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Lindsay Patterson
Polar bears predicted to lose to grizzly bears in climate showdown
It's getting hotter in the Arctic. Polar bears that move south will cross paths with grizzly bears. A new study suggests which species will come out on top.
December 2, 2010
Neanderthal teeth reveal short childhood
New evidence shows that a Neanderthal developed faster and had shorter childhoods than early humans. The proof is in their fossilized teeth.
November 29, 2010
Killer protein to our immune system
Our immune system uses a tiny killer protein called perforin to punch holes in the membranes of infected cells, says an October, 2010 report.
November 22, 2010
The Frozen Zoo: A cool place for endangered species
A breakthrough at San Diego's Frozen Zoo could mean new life for endangered species. It's more like a seedbank for animals.
November 8, 2010
Frozen Zoo closer to saving endangered species
At the Frozen Zoo scientists have now created stem cells from frozen skin cells of a highly endangered monkey.
November 8, 2010
EarthSky grant from National Science Foundation
A new grant from the National Science Foundation to EarthSky on programming for Spanish speakers in the U.S. Visit our Spanish website at espanol.earthsky.org!
November 1, 2010
Biodiversity targets to slow loss by 2020
Delegates from nearly 200 countries met for two weeks in Nagoya, Japan, in late October 2010 to work out a set of targets that aim to slow biodiversity loss.
November 1, 2010
Ka’iulani Murphy’s star compass helps navigate oceans
Ka'iulani Murphy talks about "non-instrument" navigation, steering a double-hulled canoe across the sea with only celestial bodies and waves to guide it.
October 25, 2010
The mathematics of war with Sean Gourley
Gourley says that mathematics can help predict the timing and size of attacks in certain types of war, regardless of where, and why, these attacks are taking place. Read more about the mathematics of war.
October 25, 2010
Neglected diseases no longer neglected?
A group of diseases affect 1 billion of the world's poorest people are called "neglected." But a recent report by the WHO hopes to shine a spotlight on diseases hidden by poverty.
October 18, 2010
