The scientists increased the heat above the lethal threshold and waited for the corals to die. “We were heating the water one degree above the maximum summer temperature,” says Anders Meibom, a researcher at the Institute of Earth Sciences at the University of Lausanne. “At the Great Barrier Reef, after …
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Scientists have first predicted when, where, and how polar bears are likely to disappear, warning that if greenhouse gas emissions remain on their current trajectory, all but a few polar bear populations in the Arctic will likely they will disappear by the year 2100. As early as 2040, it is …
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Preston – State police say Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials shot and killed a wildcat last week after it attacked the Preston family pet dog and then ran and hid in their home. The wildcat then tested positive for rabies, state police soldier Armando Bettini said by phone …
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A woman was seriously injured when she was attacked by a bear that approached her and her husband on the deck of a New Mexico ski shelter, authorities said Saturday. The bear approached one foot of the couple when they sat outside on Friday night, then chased the woman before …
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Study sheds light on how efficiently the world’s largest flying bird rides air currents to stay airborne for hours without flapping its wings. The Andean condor has a wingspan of 3 meters (10 feet) and weighs up to 15 kg (33 lb), making it the heaviest flying bird in the …
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