Arctic ground squirrels are unique among mammals. Their ability to keep from freezing even when body temperatures dip below that mark on the thermometer enables them to survive extreme winter climates. New research published ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2023
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A global mapping project led by University of Queensland researchers has revealed the major stressors placed upon global coastlines by human activity.
Environment
Mar 20, 2023
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Approximately 365 million years ago, one group of fishes left the water to live on land. These animals were early tetrapods, a lineage that would radiate to include many thousands of species including amphibians, birds, lizards ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jul 21, 2022
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A team of researchers from Denmark, Germany, Norway, the U.K. and Canada has used DNA analysis to study the genetic history of narwhals, and report that their future is uncertain. In their paper published in Proceedings of ...
The Arctic is rapidly warming, with stronger effects than observed elsewhere in the world. The Arctic regions are particularly important with respect to climate change, as permafrost soils store huge amounts of the Earth's ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 11, 2018
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Her major in environmental sciences has given Griffin all kinds of opportunities. She competed with BYU's Mars Rover team. She presented at conferences in Leuven, Belgium; Portland, Oregon; Boulder, Colorado; and Davos, Switzerland. ...
Environment
Aug 20, 2018
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Climate change could make much of the Arctic unsuitable for millions of migratory birds that travel north to breed each year, according to a new international study published today in Global Change Biology.
Ecology
Jul 20, 2016
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You might expect that little happens in the Arctic Ocean during the cold and dark winter. But that just isn't so, according to researchers who have sampled the activities of many different species during three consecutive ...
Ecology
Sep 24, 2015
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When Arctic ground squirrels need to bulk up for winter, they get a boost from an enormous spike in the levels of steroids in their blood. So why doesn't it lead to 'roid rage?
Plants & Animals
Nov 7, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Saving energy is crucial to the survival of animals living in the cold regions of the world. A small marmot-like rodent from the Arctic is world champion when it comes to energy saving. According to Jun Yan ...
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2014
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