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Reshaping mountains in the human mind to save species facing climate change
2015-05-18 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] People commonly perceive mountain ranges as jumbles of pyramid-shaped masses that steadily narrow as they slope upward. While that's certainly how they appear from a ground-level human viewpoint, new research shows that pyramid-shaped mountains are not only a minority in nature, but also that most ranges actually increase in area at higher elevations. Besides reshaping the mountains in our mind's eye, the findings could lead scientists to reconsider conservation…
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Category:Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals