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Romney’s America Doesn’t Need Public Colleges
A Romney presidency would pose an obvious hardship for the country’s public colleges and universities. Romney and Ryan, austerity...
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Tree Rings Reveal Amazon’s Rainfall History
Samples from eight cedar trees in Bolivia have helped shed light on the seasonal rainfall in the Amazon basin...
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Plastic Debris Found in Antarctica’s Southern Ocean
Researchers on 70,000-mile voyage to investigate climate change say effect of humans is now 'truly planetary'
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Great Barrier Reef Has Lost Half Its Coral Cover Since 1985
Australia’s Great Barrier Reef has lost more than half its coral cover since 1985, according to a new study...
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Future Is Grim for Southwestern U.S. Forests
Combine the tree-ring growth record with historical information, climate records, and computer-model projections of future climate trends, and you...
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Climate Change May Shrink Fish
Fish species are expected to shrink in size by up to 24% because of global warming, say scientists. Researchers...
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Global Fisheries Are Declining but Can Still Recover
The vast majority of the world’s fisheries are declining but could recover if properly managed, according to a paper...
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Climate Change Is Already Damaging Global Economy
Climate change is already contributing to the deaths of nearly 400,000 people a year and costing the world more...
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Climate Change Will Shift Marine Predators’ Habitat
The top ocean predators in the North Pacific could lose as much as 35% of their habitat by the...
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Why Curiosity Matters
Adam Steltzner is a rocker-turned-NASA engineer who helped take the country’s cool new Curiosity rover to the surface of...