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Rapid melting of Arctic sea-ice prompts further urgency for IPY polar research

The launch of IPY on March 1 2007 will mark the onset of an internationally coordinated research campaign in both polar regions involving hundreds of projects…

Living coral reefs provide better protection from tsunami waves

Initially spurred by the tsunami that devastated the coastlines of the Indian Ocean two years ago, a team of scientists developed the first-ever computer model…

Durable critters providing insight for human egg preservation

Tardigrades, also called water bears, can survive Himalayan heights or ocean depths as long as they have moisture.When they don’t, they produce a sugar,…

Overconfidence leads to bias in climate change estimations

“Climate researchers often use a scenario approach,” says Dr. Klaus Keller, assistant professor of geosciences, Penn State. “Nevertheless, scenarios are…

Microbe fixes nitrogen at a blistering 92 C

A heat-loving archaeon capable of fixing nitrogen at a surprisingly hot 92 degrees Celsius, or 198 Fahrenheit, may represent Earth’s earliest lineages of…

Multi-national scientific expedition kicks off International Polar Year 2007–2008 …

An international team of scientists and teachers has sailed from Punta Arenas, Chile for a two-week, U.S. National Science Foundation-sponsored research cruise…

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