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Frog Legs Trade May Facilitate Spread of Pathogens
Most countries throughout
the world participate in the
$40-million-per-year
culinary trade of frog legs
in some way, with 75 percent
of frog legs consumed in
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Rich Ore Deposits Linked to Ancient Atmosphere
Much of our planet's mineral
wealth was deposited
billions of years ago when
Earth's chemical cycles were
different from today's.
Using geochemical clues from
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Paleontologists Find Extinction Rates Higher in Open-Ocean Settings During Mass Extinctions
Researchers have uncovered a
strikingly pattern for
ancient mass extinctions:
extinctions rates during
mass extinctions were
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Oceans' Uptake of Human-Made Carbon May Be Slowing
The oceans play a key role
in regulating climate,
absorbing more than a
quarter of the carbon
dioxide that humans put into
the air. Now, the first
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SMOS Satellite Instrument Comes Alive
November 19, 2009 — The MIRAS instrument on ESA's SMOS satellite, launched earlier this month, has been switched on and is operating normally. MIRAS will map soil moisture and ocean salinity to improve our understanding ... > full story -
Mysteriously Warm Times in Antarctica
November 19, 2009 — A new study of Antarctica's past climate reveals that temperatures during the warm periods between ice ages (interglacials) may have been higher than previously thought. The latest analysis of ice ... > full story -
Diatoms Reveal Climate Changes
November 18, 2009 — Some 500 years ago there was a change in the circulation in the atmosphere over Scandinavia. This probably led to increased amounts of winter precipitation in northern Sweden for a ... > full story -
Monsoon Model Indicates Potential for Abrupt Transitions
November 18, 2009 — A self-amplifying effect presently sustains monsoon winds, but it could also disrupt the circulation over land and sea. The periodical rainfall could stop from one season to another or for months ... > full story -
Evolution of Highly Toxic Box Jellyfish Unraveled
November 18, 2009 — With thousands of stinging cells that can emit deadly venom from tentacles that can reach ten feet in length, the 50 or so species of box jellyfish have long been of interest to scientists and to the ... > full story -
Fossil Fuel Carbon Dioxide Emissions Up by 29 Percent Since 2000
November 17, 2009 — The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world's natural "sinks" to absorb carbon has just been ... > full story -
How Much Water Does the Ocean Have?
November 17, 2009 — The calculation of variations in the sea level is relatively simple. It is by far more complicated to then determine the change in the water mass. A team of geodesists and oceanographers have now, ... > full story -
Sea Stars Bulk Up to Beat the Heat
November 17, 2009 — A new study finds that a species of sea star stays cool using a strategy never before seen in the animal kingdom. The sea stars soak up cold sea water into their bodies during high tide as buffer ... > full story -
Alternative Animal Feed Part of Global Fisheries Crisis Fix
November 17, 2009 — Finding alternative feed sources for chickens, pigs and other farm animals will significantly reduce pressure on the world's dwindling fisheries while contributing positively to climate change, ... > full story -
New Insight Into Predicting Cholera Epidemics in the Bengal Delta
November 16, 2009 — In Bangladesh cholera epidemics occur twice a year. Scientists have tried, without much success, to determine the causes -- and advance early detection and prevention efforts. Now, researchers have ... > full story
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