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  In Bitter Cold Subglacial Lake, Surprising Life Goes on

  July 5, 2013 — Lake Vostok, buried under a glacier in Antarctica, is so dark, deep and cold that scientists had considered it a possible model for other planets, a place where nothing could live. However, ... > full story
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  Antarctic Crabs May Be Native, Evidence Suggests

  July 4, 2013 — A new study has cast doubt on the claim that crabs may have disappeared from Antarctica only to return due to warming ... > full story
• Fossils
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  Fossil Insect Traces Reveal Ancient Climate, Entrapment, and Fossilization at La Brea Tar Pits

  July 3, 2013 — The La Brea Tar Pits have stirred the imaginations of scientists and the public for over a century. But the amount of time it took for ancient animals to become buried in asphalt after enduring ... > full story
• Nature
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  Climate Change: Disequilibrium Will Become the Norm in the Plant Communities of the Future

  July 1, 2013 — Global climate change will induce large changes to the plant communities on Earth, but these will typically occur with major time lags. Many plants will remain long after the climate has become ... > full story
• Global Warming
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  Sea Level Along Maryland's Shorelines Could Rise Two Feet by 2050

  June 26, 2013 — A new report on sea level rise recommends that the State of Maryland should plan for a rise in sea level of as much as 2 feet by 2050. The projections are based on an assessment of the latest climate ... > full story
• Cultures
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  Snail Trail Reveals Ancient Human Migration

  June 20, 2013 — Geneticists have used snails to uncover evidence of an ancient human migration from the Pyrenean region of France to ... > full story

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  • Snail Genetic Tracks Reveal Ancient Human Migration: Mesolithic Humans May Have Carried Snail Species from France to Ireland
• Moon
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  Metamorphosis of Moon's Water Ice Explained

  June 19, 2013 — Using data gathered by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission, scientists believe they have solved a mystery from one of the solar system's coldest regions -- a permanently shadowed crater on ... > full story
• Dolphins and Whales
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  Scientists Use DNA from a Museum Specimen to Study Rarely Observed Type of Killer Whale

  June 19, 2013 — Researchers report using DNA from tissues samples collected in 1955 to study what may be a new type of killer whale (Orcinus ... > full story
• Caving
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  Siberian Caves Warn of Permafrost Meltdown

  June 19, 2013 — Climate records captured in Siberian caves suggest 1.5 degrees of warming is enough to trigger thawing of permafrost, according to a new ... > full story
• Global Warming
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  Jet Stream Changes Cause Climatically Exceptional Greenland Ice Sheet Melt

  June 17, 2013 — Scientists have shown that unusual changes in atmospheric jet stream circulation caused the exceptional surface melt of the Greenland Ice Sheet in summer ... > full story

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