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  Continuous Satellite Monitoring of Ice Sheets Needed to Better Predict Sea-Level Rise

  July 14, 2013 — The length of the satellite record for the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets is currently too short to tell if the recently reported speed-up of ice loss will be sustained in the future or if it ... > full story

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  • Is the Ice in Greenland in Growing Decline? Accelerated Loss of Ice Mass Could Be 'Ice Shield Weather'
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  Size Matters for Creatures of Cold Polar Waters

  July 11, 2013 — Scientists have challenged the view that giant animals are found in polar seas because of a superabundance of oxygen in cold ... > full story
• Marine Biology
  Fish
  Extreme Survival
  Sea Life
  Water
  Global Warming
   
  

  Bioluminescence Reveals Deep-Water Motion in the Mediterranean

  July 11, 2013 — In 2009 and 2010, the underwater neutrino telescope ANTARES detected an unusual phenomenon: the bioluminescence of deep-sea organisms suddenly increased, revealing an unexpected connection between ... > full story
• Evolutionary Biology
  Mammals
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  New Species
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  Bat That Sings Like a Bird Is Highly Tuned to Social Circumstance

  July 10, 2013 — New research shows that Brazilian free-tailed bats (Tadarida brasiliensis) vary the way elements are combined in their songs (i.e. syntax) in response to different social contexts, which is ... > full story
• Coral Reefs
  Bacteria
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  Corals Cozy Up With Bacterial Buddies

  July 8, 2013 — Corals may let certain bacteria get under their skin, according to a new study. The study offers the first direct evidence that Stylophora pistillata, a species of reef-building coral found ... > full story
• Renewable Energy
  Energy and the Environment
  Environmental Science
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  Wild Animals
   
  

  Muscle Power: Bats Power Take-Off Using Recycled Energy

  July 5, 2013 — Bats are uniquely able to stretch and store energy in their bicep and tricep tendons during take-off and climbing flight, giving them an extra power boost. A new study on fruitbats used cutting edge ... > full story
• Extreme Survival
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  Octopus' Blue Blood Allows Them to Rule the Waves

  July 5, 2013 — Worldwide colonization by octopods is in their blood. They manage to survive temperature habitats ranging from as low as -1.8°C to more than 30°C due to their ability to keep supplying oxygen ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Ice Ages
  Oceanography
  Exotic Species
  Ecology
   
  

  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
• Geography
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  Nature
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  Bat Maps: The Conservation Crusade

  July 2, 2013 — Conservation efforts have taken an important step forward, thanks to observations of bats -- creatures that make up a quarter of all of the UK's native mammal ... > full story
• Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Extreme Survival
  Sustainability
  Environmental Science
  Birds
   
  

  Surviving Fasting in the Cold

  July 2, 2013 — King penguin chicks survive harsh winters with almost no food by minimizing the cost of energy production. A new study shows that the efficiency of the mitochondria, the power house of the cell, is ... > full story

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