The Alps are steadily "growing" by about one to two millimeters per year. Likewise, the formerly glaciated subcontinents of North America and Scandinavia are also undergoing constant upward movement. This is due to the fact ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 10, 2016
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Biologist Colleen Handel saw her first black-capped chickadee with the heartrending disorder in 1998.
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2016
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Study of natural-occurring 100,000 year-old CO2 reservoirs shows no significant corroding of 'cap rock', suggesting the greenhouse gas hasn't leaked back out - one of the main concerns with greenhouse gas reduction proposal ...
Environment
Jul 28, 2016
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Comcast is increasing the number of home internet customers who will face limits on how much data they can use before getting hit with extra charges.
Telecom
Jul 8, 2016
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Volcanoes erupted beneath an ice sheet on Mars billions of years ago, far from any ice sheet on the Red Planet today, new evidence from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggests.
Space Exploration
May 3, 2016
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The polar ice caps consist of layer upon layer of snow that is compressed to ice that slowly flows towards the sea. Airborne radar has indicated folds in layers that date back to the ice ages.
Earth Sciences
Apr 29, 2016
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Future teachers who received multimedia instruction about how to use a specific teaching strategy outperformed peers who read the same information in texts, according to a study from the University of Virginia's Curry School ...
Social Sciences
Feb 5, 2016
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The combination of erosion and melting ice caps led to a massive increase in volcanic activity at the end of the last ice age, according to new research. As the climate warmed, the ice caps melted, decreasing the pressure ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 1, 2016
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Not all birdsong is created equal. Though the melodies of many songbird species vary geographically, the songs of black-capped chickadees show remarkable consistency across most of the species' North American range.
Plants & Animals
Jan 6, 2016
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Cellphone and broadband providers are excluding some video from data caps, meaning consumers have more data available for other apps and services.
Telecom
Dec 14, 2015
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