News tagged with north america
North America's environmental outlook: 9 topics to watch for 2011 and beyond
What is the future for North America's environment? Much of the answer is up to us.
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Denver Zoo hatches 4 Komodo dragons
(AP) -- The Denver Zoo says it's become the only zoo in the world to hatch endangered Komodo dragons for a third time.
Oct 15, 2010 |
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Partial lunar eclipse visible in western skies
(AP) -- Skygazers got a treat Saturday when a portion of the moon crossed into the Earth's shadow during a partial lunar eclipse visible in the western United States and Canada, the Pacific and eastern Asia.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jun 27, 2010 |
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A cooler Pacific may have severely affected medieval Europe, North America
In the time before Columbus sailed the ocean blue, a cooler central Pacific Ocean has been connected with drought conditions in Europe and North America that may be responsible for famines and the disappearance of cliff dwelling ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jun 09, 2010 |
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Ancient Americans took cold snap in their stride
Paleoindian groups* occupied North America throughout the Younger Dryas interval, which saw a rapid return to glacial conditions approximately 11,000 years ago. Until now, it has been assumed that cooling temperatures and ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 12, 2010 |
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BlackBerry users dealing with e-mail outage
(AP) -- BlackBerry users in North America faced delays in receiving e-mail on their devices Thursday.
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Dec 17, 2009 |
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Rosetta sees a living planet
(PhysOrg.com) -- Images and data taken just before closest approach were downloaded this morning, and they show the lights of North America in the night and a glowing Southern Hemisphere.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 13, 2009 |
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Female monarch butterflies on 30-year decline in eastern North America
(PhysOrg.com) -- Female monarch butterflies in eastern North America have significantly declined over the past 30 years, a new study by a University of Georgia researcher reveals.
Sep 23, 2009 |
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The lost voyage: First English-led expedition to North America
(PhysOrg.com) -- Evidence of a previously unknown voyage to North America in 1499, led by a Bristol explorer, is to be published this week in the academic journal Historical Research.
Aug 27, 2009 |
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eBay to close Vancouver facility
Online auction giant eBay announced plans to close a customer service facility in Vancouver which employs some 700 people.
May 06, 2009 |
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Google taps top UK ad exec to run US sales
(AP) -- Google is promoting a top advertising executive in Europe to oversee the Internet search leader's sales in North America and South America.
Mar 17, 2009 |
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Comet impact theory disproved
New data, published today, disproves the recent theory that a large comet exploded over North America 12,900 years ago, causing a shock wave that travelled across North America at hundreds of kilometres per hour and triggering ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 26, 2009 |
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