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Age Matters to Antarctic Clams: Age Matters When It Comes to Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change
April 18, 2013 — A new study of Antarctic clams reveals that age matters when it comes to adapting to the effects of climate change. The research provides new insight and understanding of the likely impact of ... > full story -
A Look at the World Explains 90 Percent of Changes in Vegetation
April 16, 2013 — In the last thirty years, vegetation has changed significantly the world over. Until recently, the extent to which the climate or humankind was responsible remained unclear. However, geographers now ... > full story -
Tiny Colorful Snails Are in Danger of Extinction With Vanishing Limestone Ecosystems
April 15, 2013 — Three new species of brightly colored carnivorous snails have been described from north and northeastern Thailand, as a part of an extensive study of the terrestrial snails family Streptaxidae. The ... > full story -
Blue Tits Provide Insight Into Climate Change, Bird Study Shows
April 15, 2013 — Researchers believe that the size of birds’ nests created in response to changing weather patterns may be partly to blame for reproductive failures over the last two ... > full story -
Ocean's Future Not So Bleak? Resilience Found in Shelled Plants Exposed to Ocean Acidification
April 15, 2013 — Marine scientists have long understood the detrimental effect of fossil fuel emissions on marine ecosystems. But a group has found a point of resilience in a microscopic shelled plant with a massive ... > full story -
Arctic Nearly Free of Summer Sea Ice During First Half of 21st Century, Experts Predict
April 12, 2013 — For scientists studying summer sea ice in the Arctic, it's not a question of "if" there will be nearly ice-free summers, but "when." And two scientists say that "when" is sooner than many thought -- ... > full story -
Pollution: Learning the Limits for Marine Species
April 11, 2013 — Work by biologists and marine scientists over the past 10 years has covered such commercial resources as shrimp, scallops, herring and cod. Establishing tolerance levels for these and other species ... > full story -
'Sustainable Fishing' Certification Too Lenient and Discretionary
April 10, 2013 — The certification of seafood as “sustainable” by the nonprofit Marine Stewardship Council is too lenient and discretionary, a study by a consortium of researchers has ... > full story -
Great White Sharks Scavenging on Dead Whales
April 10, 2013 — Biologists have explored the behaviors of Great white sharks scavenging on dead whales in South Africa. The team documented as many as 40 different sharks scavenging on a carcass over the course of a ... > full story -
Ocean Nutrients a Key Component of Future Change, Say Scientists
April 10, 2013 — Variations in nutrient availability in the world’s oceans could be a vital component of future environmental change, according to a new review ... > full story
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