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Overall, sea ice extent in the Arctic has been decreasing steadily throughout this past decade. In fact, the six lowest sea ice extents in the satellite record have occurred in the last six years (2007 to 2012).
Unlike 2010, when intense wildfires burned in western Russia, most of the 2012 fires have burned in remote parts of eastern and central Siberia.
September 17, 2012
2012 Arctic sea ice extent lowest ever recorded
Loss of Arctic sea ice could affect weather in northern winter. For example, it might amplify the jet stream, pushing colder temperatures further south.
September 17, 2012
Earth in Mars’ sky
The Mars rover Spirit captured this image on March 8, 2004. It was the first image of our world taken from another planet beyond our Earth-moon system.
September 17, 2012
How bees decide what to be
Johns Hopkins researchers link reversible 'epigenetic' marks to behavior patterns.
September 17, 2012
Susan Hovorka on carbon capture and storage
Susan Hovorka said, "If people want to reduce emissions of CO2 - while enjoying the benefits of fossil fuels - instead of emitting, you can capture and store."
September 17, 2012
NGC 7090 is edge-on spiral galaxy, actively forming stars
Because we're looking at it edge-on, we can't see this galaxy's spiral arms. But we can see the flat disk of the galaxy and its bulging mid-section.
September 16, 2012
Astronomers find two planets orbiting stars in Beehive cluster
The planets in the Beehive are the first ever found around sun-like stars in a cluster of stars.
September 16, 2012
Large coral loss seen over some Caribbean reefs
The International Union for Conservation of Nature reports that live coral cover has dropped to less than 10% over some Caribbean reefs.
September 15, 2012
How and when did the first planets form in our universe?
At an estimated age of 12.8 billion years, the HIP 11952 exoplanet system is one of the oldest systems known so far.
September 15, 2012
Super Typhoon Sanba eyes Okinawa, Japan and South Korea
Super Typhoon Sanba will threaten Okinawa, Japan late Saturday or early Sunday local time and will eventually push into South Korea by Monday.
September 14, 2012
