthquake?
The region east of the central Andes Mountains has the potential for larger scale earthquakes than previously expected, according to a new study posted online in the May 8th edition of Nature Geoscience. Previo ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 08, 2011 |
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Human virus linked to deaths of endangered mountain gorillas
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, a virus that causes respiratory disease in humans has been linked to the deaths of wild mountain gorillas, reports a team of researchers in the United States and Africa.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Dwarfism gene linked to protection from cancer and diabetes
A 22-year study of abnormally short individuals suggests that growth-stunting mutations also may stunt two of humanity's worst diseases.
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Microbial Life in Mars Analog Lakes
The first microbiological survey of Mars analog lakes in Western Australia is offering new evidence of the diverse life that could have once thrived on Mars.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 22, 2010 |
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Colombia volcano rumbles back to life
Officials in southern Colombia have issued a code orange alert for the newly-active Galeras volcano which they said could erupt in a matter of days or weeks, according to the state-run Geological and Mining ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Nov 01, 2009 |
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Andes Mountains Are Older Than Previously Believed
(PhysOrg.com) -- The geologic faults responsible for the rise of the eastern Andes mountains in Colombia became active 25 million years ago—18 million years before the previously accepted start date for the ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
May 15, 2009 |
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Planned dams in Amazon may have largely negative ecosystem impact
The Andean Amazon is becoming a major frontier for new hydroelectric dams, but an analysis of the potential impacts of these planned projects suggests that there may be serious ecological concerns to take into account. The ...
Apr 18, 2012 |
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Rapid retreat of Chile glacier captured in images
(AP) -- Researchers in Chile released a series of time-lapse photos Wednesday showing the dramatic retreat of a glacier in Patagonia.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Grizzly bears still need protecting, US court rules
Conservationists welcomed a US appeals court ruling that grizzly bears still need protecting, after federal authorities sought to have them taken off an endangered species list.
Nov 23, 2011 |
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New Saudi Arabias of solar energy: Himalaya Mountains, Andes, Antarctica
Mention prime geography for generation of solar energy, and people tend to think of hot deserts. But a new study concludes that some of the world's coldest landscapes -- including the Himalaya Mountains, the ...
Oct 12, 2011 |
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There's no magic number for saving endangered species
A new study offers hope for species such as the Siberian Tiger that might be considered 'too rare to save', so long as conservation efforts can target key threats.
May 16, 2011 |
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