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  Stalagmite Reveals Carbon Footprint of Early Native Americans

  April 15, 2010 — A new study suggests that early Native Americans left a bigger carbon footprint than previously thought, providing more evidence that humans impacted global climate long before the modern industrial ... > full story
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  Deadly Fungus Threatens 9 Bat Species in Ga., Ky., N.C., S.C. and Tenn., Expert Says

  April 7, 2010 — A leading bat expert identified nine bat species in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee that she believes are most threatened by white-nose syndrome, a fungus that kills ... > full story
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  Bat Navigation: After the Next Sunset, Please Turn Right

  March 29, 2010 — Despite the fact that bats are active after sunset, they rely on the sun as their most trusted source of navigation. Researchers found that the greater mouse-eared bat orients itself with the help of ... > full story
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  Phylogenetic Analysis of Mexican Cave Scorpions Suggests Adaptation to Caves Is Reversible

  March 12, 2010 — A new study of the scorpion family Typhlochactidae, a group of nine dark-adapted species endemic to Mexico, shows that specialized traits are not necessarily an evolutionary dead end. At least three ... > full story
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  Cave Reveals Southwest's Abrupt Climate Swings During Ice Age

  January 20, 2010 — Ice Age climate records from an Arizona stalagmite link the Southwest's winter precipitation to temperatures in the North Atlantic, according to new research. The stalagmite yielded an almost ... > full story
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  Window Opens Into Moon's Past Volcanism

  December 30, 2009 — Lava tubes, underground cave-like channels through which lava once flowed, are commonly found on Earth. Scientists have debated whether these tubes could form on the Moon as well, but no studies have ... > full story
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  To the Bat Cave: Researchers Reconstruct Evolution of Bat Migration With Aid of Mathematical Model

  November 18, 2009 — Not just birds, but also a few species of bats face a long journey every year. Researchers have studied the migratory behavior of the largest extant family of bats, the so-called "Vespertilionidae" ... > full story
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  Canada: Alberta's Hidden Valleys Offer Both Resources and Danger

  November 12, 2009 — Alberta is crisscrossed with hidden glacial valleys that hold both resource treasures and potential danger. Researchers discovered a 300-meter-deep valley hidden beneath the surface of the ground ... > full story
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  Cave Study Links Climate Change to California Droughts

  November 10, 2009 — California experienced centuries-long droughts in the past 20,000 years that coincided with the thawing of ice caps in the Arctic, according to analysis of stalagmites from a cave in the Sierra ... > full story
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  Researchers Go Underground To Reveal 850 New Species In Australian Outback

  September 28, 2009 — Australian researchers have discovered a huge number of new species of invertebrate animals living in underground water, caves and "micro-caverns" amid the harsh conditions of the Australian ... > full story

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