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.
Environment
Apr 20, 2011
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A change of heart keeps bears healthy while hibernating
Hibernating, it turns out, is much more complicated than one might think.
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2011
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Polar bear's long swim illustrates ice melt
In one of the most dramatic signs ever documented of how shrinking Arctic sea ice impacts polar bears, researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey in Alaska have tracked a female bear that swam nine days across the deep, frigid ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2011
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New insights into sun's photosphere reported
NJIT Distinguished Professor Philip R. Goode and the research team at Big Bear Solar Observatory (BBSO) have reported new insights into the small-scale dynamics of the Sun's photosphere. The observations were made during ...
Astronomy
Jan 10, 2011
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Polar bears still on thin ice, but cutting greenhouse gases now can avert extinction
Polar bears were added to the threatened species list nearly three years ago as their icy habitat showed steady, precipitous decline because of a warming climate. But it appears the Arctic icons aren't necessarily doomed ...
Earth Sciences
Dec 15, 2010
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Future of polar bears likely to be grim
Will polar bears survive in a warmer world? UCLA life scientists present new evidence that their numbers are likely to dwindle.
Plants & Animals
Nov 24, 2010
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Calif. utility stumbles on 1.4M years old fossils
(AP) -- A utility company preparing to build a new substation in an arid canyon southeast of Los Angeles has stumbled on a trove of animal fossils dating back 1.4 million years that researchers say will fill in blanks in ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Sep 21, 2010
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True causes for extinction of cave bear revealed
The cave bear started to become extinct in Europe 24,000 years ago, but until now the cause was unknown. An international team of scientists has analysed mitochondrial DNA sequences from 17 new fossil samples, and compared ...
Archaeology
Aug 24, 2010
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A rainforest revelation: Lemurs of Madagascar offer clues to global-warming impact
Global warming may present a threat to animal and plant life even in biodiversity hot spots once thought less likely to suffer from climate change, according to a new study from Rice University.
Ecology
Jun 7, 2010
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Electric fields make ceramic production quicker, cheaper, better
Researchers from North Carolina State University have found that applying a small electric field results in faster formation of ceramic products during manufacture at lower temperatures, and enhances the strength of the ceramic ...
Materials Science
Jun 1, 2010
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