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Polar bear genome reveals rapid adaptation to fatty diet

Posted by tvernile on Friday, 09 May 2014 in Animals

Polar bears adapted to life in cold Arctic climates in part by relying on a high-fat diet mainly consisting of seals and their blubber. In a study published by Cell Press May 8th in the journal Cell, researchers discovered that mutations in genes involved in cardiovascular function allowed pola...

2012 Endangered Species Winners and Loosers

Posted by amir on Tuesday, 25 December 2012 in Animals

With 2012 seeing the largest mass of summer ice melting in the Arctic in modern history, it’s no surprise experts predict more of the same for 2013. The melting ice has implications for some of Canada’s most threatened species. Metro spoke with World Wildlife Fund scientist and researcher Pete Ewin,...

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Global Warming and Changes We Can Already See In The World

Posted by amir on Monday, 28 May 2012 in Climate Change

Photograph by Paul Nicklen Over the last 100 years, global temperatures have warmed by about 1.33 degrees Fahrenheit (0.74 degrees Celsius) on average. The change may seem minor, but it's happening very quickly — more than half of it since 1979, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate C...