A key question for climate scientists in recent years has been whether the Atlantic Ocean’s main circulation system is slowing down, a development that could have dramatic consequences for Europe …read more Source:: Science
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Mystery solved about the machines that move your genes
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•Congestion causes the mass of tubes and motors that form chromosome-dividing spindles to move at full speed instead of slowing to a crawl, new research reveals. …read more Source:: Science
Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it’s slowing their evolution
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•If you’ve ever spent some time in the Caribbean, you might have noticed that humans are not the only organisms soaking up the sun. Anoles — diminutive little tree lizards …read more Source:: Science
A warmer spring leads to less plant growth in summer
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•Due to climate change, springtime growth begins earlier each year. Up to now, it was thought that this phenomenon was slowing climate change. However, as evaluations of satellite data have …read more Source:: Science
Hurricanes are slowing down, and that’s bad news
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•Some hurricanes are moving more slowly, spending increased time over land and leading to catastrophic local rainfall and flooding, according to a new study. …read more Source:: Science
Melting glaciers blamed for subtle slowing of Earth’s rotation
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•WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The melting of glaciers caused by the world’s rising temperatures appears to be causing a slight slowing of the Earth’s rotation in another illustration of the far-reaching …read more Source:: UKScienceNews