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Motorola phone talks a tough game
Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets
Feb 04, 2009 |
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For some people, a phone is just a phone. They don't need e-mail, a Web browser or a camera. They just want to make a call. And the last thing they want to worry about is what will happen to a phone that's dropped or gets ...
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High degree of resistance to antibiotics in Arctic birds
Jan 11, 2008 |
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In the latest issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Swedish researchers report that birds captured in the hyperboreal tundra, in connection with the tundra expedition “Beringia 2005,” were carriers of antibi ...
Warming climate may cause arctic tundra to burn
Mar 05, 2008 |
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Research from ancient sediment cores indicates that a warming climate could make the world’s arctic tundra far more susceptible to fires than previously thought. The findings, published this week in the online journal, PLoS ON ...
Canadian tundra is rapidly disappearing
Mar 13, 2007 |
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Canadian scientists say much of their nation's northern tundra is rapidly disappearing, being replaced by trees and shrubs, forcing wildlife from the region.
Arctic soil reveals climate change clues
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Oct 08, 2008 |
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Frozen arctic soil contains nearly twice the greenhouse-gas-producing organic material as was previously estimated, according to recently published research by University of Alaska Fairbanks scientists.
Global warming makes tundra greener
Sep 15, 2005 |
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Satellite images taken over decades show two seemingly contradictory events that indicate global warming is affecting Alaska.
Tundra disappearing at rapid rate
Mar 05, 2007 |
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Forests of spruce trees and shrubs in parts of northern Canada are taking over what were once tundra landscapes--forcing out the species that lived there. This shift can happen at a much faster speed than scientists originally ...
Black wolves: The first genetically modified predators?
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Feb 05, 2009 |
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Emergence of black-colored wolves is the direct result of humans raising dogs as pets and beasts of burden, according to new research by a University of Calgary biologist published today by the prestigious ...
Mountain caribou's ancient ancestry revealed
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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The declining mountain caribou populations of Canada's southern Rockies are a more distinct breed than scientists previously believed, according to a new study by University of Calgary researchers that is ...
Biologists: Greening Arctic not likely to offset permafrost carbon release
May 27, 2009 |
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As the frozen soil in the Arctic thaws, bacteria will break down organic matter, releasing long-stored carbon into the warming atmosphere.
Decisive action needed as warming predictions worsen, says expert
Feb 14, 2009 |
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Greenhouse gases in the atmosphere are rising more rapidly than expected, increasing the danger that without aggressive action to reduce emissions the climate system could cross a critical threshold by the end of the century, ...
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