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Antarctic Research Helps Shed Light On Climate Change On Mars
Eroded gullies on the flanks
of Martian craters may have
been formed by snowmelt as
recently as a few hundred
thousand years ago and in
sites once occupied by
... > full story
Arctic Ice On Verge Of Another All-time Low
Following last summer's
record minimum ice cover in
the Arctic, current
observations from ESA's
Envisat satellite suggest
that the extent of polar
sea-ice may again shrink to
... > full story
Protection Zones In The Wrong Place To Prevent Coral Reef Collapse
Conservation zones are in
the wrong place to protect
vulnerable coral reefs from
the effects of global
warming, an international
... > full story
Why Is Greenland Covered In Ice? Changes In Carbon Dioxide Levels Explain Transition
A fall in levels of
atmospheric carbon dioxide,
close to that of
pre-industrial times,
explains the transition from
... > full story
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Researching Impact Of Global Warming On Corals
August 27, 2008 — Scientists are collecting the spawn of elkhorn corals as part of a research and education project to grow the newborn juvenile corals for distribution to aquaria and to the wild. The goals of the ... > full story -
Racing Cane Toads Reveals They Get Cold Feet On Southern Australia Invasion
August 27, 2008 — Cane toads weren't allowed to compete in the Olympics, but scientists have raced cane toads in the laboratory and calculated that they would not be able to invade Melbourne, Adelaide or Hobart and ... > full story -
Taking Earth's Temperature Via Satellite
August 27, 2008 — Imagine adding a thermometer to Google Earth. That's the vision of Agricultural Research Service scientists Martha Anderson and Bill Kustas, who see the need for high-resolution thermal infrared ... > full story -
Hot And Cold: Circulation Of Atmosphere Affected Mediterranean Climate During Last Ice Age
August 27, 2008 — A new study in Science reveals the circulation of the atmosphere over the Mediterranean during the last ice age, 23,000 to 19,000 years ago, and how this affected the local ... > full story -
Carbon Disclosure Project Initiative On Public Sector Supply Chain Greenhouse Gas Emissions
August 27, 2008 — The Carbon Disclosure Project, a collaboration of some 385 institutional investors including Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs, Barclays and HSBC, has extended its traditional work in the private sector ... > full story -
Polar Bears Found Swimming Miles From Alaskan Coast
August 26, 2008 — An aerial survey by government scientists in Alaska's Chukchi Sea this week found at least nine polar bears swimming in open water -- with one at least 60 miles from shore -- raising concern among ... > full story -
GOCE Earth Explorer Satellite To Look At The Earth's Surface And Core
August 25, 2008 — The European Space Agency is about to launch the most sophisticated mission ever to investigate the Earth's gravitational field and to map the reference shape of our planet -- the geoid -- with ... > full story -
Getting To The Root Of The Matter
August 24, 2008 — A number of current issues related to water availability and climate change are giving impetus to new research aimed at roots and their functioning. The research is producing new experimental ... > full story -
Drier, Warmer Springs In US Southwest Stem From Human-caused Changes In Winds
August 23, 2008 — Human-driven changes in the westerly winds are bringing hotter and drier springs to the American Southwest, according to new research from the University of Arizona in Tucson. Since the 1970s the ... > full story -
New Climate Record Shows Century-long Droughts In Eastern North America
August 23, 2008 — A stalagmite in a West Virginia cave has yielded the most detailed geological record to date on climate cycles in eastern North America over the past 7,000 years. The new study confirms that during ... > full story
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