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Hummingbirds take no notice of flower color
Hummingbirds pay no attention to what color a flower is when figuring out whether to raid it for nectar, the latest research suggests.
March 19, 2012
Male fruit flies drink more alcohol after being rejected for sex
When female fruit flies reject the sexual approaches of male fruit flies, the males are driven to excessive alcohol consumption. Read more at EarthSky.
March 18, 2012
Early snow melts in North America not good for butterflies, study says
Scientists working at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory have linked declines in butterflies to early spring snow melts. Butterfly population is dropping.
March 18, 2012
Land use changes contribute to climate extremes
Climate extremes: The researchers found that land use changes in some cases amplified climate warming, while in other cases masked warming effects.
March 17, 2012
View from space: 2012 snow cover compared to 2011 snow cover
Two snow cover maps show the difference between snow extent in North America on March 3, 2011 and on March 5, 2012. The 2012 cover is spottier than the 2011.
March 17, 2012
Record breaking warmth across the United States in 2012
It is technically winter, but the U.S. is experiencing record breaking warmth usually seen in early summer. Meanwhile, it's been cold in Europe and Asia.
March 17, 2012
Climate change communication, by Gavin Schmidt
EarthSky's Science Communicator of the Year says that telling people about how scientists work is a key to communicating the science of climate change.
March 15, 2012
Antarctic icefish have translucent bodies and blood
Icefishes, which live only in the Antarctic Ocean, don't have red blood. Missing hemoglobin, the blood of an icefish runs white.
March 14, 2012
Earthquake shakes northern Japan in March 2012
A 6.9-magnitude earthquake shook northern Japan today, in much the same region heavily damaged by the March 11, 2011 quake and tsunami of a year ago.
March 14, 2012
Tornadoes may be preceded by seismic phenomena
Seismic disturbances may precede tornadoes. Researchers found that before the tornadoes of early March 2012, seismographs recorded atmospheric phenomena.
March 13, 2012
