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Five hotbeds of biodiversity
Here are five flora- and fauna-rich ecologies that Conservation International, a nonprofit organization in Arlington, Va., says are more than 70 percent intact.
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Quadrantid meteors and 11 other big skywatching events of 2012
What lies ahead sky-wise for 2012? Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist, selected what he considers to be the top 12 "skylights" for this coming year,
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Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11
A selected archive of The Monitor's coverage of 9/11 and beyond.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Currents
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9 books Bill Gates thinks you should read
Nonprofit group TED asks some of the world's most fascinating thinkers to share both ideas and reading lists. Here's a list of the nine books recommended by Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.
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Climate change: Arctic passes 400 parts per million milestone
Arctic monitoring stations show carbon dioxide levels are now above 400 parts per million. Carbon dioxide is the chief climate-change gas and stays in the atmosphere for 100 years. Before the Industrial Age, carbon dioxide levels were 275 ppm.
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Greenland's glaciers melting faster, say scientists
Greenland's glaciers are melting 30 faster than they were a decade ago, satellite images reveal.
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Modesto cop killing highlights spike in violence against police
The number of cops killed on the beat had been declining since the 1970s and was bound to end, say experts. But the killing of cops in Modesto, Calif., and Greenland, N.H., Thursday could point to other trends.
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Ice age study delivers blow to global-warming skeptics
A new study finds that rising levels of carbon dioxide drove rising temperatures at the end of the last ice age. The findings contrast with previous studies, which skeptics of human-triggered global warming said showed that CO2 levels weren't an important factor.
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Increasing carbon dioxide levels ended the last ice age
Using data from ice cores and underwater sediment, new research shows that carbon dioxide emissions contributed to the temperature change at the end of Earth's last ice age.
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Vikings spread mouse species to Greenland, Newfoundland, study finds
A genetic study of house mice suggests that the species was spread by Vikings between the eighth and 10th centuries.
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Sea level studies: US coasts even more vulnerable than previously thought
South Florida, southern Louisiana, and the Carolinas top the list of states with the most land to lose if sea level rises 1 meter, according to a pair of new studies.
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Greenland's ice sheet: Climate change outlook gets a little more dire
If temperatures reach 1.6 degrees C above preindustrial levels, the iconic ice sheet will probably tip toward irreversible loss. With climate change, temperatures have already risen 0.8 degrees C.
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Five hotbeds of biodiversity
Here are five flora- and fauna-rich ecologies that Conservation International, a nonprofit organization in Arlington, Va., says are more than 70 percent intact.
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Study: Himalayan glaciers melting more slowly than thought, but seas are still rising
A study of satellite data has found that thermal expansion and ice loss from Greenland and Antarctica account for most of the planet's rising sea levels, with melting glaciers from the Himalayas contributing less than previously thought.
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Ice caps not shrinking as much as once thought, new data show
Mountain glaciers and ice caps around the globe collectively lost 148 billion tons of ice a year, according to new satellite measurements. The rate is 30 percent lower than scientists thought.
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NASA satellites reveal colossal ice melt, greenhouse gasses blamed
Until now, satellite measurements from only selected places were used to extrapolate the overall ice loss outside Greenland and Antarctica.
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Quadrantid meteors and 11 other big skywatching events of 2012
What lies ahead sky-wise for 2012? Joe Rao, SPACE.com Skywatching Columnist, selected what he considers to be the top 12 "skylights" for this coming year,
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Despite Southwest blizzard, hope of white Christmas fades for much of US
After two snowy years where over half the country woke up to snow on Christmas, this yuletide is expected to be far less white for much of the US – even with a blizzard in the Southwest.
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Shiny Objects: Why We Spend Money We Don’t Have in Search of Happiness We Can’t Buy
Christmas shopping out of control? "Shiny Objects" may be your next best read.
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Global warming: winners and losers in the Arctic's 'new normal'
The Arctic Report Card study suggests that changes at the top of the world have led to unusual weather patterns, a greener Greenland, and lots of plankton. At least the whales are pleased.
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South with the Sun: Roald Amundsen, His Polar Explorations, and the Quest for Discovery
Long-distance swimmer and author Lynne Cox traces the path of polar explorer Roald Amundsen – just in time for the centennial of his arrival at the South Pole.
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Founding Fathers' advice to deficit 'super committee': Bring US troops home
If the deficit 'super committee' is serious about finding $1.5 trillion in cuts over the next decade, they will have no choice but to do as the Founding Fathers would have done – bring the troops home and drastically reduce America's foreign military presence.
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Looking back: The Monitor's coverage of 9/11
A selected archive of The Monitor's coverage of 9/11 and beyond.
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Summer solstice: Everything you want to know
Summer solstice: Summer arrives to the Northern Hemisphere at 1:16pm Eastern time on Tuesday.
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Iceland volcano eruption larger than last year's, closes airport
Iceland volcano: the eruption of an Iceland volcano, Saturday, is larger than last year's Eyjafjallajokull eruption that shut down air travel in Europe.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Currents
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Stir It Up!
A Nordic feast of spring in 'Noma'
Chef René Redzepi strives to revive and reinvent the distinctive tastes of Nordic cuisine through his restaurant 'Noma' and cookbook of the same name.
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9 books Bill Gates thinks you should read
Nonprofit group TED asks some of the world's most fascinating thinkers to share both ideas and reading lists. Here's a list of the nine books recommended by Microsoft founder and philanthropist Bill Gates.
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In Pictures: Space photos of the day: Auroras
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