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4:20 am in evolution, extinction, nasa, science, water conservation by TreeHugger
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Astronomers have discovered the largest mass of water known to exist. So we humans can go right on mucking up our frail planet's meager reserves of fresh water, we know where to find plenty more? But wait, there's a hitch....Read the full story on TreeHugger
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2:16 am in animals, evolution, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
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In nature, survival of the fittest usually means being fast or stealthy enough to avoid getting eaten -- but with those two options off the table, one species of tiny snail has found another way to cope. Scientists in Japan have recently discovered that when white-eye birds gobble up a species of land snail, it's not necessarily game over for the slow prey. Like a miniature molluskan Hercules fighting its way through the depths of Hades and back, many of these tiny snails manage a way to survive the perilous journey through the bi...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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11:13 pm in amazonia, evolution, global climate change, Science & Technology by TreeHugger
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If the projections of countless scientists are correct, the climate of this planet will be markedly different by the end of this century -- but for a group of plants and animals, that future is now. A team of biologists have undertaken an unprecedented experiment to see how species native to the Amazon rainforest will fare in changin...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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2:13 pm in evolution, geo-engineering, nasa, science by TreeHugger
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If good design means longevity, Hubble is well on its way to redeeming the missteps that required high-tech space missions for vision correction before it could serve its purpose. Could it be a coinicidence that Hubble took its millionth look into the depths of space on the 4th of July, America's Independence holiday? Well, probably not, but it is a beautiful milestone on any day for the 21 year old mission that shares its data with scientists over the interne...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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7:29 pm in Culture & Celebrity, evolution by TreeHugger
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Earth is in the midst of a population crisis, and extremes are heading in both directions. While countless species have seen their numbers plummet in recent decades, with more than a few going extinct entirely, humans have seen theirs grow and grow -- and the two trends are hardly unrelated. But incredibly, when considering the indelible impact we've had on the planet and the creatures we share it with in our brief time here, everyone alive today accounts for a whopping 12 percent of all the humans that have lived...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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11:51 pm in animals, evolution, Travel & Nature by TreeHugger
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In a world increasingly dominated by humans, it seems there's less and less room for just about everything else -- so to cope, animals and plants across the globe are gradually getting smaller. For centuries, human activities such as hunting and encroachment have made life difficult for the largest species, from mammals and fish to insects and trees, leading to an evolutionary trend towards the miniature. And researchers suggest that unless countermeasures are taken to ensure 'big' makes a comeback -- we may be hea...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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