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Explorers find hundreds of identical species thrive in both Arctic, Antarctic
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Feb 15, 2009 |
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Earth's unique, forbidding ice oceans of the Arctic and Antarctic have revealed a trove of secrets to Census of Marine Life explorers, who were especially surprised to find at least 235 species live in both ...
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Cassini's new view of land of lakes and seas
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Oct 11, 2007 |
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The best views of the hydrocarbon lakes and seas on Saturn's moon Titan taken by the Cassini spacecraft are being released today.
New fish discovered in the Bellingshausen Sea
Mar 06, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The new species of Antarctic fish, Gosztonyia antarctica, has been discovered at a depth of 650 metres in the Bellingshausen Sea in the Antarctic Ocean, an area which has not been studied ...
Eutrophication affects diversity of algae
Oct 19, 2009 |
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Eutrophication of the seas may have an impact on genetic variation in algae, research at the University of Gothenburg shows.
Feds designate polar bear habitat in Alaska
Oct 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- The Obama administration said Thursday it is designating more than 200,000 square miles in Alaska and off its coast as "critical habitat" for polar bears, an action that could add restrictions to ...
Canada, Greenland accord to protect polar bears
Oct 31, 2009 |
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Canada and Greenland agreed on a series of measures aimed at protecting shared populations of polar bears which roam between the Nunavut territory and the huge arctic island, officials said.
Polar Sea Ice replicated in Hamburg
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Sep 28, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As northern Europe enjoys a rather warm start to autumn, an international team of 20 polar scientists have brought icy winter conditions to the middle of Hamburg, Germany. They are studying the effect of ...
Aurora Borealis breaks new grounds -- and old ice
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Nov 30, 2007 |
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It can crush ice sideways and stay precisely on station to an accuracy of a metre. It can drill a hole 1,000 metres deep into the seabed while floating above 5,000 metres of ocean and it can generate 55 megawatts of power. ...
Study reveals how Arctic food webs affect mercury in polar bears
Dec 08, 2009 |
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With growing concerns about the effects of global warming on polar bears, it's increasingly important to understand how other environmental threats, such as mercury pollution, are affecting these magnificent Arctic animals.
Antifreeze fish make sense out of junk DNA
Apr 04, 2006 |
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Scientists at the University of Illinois have discovered an antifreeze-protein gene in cod that has evolved from non-coding or 'junk' DNA. Since the creation of these antifreeze proteins is directly driven by polar glaciation, ...
NOAA aircraft to probe arctic pollution
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Apr 07, 2008 |
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NOAA scientists are now flying through springtime Arctic pollution to find out why the region is warming - and summertime sea ice is melting - faster than predicted. Some 35 NOAA researchers are gathering with government ...
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