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The First Warm-Blooded Fish Ever Discovered

Posted on May 15, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

New research by NOAA Fisheries has revealed the opah, or moonfish, as the first fully warm-blooded fish that circulates heated blood…

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    What Causes Ice Ages? A New Proposal.

    Posted on April 18, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

    A new international study casts doubt on the leading theory of what causes ice ages around the world — changes in the way the Earth…

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      When Dolphins Learned to Swim

      Posted on April 18, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

      For more than 250 million years, four-limbed land animals known as tetrapods have repeatedly conquered the Earth’s oceans. These…

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        Hydrofracturing in the Greenland Ice Sheet

        Posted on April 3, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

        Surface meltwater regularly travels to the bottom of the Greenland Ice Sheet and lubricates the flow of the ice into the ocean, but new…

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          Abnormally high plume observed above surface of Mars

          Posted on February 20, 2015October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

          Plumes seen reaching high above the surface of Mars are causing a stir among scientists studying the atmosphere on the Red Planet On two…

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            Can cold-loving bacteria help to clean up oil spills?

            Posted on December 16, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            For several decades scientists have been interested in the ability of psychrophilic (cold- loving) microbial communities to degrade the…

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              How Long Will Human Civilization Last?

              Posted on December 5, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              Human-caused climate change, ocean acidification and species extinctions may eventually threaten the collapse of civilization, according to…

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                People power in Kenya greatly improves local fisheries

                Posted on November 17, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                Harnessing ‘people power’ to manage fisheries in the developing world has significantly benefited local communities and coral…

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                  Stray stars between galaxies add to the cosmic light in the universe

                  Posted on November 9, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                  Using an experiment carried into space on a NASA suborbital rocket, astronomers at Caltech and their colleagues have detected a diffuse…

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                    Massive tectonic event may have triggered explosion of animal life

                    Posted on November 1, 2014October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    A new analysis of geologic history may help solve the riddle of the “Cambrian explosion,” the rapid diversification of animal…

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