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34 Million-Yr GHG Model: Earth Is CO2 Sensitive

Climatologist Robert DeConto of the University of Massachusetts Amherst and colleagues at four institutions are reporting in the Oct. 2 issue of the journal…

Genes hold secret to survival of Antarctic 'antifreeze fish'

The study, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is the first to search the genome of an Antarctic notothenioid fish for clues to its…

Diatom genome helps explain success in trapping excess carbon in oceans

Since their evolutionary origins these photosynthetic wonders have come to acquire advantageous genes from bacterial, animal and plant ancestors enabling them…

Study finds high mortality of endangered loggerhead sea turtles in Baja California

Their findings, published this week, are shocking: almost 3,000 sea turtles were found dead along a 27-mile stretch of coast during a five-year period from…

Classrooms Worldwide Invited to 'Dive In' to Deep-sea Expedition

Registration is now open for classrooms around the globe to participate in “Extreme 2008: A Deep-Sea Adventure,” an exciting virtual field trip to the ocean's…

Tides Have Major Impact on Planet Habitability

Planets too close to their stars are roasted. Planets too far from their stars are frozen. In between, research models show, there's a habitable zone where…

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