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Climate change clues from tiny marine algae -- ancient and modern

2013-02-04 15:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EurekAlert: Microscopic ocean algae called coccolithophores are providing clues about the impact of climate change both now and many millions of years ago. The study found that their response to environmental change varies between species, in terms of how quickly they grow. Coccolithophores, a type of plankton, are not only widespread in the modern ocean but they are also prolific in the fossil record because their tiny calcium carbonate shells are preserved on the seafloor after death the vast chalk cliffs...

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Climate change clues from tiny marine algae -- ancient and modern

2013-02-03 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] Contact: Catherine Beswick catherine.beswick@noc.ac.uk National Oceanography Centre, Southampton (UK) Microscopic ocean algae called coccolithophores are providing clues about the impact of climate change both now and many millions of years ago. The study found that their response to environmental change varies between species, in terms…

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Ancient Phone Gets Ancient Android OS Update

2013-02-01 21:35:53| PC Magazine Cell Phones Product Guide

The HTC Thunderbolt finally gets an upgrade from Android 2.3 "Gingerbread," but it's not what it seems—and it's embarrassing what it says about Android fragmentation as a whole.

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Studying ancient Earth's geochemistry

2013-01-18 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] Contact: Frances Jenner fjenner@ciw.edu 202-478-8459 Carnegie Institution Washington, D.C. - Researchers still have much to learn about the volcanism that shaped our planet's early history. New evidence from a team led by Carnegie's Frances Jenner demonstrates that some of the tectonic processes driving volcanic activity, such as those taki…

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