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  Bronze Warship Ram Reveals Secrets

  April 4, 2013 — The Belgammel Ram, a 20kg bronze battering ram artifact dating to between 100BC and 100AD has been extensively tested and analyzed to ascertain how it would have been made in ancient times. The ... > full story
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  Asian Carp DNA Not Widespread in the Great Lakes

  April 4, 2013 — Scientists have shown that Asian carp DNA is not widespread in the Great ... > full story
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  Dwarf Whale Survived Well Into Ice Age

  April 4, 2013 — Research detailing the fossil of a dwarf baleen whale from Northern California reveals that it avoided extinction far longer than previously ... > full story
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  Climate Change Winners: Adélie Penguin Population Expands as Ice Fields Recede

  April 4, 2013 — Adelie penguins may actually benefit from warmer global temperatures, the opposite of other polar species, according to a breakthrough study. The study provides key information affirming hypothetical ... > full story
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  One Extinct Turtle Less: Turtle Species in the Seychelles Never Existed

  April 4, 2013 — The turtle species Pelusios seychellensis regarded hitherto as extinct never existed. Scientists discovered this based on genetic ... > full story
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  Shark Tooth Weapons Reveal Missing Shark Species in Central Pacific Islands

  April 3, 2013 — The Gilbert Island reefs in the Central Pacific were once home to two species of sharks not previously reported in historic records or contemporary studies. The species were discovered in a new ... > full story
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  Satellite Tagging Maps the Secret Migration of White Sharks

  April 3, 2013 — Long-life batteries and satellite tagging have been used to fill in the blanks of female white sharks' (Carcharodon carcharias) lifestyles. New research defines a two year migratory pattern in the ... > full story
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  2013 Wintertime Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Fifth Lowest on Record

  April 3, 2013 — During the cold and dark of Arctic winter, sea ice refreezes and achieves its maximum extent, usually in late Feb. or early Mar. According to a NASA analysis, this year the annual maximum extent was ... > full story
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  'A Better Path' Toward Projecting, Planning for Rising Seas on a Warmer Earth

  April 3, 2013 — More useful projections of sea level are possible despite substantial uncertainty about the future behavior of massive ice sheets. In two recent articles, researchers present an approach that ... > full story
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  Ancient Pool of Warm Water Questions Current Climate Models

  April 3, 2013 — A huge pool of warm water that stretched out from Indonesia over to Africa and South America four million years ago suggests climate models might be too conservative in forecasting tropical changes. ... > full story

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