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How do corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet?
Coral reefs are predicted to decline under the pressure of global warming. However, a number of coral species can survive at seawater temperatures even higher than predicted.
February 1, 2013
A coronal mass ejection erupts from the sun
On Jan. 31, 2013 at 2:09am EST, the sun erupted with an Earth-directed coronal mass ejection or CME.
January 31, 2013
Vultures foraging far and wide face a poisonous future
A first ever study of the range and habits of white-backed vultures across southern Africa shows that they often shun national parks, preferring to forage further afield on private farmland.
January 31, 2013
There’s more to astronomers’ favorite planetary nursery than previously thought
Astronomers have used a new method to determine the mass of the planetary nursery around the star TW Hydrae.At a distance of merely 176 light-years from Earth, this is the closest star that is currently forming new planets.
January 30, 2013
Identifying habitable zones around stars
Researchers have developed an updated model for determining whether discovered planets fall within a habitable zone – where they could be capable of having liquid water and thus sustaining life.
January 30, 2013
Spring may come earlier to North American forests
Trees in the continental U.S. could send out new spring leaves up to 17 days earlier in the coming century than they did before global temperatures started to rise.
January 29, 2013
Ridges on Mars suggest ancient flowing water
Ridges in impact craters on Mars appear to be fossils of cracks in the Martian surface, formed by minerals deposited by flowing water.
January 29, 2013
Scientists unravel the mysteries of spider silk
Scientists have found a way to obtain a wide variety of elastic properties of the silk of several intact spiders’ webs using a sophisticated but non-invasive laser light scattering technique.
January 28, 2013
Analysis of Greenland ice cores provide glimpse into climate’s future
Melting of Antarctic ice sheet may have contributed more to sea level rise than melting of the Greeland ice sheet some 100,000 years ago.
January 25, 2013
NASA joins ESA’s dark universe mission
NASA has officially joined ESA’s Euclid mission, a space telescope designed to investigate the mysterious natures of dark matter and dark energy.
January 24, 2013
