Posts Tagged ‘geography’
Earth & Environment - Oct 7, 2009 10:52 - 5 Comments
Arctic sea ice’s downward trend continues
U. COLORADO (US)—Despite a slight recovery in 2009—from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008—the summer Arctic sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years, continuing a trend toward ice-free Arctic summers. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 22, 2009 11:21 - 2 Comments
In the tropics, outbreak and changing landscape
PENN STATE (US)—An international team of researchers is in Ghana as part of a five-year effort to investigate how changes in the environment affect a deforming tropical disease called Buruli ulcer. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 18, 2009 4:00 - 2 Comments
‘Punk-size’ T. rex found in China
Above, the skull of Raptorex is dwarfed by the skull of “Sue,” the famous adult T. rex at the Field Museum. (Credit: Paul Sereno)
Earth & Environment - Jun 9, 2009 12:36 - 0 Comments
Efforts to stop western wildfires misplaced?
The 2007 Santiago Canyon Fire in Orange County, Calif., burned more than 28,000 acres and destroyed a dozen homes. (Courtesy: Alex Miroshnichenko/Miro-Foto.com)
