News tagged with mountain
New insights on the origin of the Rocky Mountains
(PhysOrg.com) -- The formation of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado has always puzzled scientists. Some 600 miles inland and far removed from the nearest tectonic plate, the only comparable inland mountain range ...
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Feb 28, 2011 |
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Insects continue to threaten forests across Colorado
(PhysOrg.com) -- Although the mountain pine beetle epidemic has largely run its course in north-central Colorado, insect and disease activity continued to stress the state’s forests in 2010.
Feb 16, 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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Living fast but dying older is possible -- if you're a sheep
According to Dr Annette Baudisch of the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research in Rostock, Germany, current methods of comparing patterns of ageing are limited because they confound two different elements of ageing ...
Feb 15, 2011 |
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Tolerant species more upwardly mobile
Only a few invasive plant species succeed in mountain regions. A team including ETH ecologists have now explained, with a rule that applies all over the world, why some exotics are more successful than others ...
Feb 09, 2011 |
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Rare mountain gorilla twins born in Rwanda
A mountain gorilla in northern Rwanda gave birth to twins, a rare occurrence for an endangered species which counts fewer than 800 individuals, Rwandan media reported Monday.
Feb 07, 2011 |
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New national study finds mountain bike-related injuries down 56 percent
Mountain biking, also known as off-road biking, is a great way to stay physically active while enjoying nature and exploring the outdoors. The good news is that mountain biking-related injuries have decreased. A new study ...
Feb 03, 2011 |
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Scientists find that debris on certain Himalayan glaciers may prevent melting
A new scientific study shows that debris coverage -- pebbles, rocks, and debris from surrounding mountains -- may be a missing link in the understanding of the decline of glaciers. Debris is distinct from ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Genome of blue stain fungus evolved to bypass tree defense in mountain pine beetle epidemic
The genome of the fungus that helps mountain pine beetles infect and kill lodgepole pines has been decoded in a University of British Columbia study.
Jan 24, 2011 |
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Islands in the sky: How isolated are mountain top plant populations?
Do mountain tops act as sky islands for species that live at high elevations? Are plant populations on these mountain tops isolated from one another because the valleys between them act as barriers, or can ...
Jan 21, 2011 |
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Death in the bat caves: Experts call for action against fast-moving disease
A team of wildlife experts led by UC Davis called today for a national fight against a new fungus that has killed more than 1 million bats in the eastern United States and is spreading fast throughout North ...
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Water crisis in Andes is challenge for U.S. security establishment, Peru
The Medill School of Journalism graduate student team yesterday released its latest story in its series on the national security implications of climate change. Heather Somerville of Medill National Security Reporting Project ...
Jan 18, 2011 |
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Mountain glacier melt to contribute 12 centimeters to world sea-level increases by 2100
Melt off from small mountain glaciers and ice caps will contribute about 12 centimetres to world sea-level increases by 2100, according to UBC research published this week in Nature Geoscience.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jan 10, 2011 |
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Science, bugs team up to fight hemlock-eating pest
(AP) -- For nearly 60 years, scientists have watched helplessly as a war of bug vs. hemlock played out from Georgia to Maine. Now they've got a new weapon in their arsenal - another bug - and say the tide ...
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Ancient raindrops reveal a wave of mountains sent south by sinking Farallon plate
(PhysOrg.com) -- Analyzing the isotope ratios of ancient raindrops preserved in soils and lake sediments, Stanford researchers have shown that a wave of mountain building began in British Columbia, Canada ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 17, 2010 |
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