News tagged with water bears

Putin receives 'prehistoric' water from Antarctic lake

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was given a water sample Friday taken from a pristine lake hidden under Antarctic ice for over a million years, after Russian scientists drilled down to its surface.

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Feb 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Scientists: Soot may be key to rapid Arctic melt

An international research team is in the land of snow and ice, in search of soot.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Water Bears to Travel to Martian Moon, Test Theory of Transpermia

(PhysOrg.com) -- Tiny microscopic creatures commonly known as water bears (also called Tardigrades), along with a few other life forms, will be sent to the Martian moon Phobos to test whether organisms can ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (14) | comments 22 weblog




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Got nectar? To hawkmoths, humidity is a cue

(Phys.org) -- Humidity emanating from a flower's nectar stores tells a moth if the flower is worth a visit, research led by a UA entomologist has discovered.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Heavy ice could delay start of Shell Alaska's Arctic drilling

The heaviest polar ice in more than a decade could postpone the start of offshore oil drilling in the Arctic Ocean until the beginning of August, a delay of up to two weeks, Shell Alaska officials said.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 45

Top 10 new species list draws attention to diverse biosphere

The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and a committee of scientists from around the world announced their picks for the top 10 new species described in 2011. This ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created May 23, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Rapid testing of food quality

Whether fruit, meat or cheese - the quality of food is not always as consumers would like it to be. But, in future, a spectrometer will allow them to gage the quality of food before they buy it. No bigger ...

Technology / Engineering

created May 09, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Voyage to the 'front line' of global warming

When Cameron Dueck set sail to the Canadian Arctic to witness what he calls "the front line of climate change", he did so knowing he would have to brave seas that have killed scores of sailors and reduced ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created May 07, 2012 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (6) | comments 6

Murdoch scandal follows classic media baron script

(AP) -- If the phone hacking scandal gripping Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. empire has a familiar ring, it might be because you've heard the story before. Scrappy outsider turns modest newspaper business into international ...

Technology / Internet

created May 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Drought leaves mark on Chile's wines

Chile's vineyard owners are expecting a slightly different taste and aroma to the wines they produce this year as they harvest grapes during an exceptionally long drought.

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Expectation of extraterrestrial life built more on optimism than evidence, study finds

(Phys.org) -- Recent discoveries of planets similar to Earth in size and proximity to the planets' respective suns have sparked scientific and public excitement about the possibility of also finding Earth-like life on those ...

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Apr 26, 2012 | popularity 3.2 / 5 (17) | comments 40 | with audio podcast

Study: Military providing example of becoming sustainable without politics

America’s fighting men and women provide a sterling example of how to become sustainable, reduce energy consumption and save lives — all without pitting ideological sides against one another, according to research ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

NASA goes on top of the Smokies, all covered in light rain

If you walk into a cloud at the top of a mountain with a cup to slake your thirst, it might take a while for your cup to fill. The tiny, barely-there droplets are difficult to see, and for scientists they, ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Apr 24, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0


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