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2012 Global Temperatures 10th Highest on Record
February 6, 2013 — The globally-averaged temperature for 2012 marked the 10th warmest year since record keeping began in 1880. It also marked the 36th consecutive year with a global temperature above the 20th century ... > full story -
2012 Warmest and Second Most Extreme Year on Record for the Contiguous United States
February 6, 2013 — In 2012, the contiguous United States (CONUS) average annual temperature of 55.3°F was 3.2°F above the 20th century average, and was the warmest year in the 1895-2012 period of record for the ... > full story -
Lungs of the Planet Reveal Their True Sensitivity to Global Warming
February 6, 2013 — The amount of carbon dioxide that rainforests absorb, or produce, varies hugely with year-to-year variations in the climate. Climate scientists have shown that these variations reveal how vulnerable ... > full story -
New Coal Technology Harnesses Energy Without Burning, Nears Pilot-Scale Development
February 6, 2013 — A new form of clean coal technology reached an important milestone recently, with the successful operation of a research-scale combustion system at Ohio State ... > full story -
Dinosaur Footprints at NASA Goddard Take Another Step
February 5, 2013 — A grouping of 110 to 112 million-year-old dinosaur footprints pressed into mud from the Cretaceous Period have now been safely moved from their original setting on the grounds of NASA's Goddard Space ... > full story -
New Kind of Extinct Flying Reptile Discovered
February 4, 2013 — A new kind of pterosaur, a flying reptile from the time of the dinosaurs, has been identified by scientists from Romania, the UK and Brazil. The fossilized bones come from the Late Cretaceous rocks ... > full story -
Tropical Rainfall Patterns Varied Through Time: Deeper Understanding of Drought Cycles in Central America
February 4, 2013 — Historic lake sediment dug up by researchers reveals that oceanic influences on rainfall in Central America have varied over the last 2,000 years, highlighting the fluctuating influence the Atlantic ... > full story -
Hydro Beats Nuclear and Coal, Beats Oil and Gas, Review Finds
February 4, 2013 — Researchers in Italy and the UK have reviewed the economic, social and environmental impact of hydro, coal, oil, gas and nuclear power. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, but of these ... > full story -
Climate Change Clues from Tiny Marine Algae -- Ancient and Modern
February 4, 2013 — Microscopic ocean algae called coccolithophores are providing clues about the impact of climate change both now and many millions of years ago. The study found that their response to environmental ... > full story -
Internal Bone Structure Reveals Loading and Walking Behavior
February 1, 2013 — The form and structure of bones change as a result of the forces to which they are subjected. Researchers have used this fact to determine the load using the bone structure. This knowledge can be ... > full story
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