
Biologist Solves Mystery of Tropical Grasses' Origin
Biologists have found that
rainfall, not temperature,
was the primary trigger for
the evolutionary beginnings
of C4 tropical grasses. ... > full story

How Well Do Scientists Understand How Changes in Earth's Orbit Affect Long-Term Natural Climate Trends?
The notion that scientists
understand how changes in
Earth's orbit affect climate
well enough for estimating
long-term natural climate
... > full story

Earlier Glacial Melt Rate Revised Downward, but Recent Melt Is Accelerating Dramatically
Glaciologists have shown
that previous studies have
largely overestimated mass
loss from Alaskan glaciers
over the past 40 years.
... > full story

Enlisting a Drug Discovery Technique in the Battle Against Global Warming
Scientists in Texas are
reporting that a technique
used in the search for new
drugs could also be used in
the quest to discover new,
... > full story
- Biologist Solves Mystery of Tropical Grasses' Origin
- How Well Do Scientists Understand How Changes in Earth's Orbit Affect Long-Term Natural Climate Trends?
- Earlier Glacial Melt Rate Revised Downward, but Recent Melt Is Accelerating Dramatically
- Enlisting a Drug Discovery Technique in the Battle Against Global Warming
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Better Weather Forecasts With a Map Showing Atmospheric Vapor
February 8, 2010 Weather forecasts, satellite navigation in cars and the inspection of dikes or natural gas fields: these applications using satellite data would all be even more accurate if we knew more about the ... > full story -
Oceans Reveal Further Impacts of Climate Change
February 5, 2010 The increasing acidity of the world's oceans -- and that acidity's growing threat to marine species -- are definitive proof that the atmospheric carbon dioxide that is causing climate change is also ... > full story -
Learning from Climate's Sedimental Journey
February 4, 2010 By analyzing sediments up to 4,000 years old, an environmental scientist is hoping to provide a tool to help predict future climate change. Ancient records of what was happening with climate ... > full story -
Black Carbon a Significant Factor in Melting of Himalayan Glaciers
February 4, 2010 The fact that glaciers in the Himalayan mountains are thinning is not disputed. However, few researchers have attempted to rigorously examine and quantify the causes. Scientists have now isolated the ... > full story -
Glacier-Melting Debate Highlights Importance of Satellites
February 2, 2010 The intense public debate on how rapidly the Himalayan glaciers are retreating highlights the necessity for the constant monitoring of glaciers worldwide by ... > full story -
Disappearing Ducks?
February 2, 2010 The loss of wetlands in the prairie pothole region of central North America due to a warmer and drier climate will negatively affect millions of waterfowl that depend on the region for food, shelter ... > full story -
Plantations Can Provide the Same Ecosystem Services as Natural Forests
February 2, 2010 Not all plantations need to be the biological deserts that have come to characterize large-scale, industrial plantations. According to scientists, well-planned plantations can actually alleviate some ... > full story -
White Roofs May Successfully Cool Cities, Computer Model Demonstrates
February 2, 2010 Painting the roofs of buildings white has the potential to significantly cool cities and mitigate some impacts of global warming, a new study indicates. The research, which is the first computer ... > full story -
Stratospheric Water Vapor Is a Global Warming Wild Card
February 1, 2010 A 10 percent drop in water vapor ten miles above Earth's surface has had a big impact on global warming, say researchers. The findings might help explain why global surface temperatures have not ... > full story -
Sea Level in Israel Has Been Rising and Falling Over the Last 2,500 Years
February 1, 2010 The sea level in Israel has been rising and falling over the past 2,500 years, with a one-meter difference between the highest and lowest levels, most of the time below the present-day level, ... > full story
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