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A new study has found that an increase in winter rainfall across the Arctic has led to more ice on the ground.

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12-14-2018

How heavy winter rainfall in the Arctic is threatening ecosystems

A new study from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology has found that an...

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Researchers have demonstrated that the rate at which thinning glaciers move through the mountains of Asia has actually slowed down.

12-14-2018

Glaciers flow more slowly as they melt

A new study has produced even stronger and more conclusive evidence that the 2009 Endangerment Finding backing the Clean Air Act was correct.

12-13-2018

New study produces conclusive evidence backing Clean Air Act

Experts are predicting a 79 percent drop in Sierra Nevada mountain peak snowpack water volume by the end of this century.

12-13-2018

Global warming could drastically impact California water supply

In the coming years, infrastructure in the Arctic could start to crumble, sink into the thawing permafrost, and collapse.

12-12-2018

Thawing Arctic permafrost threatens major infrastructure

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The Indian Ocean had a large impact on climate change during the last ice age, and researchers fear history could repeat itself.

12-12-2018

The Indian Ocean could play a major role in future climate change

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Experts are reporting that the inefficient use of land for agriculture is a major contributor to harmful greenhouse gas emissions.

12-12-2018 Environment

Changes in land use and human diet can reduce harmful emissions

Researchers at Princeton University have found that the potential for...

The Arctic is has lost 95 percent of its oldest, thickest sea ice, according to the NOAA’s 2018 Arctic Report Card.

12-12-2018 Environment

Report: Arctic has lost 95 percent of its oldest, thickest ice

The Arctic is has lost 95 percent of its oldest,...

Steamboat Geyser, the world's tallest geyser, set a new record this past weekend when it erupted for the 30th time in 2018.

12-12-2018 Environment

Yellowstone geyser breaks record for most eruptions in a year

The world's tallest geyser set a new record this past...

Researchers have found that corals along the Great Barrier Reef that survived 2016’s bleaching event were more resilient in 2017.

12-11-2018 Environment

Corals that survive bleaching are more resilient to high temperatures

Increased ocean temperatures and sea level rise are wreaking havoc...

Critics say that the repeal of the Clean Water Act is a blatant attack on the safety of American waterways and drinking water.

12-11-2018 Lifestyle

Clean water protections to be rolled back by the Trump administration

The Trump administration has proposed a plan to overturn key...

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Our need to classify species has been a driving desire for thousands of years, but the roots of taxonomy begin with Aristotle.

12-14-2018 Science

How did humans begin to classify and name all of life on Earth?

In a broad sense, taxonomy is the science of classification...

A new study has found that some individuals with specific Neanderthal DNA fragments have heads that are slightly less rounded.

12-13-2018 Lifestyle

Modern humans with Neanderthal DNA have different head shapes

Round skulls and brains are defining features of humans, but...

Sometimes after the fermentation and storing processes, a newly opened bottle of wine can emit an unpleasant aroma akin to rotten eggs.

12-12-2018 Lifestyle

The real reason why some wine smells so bad

There’s a lot more that goes into wine than stomping...

New research shows how your nose is much better at picking up a mixture of scents and odorants rather than one pure ingredient.

12-10-2018 Lifestyle

Why we smell mixtures of scents instead of one specific ingredient

Every day we are bombarded by different sights, sounds, and...

Catnip produces a substance that sends cats into a state of ecstasy and could give experts easier access to cancer fighting medications.

12-10-2018 Science

Catnip may give experts insight into cancer fighting treatments

Researchers at the John Innes Centre are providing new insight...

The amount of carbon stored deep within the Earth's subsurface is 245 to 385 times greater than the carbon mass of all humans on the surface.

12-10-2018 Science

A massive amount of life exists deep down within Earth’s subsurface

Scientists at the Deep Carbon Observatory (DCO) have found that...

The greater siren, pictured here, has a newly discovered cousin: the reticulated siren, which grows to about two feet long and features leopard-like spots and external gills.

12-09-2018 Animals

Scientists discover new species, reticulated siren, in Florida

The largest new species discovered in a century has been...

Drawing is more effective than writing, visualizing and other memory retention techniques, a new study found.

12-09-2018 Lifestyle

Drawing boosts memory retention in seniors

Drawing boosts memory retention and could help fight dementia, according...

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12-14-2018

How did humans begin to classify and name all of life on Earth?

In a broad sense, taxonomy is the science of classification of living things including organisms...

Hundreds of thousands of years from now, our mark on Earth will likely be defined by an abundance of chicken bones in the fossil record.

12-14-2018 Animals

Why researchers say we are living in the age of the chicken

From the Mesozoic Era’s “Age of the Dinosaur” to the...

Bird feeders placed in urban environments are forcing typically solitary birds to interact with other hummingbirds while they feed.

12-13-2018 Animals

How bird feeders are changing hummingbird interactions

Bird feeding, although common and often considered harmless, has actually...

Humans once shared the Earth with giant birds, giant sloths, and giant lemurs. Some of them survived until fairly recently.

12-13-2018 Animals

The truth about relict megafauna

In 1876, British biologist Alfred Russel Wallace observed: “We live...

Data from the Queensland Shark Control Program has revealed that coastal shark populations are in the midst of a steady 50-year decline.

12-13-2018 Animals

Shark populations off the Australian coast are in a 50-year decline

Data from the Queensland Shark Control Program has revealed that...

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Researchers from the University of Chicago found that sharing a plate helped promote collaboration and improve business negations.

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Sharing a plate, not just a meal, improves collaboration and deals

There are many benefits to sharing a meal with others including a decreased risk of obesity and better academic performance among children and teens who have regular, shared meal times. …