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Actor Johnny Depp Immortalized in Name of Fossilized Creature With 'Scissor Hand' Claws
May 16, 2013 — A scientist has discovered an ancient extinct creature with 'scissor hand-like' claws in fossil records and has named it in honor of his favourite movie star. The 505-million-year-old fossil called ... > full story -
Billion-Year-Old Water Could Hold Clues to Life on Earth and Mars
May 15, 2013 — Scientists have discovered ancient pockets of water, which have been isolated deep underground for billions of years and contain abundant chemicals known to support life. This water could be some of ... > full story -
Fall Warming on Antarctic Peninsula Driven by Tropically Forced Circulation
May 15, 2013 — New research shows that, in recent decades, fall is the only period of extensive warming over the entire Antarctic Peninsula, and it is mostly from atmospheric circulation patterns originating in the ... > full story -
Warming in Central China Greater Than Most Climate Models Indicated
May 15, 2013 — New data from Central China reveal that temperatures have risen 10 to 14 degrees Fahrenheit over the last 20,000 years in this region, an increase two to four times greater than what many scientists ... > full story -
Scientists Find Extensive Glacial Retreat in Mount Everest Region
May 13, 2013 — Researchers taking a new look at the snow and ice covering Mount Everest and the national park that surrounds it are finding abundant evidence that the world's tallest peak is shedding its frozen ... > full story -
Mechanism That Puts the Curl in the Curling Stone Revealed
May 13, 2013 — Researchers from Uppsala University in Sweden can now reveal the mechanism behind the curved path of a curling stone. The discovery by the researchers, who usually study friction and wear in ... > full story -
Carbon Dioxide at NOAA's Mauna Loa Observatory Reaches New Milestone: Tops 400 Parts Per Million
May 10, 2013 — On May 9, the daily mean concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere of Mauna Loa, Hawaii, surpassed 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time since measurements began in 1958. Independent ... > full story -
Dust in the Clouds: Cirrus Clouds Form Around Mineral Dust and Metallic Particles
May 9, 2013 — Cirrus clouds influence global climate, cooling the planet by reflecting incoming solar radiation and warming it by trapping outgoing heat. Understanding the mechanisms by which these clouds form may ... > full story -
Ice-Free Arctic May Be in Our Future, International Researchers Say
May 9, 2013 — Analyses of the longest continental sediment core ever collected in the Arctic provide "absolutely new knowledge" of Arctic climate from 2.2 to 3.6 million years ago. The research has major ... > full story -
Dietary Flexibility May Have Helped Some Large Predators Survive After Last Ice Age
May 8, 2013 — During the late Pleistocene, a diverse assemblage of large-bodied mammals inhabited the "mammoth steppe" of northern Eurasia and Beringia. Of the large predators -- wolves, bears, and big cats -- ... > full story
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