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Irish Chronicles Reveal Links Between Cold Weather and Volcanic Eruptions
June 5, 2013 Medieval chronicles have given researchers a glimpse into the past to assess how historical volcanic eruptions affected the weather in Ireland up to 1500 years ago. Researchers have successfully ... > full story -
Where Trash Accumulates in the Deep Sea
June 5, 2013 Surprisingly large amounts of discarded trash end up in the ocean. Plastic bags, aluminum cans, and fishing debris not only clutter our beaches, but accumulate in open-ocean areas such as the "Great ... > full story -
Life on Earth Shockingly Comes from out of This World
June 5, 2013 Early Earth was not very hospitable when it came to jump starting life. In fact, new research shows that life on Earth may have come from out of this world. Researchers have found that icy comets ... > full story -
First Evidence That the Genome Can Adapt to Temperature Changes
June 5, 2013 Researchers have been tracking the evolution of Drosophila subobscura, a small fly that is very common all over Europe, since 1976. They are focusing on a specific type of genomic variability known ... > full story -
U.S. Clean Air Act Increased Atlanta Rainfall
June 5, 2013 The Clean Air Act of 1970 caused a rebound in rainfall for a US city. Scientists analyzed summer rainfall data from nine weather stations in the Atlanta metropolitan area from 1948 to 2009. They ... > full story -
Animals and Humans: A False Divide?
June 5, 2013 We don't just share our lives with animals; we are animals -- a reality that we often choose to forget in modern Western culture. New research delves deeper into our relationship with other ... > full story -
Researchers Announce Discovery of Oldest-Known Fossil Primate Skeleton
June 5, 2013 An international team of researchers has announced the discovery of the world's oldest-known fossil primate skeleton representing a previously unknown genus and species named Archicebus achilles. In ... > full storyMore: -
Ancient Trapped Water Explains Earth's First Ice Age
June 5, 2013 Tiny bubbles of water found in quartz grains in Australia may hold the key to understanding what caused the Earth's first ice age, say ... > full story -
Pollution Controls Increase Beach Attendance, Study Shows
June 5, 2013 Southern California beaches with storm drain diversion systems attract millions more people annually, a new study ... > full story -
A Lucky Catch: A Tiny New Fish, Haptoclinus Dropi, from the Southern Caribbean
June 5, 2013 A lucky catch, a new species of tiny blenniiform fish has been discovered as a part of the Smithsonian Institution's Deep Reef Observation Project. The new, beautifully colored Haptoclinus dropi is ... > full story
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