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Dramatic climate changes in the last Ice Age

”The climate 60 000 years ago was cooler than today, but the vigorous melting of large ice masses in America and the Antarctic gave a chain reaction all the…

Trees to offset the carbon footprint?

But the study concludes that planting new trees in certain parts of the planet may actually warm the Earth.The new study, which combines climate and…

32-mile cable installed for first deep-sea observatory

Oceanographers have completed an important step in constructing the first deep-sea observatory off the continental United States.Workers in the…

The global carbon budget — proper accounting means paying attention to inland waters

On Earth, carbon is continually cycling through terrestrial systems, inland waters, the ocean, and the atmosphere. Until little over a decade ago, when…

Experts at Nevada develop technology to increase effectiveness of tsunami warning systems

Through work at the Nevada Seismological Laboratory on the Nevada campus, important data on seismological events throughout the world is compiled, including…

Picky-eater Flies Losing Smell Genes

Genes are lost when mutations destroy their function. “Drosophila sechellia may be losing genes that helped its ancestors detect and assess plants it no longer…

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