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• Fish
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  Satellite Tagging Maps the Secret Migration of White Sharks

  April 3, 2013 — Long-life batteries and satellite tagging have been used to fill in the blanks of female white sharks' (Carcharodon carcharias) lifestyles. New research defines a two year migratory pattern in the ... > full story
• Global Warming
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  Oceanography
  Geography
  Snow and Avalanches
   
  

  2013 Wintertime Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Fifth Lowest on Record

  April 3, 2013 — During the cold and dark of Arctic winter, sea ice refreezes and achieves its maximum extent, usually in late Feb. or early Mar. According to a NASA analysis, this year the annual maximum extent was ... > full story
• Apes
  Food
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  Biology
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  Bacteria
   
  

  Chimps: Ability to 'Think About Thinking' Not Limited to Humans

  April 3, 2013 — Humans' closest animal relatives, chimpanzees, have the ability to "think about thinking" -- what is called "metacognition," according to new ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Ocean Policy
  Oceanography
  Resource Shortage
  Ice Ages
   
  

  'A Better Path' Toward Projecting, Planning for Rising Seas on a Warmer Earth

  April 3, 2013 — More useful projections of sea level are possible despite substantial uncertainty about the future behavior of massive ice sheets. In two recent articles, researchers present an approach that ... > full story
• Geography
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  Earth Science
   
  

  Rocky Mountains Originated from Previously Unknown Oceanic Plate

  April 3, 2013 — The mountain ranges of the North American Cordillera are made up of dozens of distinct crustal blocks. A new study clarifies their mode of origin and identifies a previously unknown oceanic plate ... > full story
• Acid Rain
  Environmental Science
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  Environmental Policies
   

  Environmental Policies Matter for Growing Megacities

  April 3, 2013 — A new study shows clean-air regulations have dramatically reduced acid rain in the United States, Europe, Japan and South Korea over the past 30 years, but the opposite is true in fast-growing East ... > full story
• Climate
  Global Warming
  Early Climate
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  Fossils
  Environmental Issues
   
  

  Ancient Pool of Warm Water Questions Current Climate Models

  April 3, 2013 — A huge pool of warm water that stretched out from Indonesia over to Africa and South America four million years ago suggests climate models might be too conservative in forecasting tropical changes. ... > full story

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  • Ancient Climate Questions Could Improve Today's Climate Predictions
• Global Warming
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  Thin Clouds Drove Greenland's Record-Breaking 2012 Ice Melt

  April 3, 2013 — If the sheet of ice covering Greenland were to melt in its entirety tomorrow, global sea levels would rise by 24 feet. Three million cubic kilometers of ice won't wash into the ocean overnight, but ... > full story
• Invasive Species
  Sustainability
  Exotic Species
  Environmental Issues
  Ecology
  Ecology Research
   
  

  Invasive Crabs Help Cape Cod Marshes

  April 3, 2013 — Ecologists are wary of non-native species, but along the shores of Cape Cod where grass-eating crabs have been running amok and destroying the marsh, an invasion of predatory green crabs has helped ... > full story
• Geology
  Earthquakes
  Natural Disasters
  Earth Science
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Energy and the Environment
   
  

  Earth Is 'Lazy' When Forming Faults Like Those Near San Andreas

  April 3, 2013 — Some geoscientists have taken an uncommon, “Earth is lazy” approach to modeling fault development in the crust and it is providing new insights into how faults grow. In particular, this ... > full story

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