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Flowering plants in storage, waiting to be named
Thousands of new flowering plants - unknown to the world - might sit in storage for 50 years before it earns the title of "new species," according to a new study.
December 9, 2010
Supreme Court to hear climate case
The U.S. Supreme Court announced today they will hear what's described as a 'landmark case' on climate involving energy utilities.
December 6, 2010
Two rare foxes feared to be extinct captured on camera
The endangered Sierra Nevada red fox hadn't been sighted in the past 20 years. But a series of photographs of the foxes in the wild has revived hope for the species' survival.
December 6, 2010
Climate negotiations based on satellite images
Satellite images are being used as the scientific basis for an agreement on climate negotiations at the U.N. Climate Change Conference according to Doug Morton.
December 6, 2010
New Google Earth Engine unveiled at Cancun climate summit
There's a new Google Earth Engine. To start the project, Google has made available the entire archive of LandSat satellite observations.
December 3, 2010
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
New life form that thrives on arsenic
NASA announced today a new life form that thrives on arsenic, toxic to most life as we know it, with implications for finding alien life.
December 2, 2010
The ocean’s own environmental sensor
Tiny copepod crustaceans have a major role to play when the effects of oil-spills are being calculated and acts as the ocean's environmental sensor.
December 1, 2010
Operation IceBridge on air again
Finally the weather lifted, and Operation IceBridge made a series of flights over the Antarctic Peninsula and a crucially important flight over the South Pole.
November 29, 2010
NASA’s IceBridge Antarctica 2010
NASA's IceBridge will collect data on the polar ice cover for a 6 year period. All was going without a hitch, until we arrived in Chile.
November 10, 2010
