Scientists track mercury poisoning risk from diets
November 21st, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 21 (IANS) Mercury in diets could whittle down the power of antioxidants and cause serious threats to health by accumulating in the body, aver scientists.
Antioxidants, playing a ... Read more...
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Sarah Palin offered $1 mn for lie detector test
September 25th, 2011 - 8:38 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 25 (IANS) Former US vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin has been offered $1 million if she passes a lie detector test over claims that she cheated on her ... Read more...
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Glaciers account for half of rising sea levels
May 29th, 2011 - 3:16 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 29 (IANS) Glaciers and ice caps make up for a mere three percent of ice on our planet, yet they account for about half of rising sea levels.
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12000-yr-old cremated remains of child sheds new light on Ice-Age culture
February 25th, 2011 - 12:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): The remains of a three-yr-old child in a newly excavated archaeological site in Alaska may provide rare insights into the burial practices of Ice Age peoples.Archaeologists said the ... Read more...
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Melting glaciers to contribute 12cm to world sea-level increases by 2100
January 11th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 11 (ANI): A new study has found that melt off from small mountain glaciers and ice caps will contribute about 12 centimetres to world sea-level increases by 2100.Scientists from the ... Read more...
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How volcanic ash plumes end up in the jet stream
April 20th, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 20(ANI): The area in the atmosphere that pilots prefer to fly in, known as jet stream, is most likely to be impacted by plumes from volcanic ash, according to an ... Read more...
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Eruption of Alaska’s Redoubt Volcano sparked new type of lightning
March 7th, 2010 - 11:40 am ICT by ANI
Washington, March 7 (ANI): Three-dimensional imaging has shown that the eruption of Alaska's Redoubt Volcano last year, created a new type of lightning, in the form of small, quick sparks."We long suspected ... Read more...
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Methane leak from Arctic Shelf may be much larger and faster than anticipated
March 5th, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 5 (ANI): An international team of scientists has found that the permafrost under the East Siberian Arctic Shelf, long thought to be an impermeable barrier sealing in methane, is perforated ... Read more...
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Economic impact of Arctic melt could amount to 2.4 trillion dollars by 2050
February 8th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 8 (ANI): In a new report, scientists have determined that the economic impact of losing the Arctic's climate-cooling services could total a minimum 2.4 trillion dollars by the year 2050.According ... Read more...
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Heat from Pacific caused 2007 record-breaking Arctic sea ice loss
February 1st, 2010 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have found that the 2007 record-breaking Arctic sea ice loss was a result of heat transported from the Pacific Ocean.The study was carried ... Read more...
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Melting glaciers feed marine life with ancient carbon
December 31st, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 31 (ANI): A new study has determined that glaciers that naturally melt each summer along the Gulf of Alaska flush out huge amounts of ancient carbon, made up mostly ... Read more...
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Glacier melt adds ancient edibles to marine buffet
December 24th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 24 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that glaciers along the Gulf of Alaska are enriching stream and near shore marine ecosystems from ancient carbon contained in glacial ... Read more...
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Great Alaska Shootout Revived To Play Eight Teams Instead Of Six
November 26th, 2009 - 8:23 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Alaska, Nov. 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Great Alaska Shootout is about to return for it's 2010 installment. This time, the tournament is down to a measly eight teams. It is ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Elephant seals can sleep while diving
November 11th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 11 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that during some of their dives, migrating northern elephant seals slowly roll on their backs and allow themselves to sink downward, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Arctic area, oceans lock up fourth of world’s carbon dioxide
October 15th, 2009 - 3:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 15 (IANS) Arctic land and seas lock up as much as a fourth of the world's carbon dioxide, so the melting of Arctic ice can potentially alter climate, says a ... Read more...
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Arctic lands and oceans account for 25 percent of world’s net sink of CO2
October 15th, 2009 - 3:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 15 (ANI): In a new study, ecologists estimate that Arctic lands and oceans are responsible for up to 25 percent of the global net sink of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2). ... Read more...
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Young animals better at keeping warm than previously believed
August 21st, 2009 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 21 (ANI): A new study has found that young muskoxen conserve heat almost as well as adults, a finding that runs contrary to a longstanding assumption among scientists that young ... Read more...
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Increased ocean acidification in Alaska waters may damage marine life
August 14th, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 14 (ANI): New findings indicate that Alaska's oceans are becoming increasingly acidic, which could damage the region's king crab and salmon fisheries.Jeremy Mathis, a University of Alaska Fairbanks scientist, made ... Read more...
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Scientists to study rebirth of an island after volcanic eruption
August 10th, 2009 - 4:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 10 (ANI): A team of scientists is all set to study an island in the process of rebirth after a volcanic eruption destroyed life on it recently.When Alaska's Kasatochi Volcano ... Read more...
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Researchers can now study how an ecosystem develops
August 7th, 2009 - 4:23 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 7 (IANS) Last year when Alaska's Kasatochi volcano erupted, it sterilized and covered the small Aleutian island with a layer of ash. The eruption also provided a rare research opportunity: ... Read more...
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Mysterious black goo drifting off Arctic coast identified as algae
July 21st, 2009 - 2:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): A sample of the giant black mystery blob that Wainwright hunters discovered this month floating in the Chukchi Sea has been identified as algae.The blob is thick and ... Read more...
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Greenland ice sheet to blame for 25 percent of global sea rise in past 13 yrs
June 13th, 2009 - 12:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): A new study has determined that the Greenland ice sheet is melting faster than expected, and is consequently responsible for nearly 25 percent of global sea rise in ... Read more...
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Global warming still looms large as threat to Polar Bears
May 26th, 2009 - 3:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 26 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have strengthened the forecasts of polar bear populations and their likely responses to climate change, by refuting criticisms of the scientific basis for ... Read more...
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Bigger feather crests in male seabirds reflect their suitability as mates
April 17th, 2009 - 3:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 17 (ANI): The size of males' feather crests in a breed of northern seabird is not just simple ornamentation, but a physical indicator of the bird's quality as a mate, ... Read more...
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Large-crested male seabirds make better partners
April 17th, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 17 (IANS) The size of male feather crests in a particular breed of northern seabird may be more than a matter of simple ornamentation and mean low levels of stress ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Odd Mars craters may have been created by fallen moon
October 25th, 2008 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): A new study has suggested that an unusual pair of craters on Mars formed when a moon broke apart before crashing into the planets surface about a ... Read more...
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Greenlands ice sheet in danger due to worlds fastest-flowing glacier
October 17th, 2008 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 17 (ANI): Dramatic images taken at least every six hours over an entire year, using time-lapse technique, reveal how the worlds fastest-flowing glacier is draining Greenlands ice sheet and ... Read more...
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McCain, Palin disagree on causes of global warming
September 23rd, 2008 - 1:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 23 (ANI): Republican presidential candidate John McCain and his running mate Sarah Palin disagree on the question of climate change, as the Alaska Governor has focused on how to ... Read more...
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740,000-year-old ice wedge is the oldest known ice in North America
September 19th, 2008 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 19 (ANI): A new study has determined that a 740,000-year-old wedge of ice discovered in central Yukon Territory, Canada, is the oldest known ice in North America, thus suggesting ... Read more...
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Ice core drawn from glacier in Alaska may shed light on two centuries of climate change (Re-Issue)
July 14th, 2008 - 6:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 14 (ANI): Researchers have pulled a 150-metre ice core from the McCall Glacier in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska, US, which may offer them the first quantitative ... Read more...
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Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster than previously believed
June 13th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 13 (ANI): A new study has suggested that the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting faster than previously believed, and as a result, freshwater runoff from the area will more ... Read more...
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Arctic would be ice-free by 2013
December 15th, 2007 - 7:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec.15 (ANI): Researchers have predicted a grim prognosis for the Arctics so-called perennial sea ice, given the expanding rate at which global warming is taking place.
Wieslaw Maslowski of the Naval Postgraduate ... Read more...
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Scientists discover walking and swimming anemones
November 26th, 2007 - 1:30 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a new species of sea anemone which can swim and walk across the floor.
This particular attribute in this specie is different as sea anemones ... Read more...
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