Friday, April 5, 2013

[Science] In Sign of Warming, 1600 Years of Ice in Andes Melted in 25 Years

In Sign of Warming, 1600 Years of Ice in Andes Melted in 25 Years
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1317208-global-warming-1600-years-ice-andes-melted-25-years
Glacial ice in the Peruvian Andes that took at least 1,600 years to form has melted in just 25 years, scientists reported Thursday, the latest indication that the recent spike in global temperatures has thrown the natural world out of balance.

Mars rover missions to go on spring break due to sun's interference
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9973203/Curiosity-rovers-parachute-photographed-moving-in-Mars-wind.html
LOS ANGELES - It's the Martian version of spring break: Curiosity and Opportunity, along with their spacecraft friends circling overhead, will take it easy this month because of the sun's interference.

Volcanoes on Jupiter's Moon Io Are All Wrong, NASA Says
http://www.clarksvilleonline.com/2013/04/05/nasa-research-shows-jupiters-moon-europa-may-have-chemistry-needed-for-life/
The hundreds of volcanoes on Jupiter's moon Io aren't where they're supposed to be, scientists say. Io's major volcanic activity is concentrated 30 to 60 degrees farther east than models of its internal heat profile predict, a recent study reports, suggesting that ...

Developing Countries Need finances to Tackle Climate Change
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1317212-developing-countries-need-finances-tackle-climate-change
In 1992, The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change promised that developed countries will provide new and additional financial resources to developing countries in order to mitigate climate change.

Climate change may be irreversible, but we control the future trajectory
http://topnews.ae/content/215559-controlling-future-carbon-emissions-curbing-climate-change
A Perspective in Science says we have more control over our future than we think. by Allie Wilkinson - Apr 4, 2013 2:40 pm UTC. Earth Science · Physical Sciences · 140 · Brocken Inaglory/Wikimedia Commons.

Ancient site unearthed in Biblical home of Abraham
http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/archaeologists+Iraq+find+ancient+complex+near+home+biblical/8194617/story.html
BAGHDAD - British archaeologists said Thursday they have unearthed a sprawling complex near the ancient city of Ur in southern Iraq, home of the biblical Abraham.

Climate change will increase extreme precipitation levels
http://farmfutures.com/story-expect-more-rain-warmer-climate-0-96821
Rainfall or snowfall dumped by the most intense storms could grow significantly heavier in most of the United States by the final decades of the century, according to a new climate change study.

First Florida panther released into Palm Beach County
http://articles.sun-sentinel.com/2013-04-03/news/fl-orphan-panther-release-20130403_1_darrell-land-orphaned-florida-panther-white-oak-conservation-center
An orphaned Florida panther sprinted back into the wild Wednesday, the first time one of the endangered cats has been released into Palm Beach County.

African Turtle was Never Extinct: New Findings Reveal Species Didn't Exist
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/6028/20130404/african-turtle-never-extinct-new-findings-reveal-species-didnt-exist.htm
(Photo : Flickr/Laurent Lebois) Researchers have discovered that a species of turtle, named the Seychelles turtle, never went extinct--because it never existed in the first place.

Tiny octopus-like microorganisms named after science fiction monsters
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-04/ia-ia-cthulhu-fhtagn-apparently-gut-termite
Morphology of Cthulhu macrofasciculumque by differential interference contrast light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

New Analysis says Carp DNA in Minnesota River a False Alarm
http://frenchtribune.com/teneur/1317202-new-analysis-says-carp-dna-minnesota-river-false-alarm
In 2011, the wildlife researchers are said to have found surprising amounts of DNA from invasive carp in the St. Croix and Mississippi rivers.



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