Evolution and climate change: Survival of the less fit
The mystery of Scotland’s shrinking sheep may have been solvedON THE remote island of Hirta, in the St Kilda archipelago beyond the Outer Hebrides, live hundreds of wild Soay sheep. Over ...
13 hours ago from The Economist
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New Moon Orbiter Sends First Lunar Snapshots
NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has transmitted its first images since reaching lunar orbit June 23.
Thu 2 Jul 09 from SPACE.com
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Many characteristics of Mars, including ice, are similar to Earth
Mars gets as far as 250 million miles away, but many parts of it closely resemble places on Earth, including its landscape, history of water, soil and even its weather, says a Texas A&M University ...
Thu 2 Jul 09 from PhysOrg
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Planck achieves ultra-cold state
Europe's Planck telescope reaches its operating temperature, making it the coldest object in space.
5 hours ago from BBC News
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El NiÑo Is Changing for the Stormier
A new study in Science finds that the changing El NiÑo is shifting Pacific Ocean warming westward, meaning more storms for the western Atlantic
17 hours ago from TIME
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Fermi Telescope reveals a population of radio-quiet gamma-ray pulsars
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new class of pulsars detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope is solving the mystery of previously unidentified gamma-ray sources and helping scientists understand ...
Thu 2 Jul 09 from PhysOrg
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NASA astronaut takes Twitter to space en Espanol
NASA has tweeted in space, but now one of its astronauts is breaking a new space Twitter barrier. He will tweet from space in ...
Thu 2 Jul 09 from USA today
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A question of height: Learning from reintroduction of once extinct butterfly in Britain
Intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant species threatened by climate change. The creation of small heat-shielded habitats and better links ...
Thu 2 Jul 09 from PhysOrg
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Pacific Northwest forests could store more carbon, help address greenhouse issues
The forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in coming years, a recent study concludes, if they are managed ...
Thu 2 Jul 09 from PhysOrg
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Traffic Heats Up at Space Station
The space station crew moved one of its Soyuz lifeboats late Thursday as traffic heats up at the outpost.
23 hours ago from SPACE.com
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