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Hide, Ambush, Kill, Eat: The Giant Water Bug Lethocerus Patruelis Kills a Fish
July 31, 2013 The largest European water insect Lethocerus patruelis, commonly known as giant water bug, can reach the impressive size of up to 8 cm in length. A recent study provides detailed information on ... > full story -
Could Planting Trees in the Desert Mitigate Climate Change?
July 31, 2013 As the world starts feeling the effects of increasing atmospheric carbon dioxide and consequent global temperature rise, researchers are looking for a Plan B to mitigate climate change. A group of ... > full story -
North Pole Not Flooded -- But Lots of Melting in the Arctic
July 30, 2013 Widespread media reports of a lake at the North Pole don't hold water -- but scientists who deployed the monitoring buoys are watching closely as Arctic sea ice approaches its yearly ... > full story -
Sequestration and Fuel Reserves: Storing Carbon Dioxide to Release Liquid Fuels
July 30, 2013 A technique for trapping the greenhouse gas carbon dioxide deep underground could at the same be used to release the last fraction of natural gas liquids from ailing reservoirs, thus offsetting some ... > full story -
Radio Waves Carry News of Climate Change: Surprising Tool to Measure Our Changing Climate
July 30, 2013 Radio waves reflecting back to Earth from the ionosphere can offer valuable news about the extent of climate change. His simple, cost-effective measurement can be a valuable contribution to the ... > full story -
Ice-Free Arctic Winters Could Explain Amplified Warming During Pliocene
July 29, 2013 Year-round ice-free conditions across the surface of the Arctic Ocean could explain why the Earth was substantially warmer during the Pliocene Epoch than it is today, despite similar concentrations ... > full storyMore: -
Global Warming Endangers South American Water Supply
July 29, 2013 Chile and Argentina may face critical water storage issues due to rain-bearing westerly winds over South America's Patagonian Ice-Field to moving south as a result of global ... > full story -
New Knowledge About Permafrost Improving Climate Models
July 28, 2013 New research findings document that permafrost during thawing may result in a substantial release of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere and that the future water content in the soil is crucial to ... > full story -
What Can Plants Reveal About Global Climate Change?
July 26, 2013 While the media continues to present climate change as a controversial issue, many scientists are working hard to gather data, collaborate across disciplines, and use experimental and modeling ... > full story -
A New Coral Reef Species from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia
July 26, 2013 A new shallow water coral species, Echinophyllia tarae sp. n., is described from the Gambier Islands, French Polynesia. Scleractinia, also called stony corals, are exclusively marine animals; they ... > full story
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