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Team drills into Antarctic subglacial lake
BREAK THROUGH: A Russian team has succeeded in drilling through four kilometres of ice to the surface of Lake Vostok.
7 hours ago from ABC Science
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Researchers uncover a mechanism to explain dune field patterns
In a study of the harsh but beautiful White Sands National Monument in New Mexico, University of Pennsylvania researchers have uncovered a unifying mechanism to explain dune patterns. The new ...
9 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Signs of Ancient Ocean on Mars Spotted by European Spacecraft
The Mars Express probe detected strong evidence that there were large bodies of liquid water on ancient Mars.
8 hours ago from SPACE.com
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Land-cover changes do not impact glacier loss
A new study shows that land-cover changes, in particular deforestation, in the vicinity of glaciers do not have an impact on glacier loss. However, the study, in which Innsbruck climate researcher ...
Sun 5 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Patch of seagrass is world's oldest living organism
A 15-kilometre-long swathe of seagrass off the coast of Spain is at least 80,000 years old, making it the oldest known living organism on Earth
14 hours ago from Newscientist
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Scientists snare 'superprawn' off New Zealand
Scientists have captured a "supergiant" crustacean in waters seven kilometres (4.5 miles) deep off New Zealand, measuring 10 times the normal size of related species.
Fri 3 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Survey finds jellyfish takeover exaggerated
WOBBLY NUMBERS: Jellyfish might be able to shut down a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but they are not taking over the world's oceans and turning them into slime, say scientists.
Thu 2 Feb 12 from ABC Science
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Coral growth in Western Australia found to be thriving in warmer water
(PhysOrg.com) -- As most people are well aware, global warming isn’t just about the atmosphere, it’s about rising ocean temperatures as well. And like increases in the atmosphere, ...
Fri 3 Feb 12 from PhysOrg
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Humble moss 'brought on ice ages'
Research shows that primitive moss-like plants could have helped cool the Earth 470 million years ago, bringing on both life as we know it an mini-ice ages.
Thu 2 Feb 12 from BBC News
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Caldera Eruption “Early Warning System”? Not so Fast.
This appears to be a week of media interest in new journal articles. Earlier, I discussed a study that claimed that volcanoes were the cause of the onset of the Little Ice Age. Now, we have ...
Thu 2 Feb 12 from Wired Science
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