In spite of considerable human development, the southeastern United States region could provide some of the Western Hemisphere's more heavily used thoroughfares for mammals, birds and amphibians on their ...

Biology - Ecology

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Feeling a little meteor-starved lately? Me too. It's been a meteor shower desert since the Quadrantids of early January. That's about to change. This weekend brings the celestial version of April showers ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Apr 18, 2013 4 / 5 (1) 0

NOAA's GOES-13 and GOES-15 weather satellites sit 60 degrees apart in a fixed orbit over the eastern and western U.S., respectively, providing forecasters with a look at the movement of weather systems in ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

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Meet Klondike, the western hemisphere's first puppy born from a frozen embryo. He's a beagle-Labrador retriever mix, and although neither of those breeds are endangered, Klondike's very existence is exciting news for endangered ...

Biology - Plants & Animals

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Historic lake sediment dug up by University of Pittsburgh researchers reveals that oceanic influences on rainfall in Central America have varied over the last 2,000 years, highlighting the fluctuating influence the Atlantic ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Feb 04, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

Cuba apparently has finally switched on the first undersea fiber-optic cable linking it to the outside world nearly two years after its arrival, according to analysis by a company that monitors global Internet use.

Technology - Telecom

Jan 21, 2013 3 / 5 (2) 0

Over the years, scientists have found evidence revealing that an ocean may have covered parts of the Red Planet billions of years ago. Others suggest that a future terraformed Mars could be lush with oceans ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jan 03, 2013 4.3 / 5 (21) 41

(AP)—Conservationists and bird enthusiasts across the Western Hemisphere are taking part in a massive, annual bird count that they hope will help scientists understand how birds adapt to climate change and habitat loss.

Biology - Ecology

Dec 22, 2012 not rated yet 0

(Phys.org)—A computer animation produced by University of Delaware researchers shows the explosive development of Hurricane Sandy, the superstorm and its unusual track. 

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Nov 05, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

The world's first family tree linking all living bids and revealing when and where they evolved and diversified since dinosaurs walked the earth has been created by scientists from the University of Sheffield.

Biology - Plants & Animals

Oct 31, 2012 4.5 / 5 (4) 0 |

The ostrich-like dinosaurs in the original Jurassic Park movie were portrayed as a herd of scaly, fleet-footed animals being chased by a ferocious Tyrannosaurus rex. New research published in the prestigious ...

Other Sciences - Archaeology & Fossils

Oct 25, 2012 4.9 / 5 (11) 5 |

(Phys.org) -- In both the Earth's Northern and Southern Hemispheres polar mesospheric clouds are at the peak of their visibility, during their respective late spring and early summer seasons. Visible from ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jun 27, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- The last transit of the planet Venus until 2117 will happen June 5 in the Western Hemisphere (June 6 in the Eastern Hemisphere). Venus will cross the face of the sun, appearing as a black dot ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jun 04, 2012 5 / 5 (1) 0

(Phys.org) -- A Venus transit across the face of the sun is a relatively rare event -- occurring in pairs with more than a century separating each pair. There have been all of 53 transits of Venus across the ...

Space & Earth - Space Exploration

Jun 01, 2012 4 / 5 (1) 0