Monthly Archives: December 2009

Ecosystem is Moving

Earth’s various ecosystems, with all their plants and animals, will need to shift about a quarter-mile per year on average to keep pace with global climate change, scientists said in a study.How well particular species can survive rising worldwide temperatures … Continue reading

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Track Santa on Google Earth

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Herschel Space Telescope Uncovers Sources of Cosmic Infrared Background

A weak cosmic infrared radiation field that reaches Earth from all directions contains not yet deciphered messages about the evolution of galaxies. Using first observations with the PACS Instrument on board ESA’s Herschel Space Telescope, scientists from the Max Planck … Continue reading

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A TREE ALMOST OLDER THAN DIRT

A newly discovered Palmer’s oak (Quercus palmeri) that researchers estimate is over 13,000 years old, making it one of the oldest plants on Earth.Researchers, led by Michael May of the University of California, Davis, found the tree a decade ago … Continue reading

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