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Adapting to Extreme Environments

As an undergraduate, Kim Davies worked with Dr. Verena Tunnicliffe, biology professor at the University Victoria, examining how mussels have adapted to…

Southern glaciers grow out of step with North

The vast majority of the world’s glaciers are retreating as the planet gets warmer. But a few, including ones south of the equator, in South America and New…

Contrary to Recent Hypothesis, 'Chevrons' Are Not Evidence of Megatsunamis

A persistent school of thought in recent years has held that so-called “chevrons,” large U- or V-shaped formations found in some of the world's coastal areas,…

Seaglider Monitors Waters from Arctic During Record-breaking Journey Under Ice

The result contributes to the longest continuous measurement of fresh water exiting the Arctic through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago and Davis Strait and…

Google Earth Aids Discovery of Early African Mammal Fossils

The circuitous and serendipitous story, featuring University of Michigan paleontologists Philip Gingerich, Gregg Gunnell and Bill Sanders, is the subject of a…

New blow for dinosaur-killing asteroid theory

The enduringly popular theory that the Chicxulub crater holds the clue to the demise of the dinosaurs, along with some 65 percent of all species 65 million…

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