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Jet Stream Changes Cause Climatically Exceptional Greenland Ice Sheet Melt
Scientists have shown that
unusual changes in
atmospheric jet stream
circulation caused the
exceptional surface melt of
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When It Comes to Mammals, How Big Is Too Big?
Mammals vary enormously in
size, from weighing less
than a penny to measuring
more than three school buses
in length. Some groups of
mammals have become very
... > full story
'Cold Snap' 116 Million Years Ago Triggered Marine Ecosystem Crisis
A "cold snap" 116 million
years ago triggered a
similar marine ecosystem
crisis to the ones witnessed
in the past as a result of
... > full story
Putting Flesh on the Bones of Ancient Fish: Synchrotron X-Rays Reconstruct Soft Tissue on 380-Million-Year-Old Fish
Scientists present for the
first time miraculously
preserved musculature of 380
million year old armored
fish discovered in
... > full story
- Jet Stream Changes Cause Climatically Exceptional Greenland Ice Sheet Melt
- When It Comes to Mammals, How Big Is Too Big?
- 'Cold Snap' 116 Million Years Ago Triggered Marine Ecosystem Crisis
- Putting Flesh on the Bones of Ancient Fish: Synchrotron X-Rays Reconstruct Soft Tissue on 380-Million-Year-Old Fish
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How Diving Mammals Evolved Underwater Endurance
June 13, 2013 — Scientists have shed new light on how diving mammals, such as the sperm whale, have evolved to survive for long periods underwater without ... > full story -
New Catalyst Neutralizes Gases Responsible for Climate Change
June 13, 2013 — New technology prevents nitrous oxide decomposing it into nontoxic products. The catalytic system is active, efficient and stable over time and can purify gases emitted by industries related to the ... > full story -
Fossil Kangaroo Teeth Reveal Mosaic of Pliocene Ecosystems in Queensland
June 12, 2013 — The teeth of a kangaroo and other extinct marsupials reveal that southeastern Queensland 2.5-5-million-years ago was a mosaic of tropical forests, wetlands and grasslands and much less arid than ... > full story -
When Will the Next Megathrust Hit the West Coast of North America?
June 12, 2013 — A new study presents our first glimpse back in geologic time of the recurrence interval of large and megathrust earthquakes impacting the vulnerable BC outer ... > full story -
High Diversity of Flying Reptiles in England 110 Million Years Ago
June 12, 2013 — Pterosaurs are an extinct group of flying reptiles that are only abundant in very few deposits. One of these is situated in England, where hundreds of fossils of these animals, that covered the skies ... > full story -
X-Rays Reveal New Picture of 'Dinobird' Plumage Patterns
June 11, 2013 — The first complete chemical analysis of feathers from Archaeopteryx, a famous fossil linking dinosaurs and birds, reveals that the feathers of this early bird were patterned -- light in colour, with ... > full story -
Wood Not So Green a Biofuel? Logging May Have Greater Impact on Carbon Emissions Than Previously Thought
June 11, 2013 — Using wood for energy is considered cleaner than fossil fuels, but a new study finds that logging may release large amounts of carbon stored in deep forest ... > full story -
Bridge Species Drive Tropical Engine of Biodiversity
June 10, 2013 — New research sheds light on how the tropics came to be teeming with species while the poles harbor relatively few. Furthermore, it confirms that the tropics have been and continue to be the ... > full story -
Bone Tumor in 120,000-Year-Old Neandertal Discovered
June 5, 2013 — The first-known definitive case of a benign bone tumor has been discovered in the rib of a young Neandertal who lived about 120,000 years ago in what is now present-day Croatia. The bone fragment, ... > full story -
Mars Rover Opportunity Trekking Toward More Layers
June 7, 2013 — Approaching its 10th anniversary of leaving Earth, NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity is on the move again, trekking to a new study area still many weeks away. The destination, called ... > full story
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