News tagged with south america
Mysterious fossils provide new clues to insect evolution
German scientists at the Stuttgart Natural History Museum were leading in the discovery of a new insect order from the Lower Cretaceous of South America. The spectacular fossils were named Coxoplectoptera by the ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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Stanford climate scientists forecast permanently hotter summers
The tropics and much of the Northern Hemisphere are likely to experience an irreversible rise in summer temperatures within the next 20 to 60 years if atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations continue to increase, according ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Study traces global red imported fire ant invasions to Southern US
Red imported fire ant invasions around the globe in recent years can now be traced to the southern U.S., where the nuisance insect gained a foothold in the 1930s, new University of Florida research has found.
Feb 24, 2011 |
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Cute! White lioness bears 3 cubs in Argentina
(AP) -- Zookeepers in Buenos Aires showed off triplets Wednesday - three white cubs born to a pair of white lions imported from South Africa.
Jan 06, 2011 |
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Fish species stay alive on land with special skin
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study shows how an amphibious fish stays alive for up to two months on land. It's all in the skin.
Nov 05, 2010 |
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Elephant tooth fossil found in Brazil: report
Scientists in Brazil say a fossil of an elephant's tooth found in the Amazon jungle proves the presence of pachyderms in South America some 45,000 years ago, a report said on Tuesday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Jul 20, 2010 |
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La Nina likely to develop in coming months: UN weather body
The UN weather agency said Tuesday that El Nino, which wreaks havoc around the Pacific and east Africa, has dissipated, but La Nina -- another disruptive weather phenomenon, is likely to develop.
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 06, 2010 |
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Giant dinosaur footprints found in Argentine 'Jurassic Park'
Dinosaur footprints up to 1.2 meters (four feet) in diameter have been found in an area of Patagonia known as Argentina's "Jurassic Park," a scientist said Wednesday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
May 12, 2010 |
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New thick-shelled turtle species lived with world's biggest snake
The discovery of a new fossil turtle species in Colombia's Cerrejón coal mine by researchers from the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama and the Florida Museum of Natural History helps ...
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 06, 2010 |
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Not so fast! Andes rise was gradual, not abrupt
Trailing like a serpent's spine along the western coast of South America, the Andes are the world's longest continental mountain range and the highest range outside Asia, with an average elevation of 13,000 ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Apr 01, 2010 |
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New ways to disarm deadly South American hemorrhagic fever viruses
New World hemorrhagic fevers are emerging infectious diseases found in South America that can cause terrible, Ebola-like symptoms. Current treatments are expensive and only partially effective.
Mar 08, 2010 |
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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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Animal sacrifice in Brazilian folk religion
Candomblé, a religion practiced primarily in South America and inspired by older African beliefs, makes much use of animal sacrifice. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access Journal of Ethnobiology and Et ...
Aug 25, 2009 |
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Largest prehistoric snake on record discovered in Colombia (Video)
Scientists have recovered fossils of a 60-million-year-old South American snake whose length and weight might make today's anacondas and reticulated pythons seem a bit cuter and more cuddly.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Feb 04, 2009 |
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A happy new year for penguins
The Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society announced today that its efforts to protect a wildlife-rich coastal region in South America have paid off in the form of a new coastal marine park recently ...
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Dec 31, 2008 |
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