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Asian Origins of Native American Dogs Confirmed
July 10, 2013 Once thought to have been extinct, native American dogs are on the contrary thriving, according to a recent study that links these breeds to ancient ... > full story -
Supercooled Water Transforms Into New Form of Liquid
July 10, 2013 Researchers have identified that water, when chilled to a very low temperature, transforms into a new form of liquid. Through a simulation performed in "supercooled" water, the research team ... > full story -
Huge Iceberg Breaks Away from the Pine Island Glacier in the Antarctic
July 10, 2013 On July 8, 2013, a huge area of the ice shelf broke away from the Pine Island glacier, the longest and fastest flowing glacier in the Antarctic, and is now floating in the Amundsen Sea in the form of ... > full story -
Contribution of Greenland Ice Sheet to Sea-Level Rise Will Continue to Increase
July 10, 2013 The contribution of the Greenland ice sheet to sea-level rise will continue to increase, experts ... > full story -
How Early Earth Kept Warm Enough to Support Life
July 9, 2013 Solving the "faint young sun paradox" -- explaining how early Earth was warm and habitable for life beginning more than three billion years ago even though the sun was 20 percent dimmer than today -- ... > full story -
Scientists Image Vast Subglacial Water System Underpinning West Antarctica's Thwaites Glacier
July 9, 2013 In a development that will help predict sea level rise, scientists have used an innovation in radar analysis to accurately image the vast subglacial water system under West Antarctica's Thwaites ... > full story -
NASA's Polar Robotic Ranger Passes First Greenland Test
July 8, 2013 Defying 30 mph gusts and temperatures down to minus 22 F, NASA's new polar rover recently demonstrated in Greenland that it could operate completely autonomously in one of Earth's harshest ... > full story -
Improved Interpretation of Volcanic Traces in Ice
July 8, 2013 How severely have volcanoes contaminated the atmosphere with sulfur particles in past millennia? To answer this question, scientists use ice cores, among others, as climate archives. Atmospheric ... > full story -
Earthworms Could Help Scientists 'Dig' Into Past Climates
July 8, 2013 A team of UK researchers believes earthworms could provide a window into past climates, allowing scientists to piece together the prevailing weather conditions thousands of years ... > full story -
Farming Started in Several Places at Once: Origins of Agriculture in the Fertile Crescent
July 5, 2013 For decades archaeologists have been searching for the origins of agriculture. Their findings indicated that early plant domestication took place in the western and northern Fertile Crescent. In a ... > full story
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