Knowing when and how this weather pattern occurs gives scientists an ability to say what weather will be like in the future.
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Greenland’s Growing “Ice Slabs” Intensify Meltwater Runoff into Ocean
CU Boulder-led study: Warming climate could expand Arctic ice slabs substantially by 2100, accelerating sea-level rise.
Brown Trout Genome Will Help Explain Species' Genetic Superpowers
Better conservation and management of fish stocks is on the horizon, after the completion of the brown trout reference genome by scientists at the Wellcome Sanger Institute and their collaborators.
Guppies Teach Us Why Evolution Happens
Guppies, a perennial pet store favorite, have helped a UC Riverside scientist unlock a key question about evolution:
Do animals evolve in response to the risk of being eaten, or to the environment that they create in the absence of predators? Turns out, it’s the latter.
Neurological Signals from the Spinal Cord Surprise Scientists
With a study of the network between nerve and muscle cells in turtles, researchers from the University of Copenhagen have gained new insight into the way in which movements are generated and maintained.
The Future Sea Level in New Jersey: 3 feet, 4 feet, 7 feet higher?
Since 1900, global average sea level has risen about 8 inches. In New Jersey, sea level has risen even faster – about 1.4 feet over that same period.