Earth & Environment - Feb 8, 2012 15:47 - 3 Comments

Glaciers shed billions of tons, satellites show

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Ice caps and glaciers outside the regions of Greenland and Antarctica are shedding roughly 150 billion tons of ice annually. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jan 31, 2012 10:47 - 2 Comments

Volcanoes likely sparked Little Ice Age

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Four massive tropical volcanic eruptions that occurred over a span of 50 years may have triggered Earth’s enigmatic Little Ice Age. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Jan 12, 2012 10:45 - 0 Comments

With less hail, flood risk may rise in Rockies

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Climate changes may mean summertime hail could disappear from the eastern flank of Colorado’s Rocky Mountains by 2070, a new study shows. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 11, 2012 11:45 - 0 Comments

Hubble spies farthest galaxy cluster yet

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — According to researchers, the most distant cluster of galaxies ever observed in the early universe has been discovered. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 9, 2012 14:55 - 0 Comments

50-million-year-old crickets with ears

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A new study of cricket and katydid fossils suggests the insects evolved ears long before bats, their major predator, came along. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 4, 2012 12:59 - 3 Comments

Naps help toddlers ‘face’ the day

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A new study could be a wake-up call for parents of toddlers: Naps may be more important than you think. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 21, 2011 12:22 - 0 Comments

Smoking twins show why it’s hard to quit

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Smokers today are influenced by genetic factors far more than social ones—which can make it even harder to quit, according to a new study with twins. (more…)

Science & Technology - Nov 15, 2011 10:55 - 1 Comment

Alaskan dig turns up ancient ‘buckle’

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A small prehistoric buckle-like object that likely originated in East Asia has been found in an ancient Eskimo dwelling in Alaska. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Nov 3, 2011 14:11 - 0 Comments

Fatty acids give pythons big, strong hearts

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Fatty acids in the blood of feeding pythons promote heart growth, a finding that may have implications for human heart disease. (more…)

Worms early to surface after killer asteroid

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Worms may have been among the first animals to surface after an asteroid plowed into the Gulf of Mexico 65.5 million years ago, an event linked to the demise of big dinosaurs. (more…)

Society & Culture - Oct 10, 2011 8:26 - 3 Comments

Ancient Maya road ‘frozen’ by volcano

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A team excavating a Maya village in El Salvador buried by a volcanic eruption 1,400 years ago has unexpectedly hit an ancient white road that appears to lead to and from the town frozen in time by a blanket of ash. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 19, 2011 11:51 - 1 Comment

Downward slide for arctic sea ice

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — The blanket of sea ice that floats on the Arctic Ocean appears to have reached its lowest extent for 2011, the second lowest recorded since satellites began measuring it in 1979. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Sep 12, 2011 11:51 - 0 Comments

‘Power plants’ in cells linked to disease

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Close contact between mitochondria and the endoplasmic reticulum may be linked to a variety of degenerative diseases, including diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and stroke. (more…)

Science & Technology - Sep 12, 2011 11:44 - 0 Comments

Solar flares keep going and going

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Energy from solar flares is stronger and can last up to five hours longer than previously thought, according to data from NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Sep 2, 2011 12:51 - 1 Comment

Threatened pikas hang on in the Rockies

U. COLORADO (US) — American pikas, whose numbers have been on the decline, are holding their own in the Southern Rocky Mountains, a new survey finds. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Aug 23, 2011 11:01 - 0 Comments

More wildfires likely in Patagonia

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — A major climate oscillation in the Southern Hemisphere is expected to intensify in the coming decades, likely increasing wildfire activity in the southern half of South America. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 23, 2011 12:36 - 0 Comments

Is Saturn moon hiding a salty ocean?

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Samples of icy spray ejected from a Saturn moon and collected by the Cassini spacecraft make a strong case for the existence of a subterranean saltwater ocean. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jun 17, 2011 15:32 - 0 Comments

Impulsive neutrinos change their flavor

U. COLORADO-BOULDER (US) — Neutrinos can spontaneously change flavors, a finding that may help explain why the universe is made up mostly of matter. (more…)

Friday, February 10, 2012 15:20 - 0 Comments