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Ancient raindrops reveal the origins of California's Sierra Nevada range

“The debate falls into two camps,” said C. Page Chamberlain, professor of geological and environmental sciences at Stanford University. “One is that the…

Oceanic invasions across Darwin's impassable barrier

Reef fish share genetic connections across what Darwin termed an 'impassable barrier', 5000km of deep ocean separating the eastern and central Pacific,…

The nervous system of the Arctic

The Norwegian sector of this region has made Norway the largest “ocean state” in Europe, and gives us both rights and administrative responsibility for an area…

Studies show that rockfish thrive with offshore platforms as their home base

For the first time, scientists have documented the importance of oil and gas platforms as critical nursery habitat for some species of rockfishes on the…

Researchers find molecular 'brake' to cell death

In the June 30 issue of the journal Cell, the research team found that a natural “brake” exists in a cell to prevent it from undergoing apoptosis, or…

Earth Observation satellites contribute to International Polar Year 2007-2008

Having access to near-continuous satellite data of these regions over long periods of time is important for scientists to identify and analyse long-term…

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