TOP 100 CAMPING SITES
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| Permafrost Meltdown May Bog Down Global Warming--For Awhile When permafrost thaws, microbes convert ancient organic matter in the frozen soil into climate-warming gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, potentially triggering a positive feedback loop that further melts the Arctic. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Endangered Species Get Iced in Museum DNA Repository Deep below the dinosaur displays, a laboratory in the basement of a 19th-century building at the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) in New York City houses the institute's newest collection: eight large, liquid nitrogen–cooled cryogenic vats. Called the Ambrose Monell Collection for Molecular and Microbial Research, the lab is home to thousands of frozen microscopic genetic samples. And the collection is about to receive some important new--and rare--specimens. [More] rss.sciam.com |
The 2009 hurricane season heats up: Ana, Claudette and Bill After a slow start, the 2009 hurricane season is kicking off in a big way. Currently, three named storms are swirling around the Atlantic, including the season's first hurricane, Bill. Tropical Depression Ana , which first appeared last week but never became a full-fledged storm, is now causing extremely wet weather in the Caribbean Sea near the Dominican Republic. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Beautiful, Safe, Affordable--And It Gets 100 Mpg: X PRIZE Picks Next Round of Automotive Contestants NEW YORK--The Ferraris, Lamborghinis, Porsches and other conventional sports cars were bumped from the showroom of the Manhattan Classic Car Club today in favor of a motley array of alternative vehicles--many of which could likely out-accelerate the world-renowned sports cars . From high-schoolers modifying a Ford Focus hybrid to run on biofuel to would-be manufacturers of three-wheeled electric vehicles, the X PRIZE's seven automotive expert judges have winnowed a field of 135 vehicles down to 53, powered by six different fuel sources and coming from 18 states and 10 countries. And five of them were on display today in lower Manhattan. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Man convicted for killing and eating China's last Indochinese tiger The last Indochinese tiger in China was killed and eaten by a man who has now been sentenced to 12 years in prison for his crime. [More] rss.sciam.com |