Earthzine » Would You Believe? http://www.earthzine.org Fostering Earth Observation and Global Awareness Wed, 08 Feb 2012 04:02:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Scientists prove plausibility of new pathway to life’s chemical building blocks http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120131175629.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120131175629.htm#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:01:01 +0000 adam http://www.earthzine.org/?p=353415 Originally Published by ScienceDaily

– Scientists have demonstrated an alternative pathway to life-essential sugars called the glyoxylate scenario.

]]> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120131175629.htm/feed/ 0 Male spiders sacrifice their genitals to fertilise big hungry females http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/feb/01/losing-genitals-mating-male-spiders http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/feb/01/losing-genitals-mating-male-spiders#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:02:45 +0000 adam http://www.earthzine.org/?p=353411 Photo of an intact spider.Photograph: Lee Qi QiOriginally Published by The Guardian - Study suggests breaking off their own sexual organs during sex allows males to fertilise their mate despite being eaten alive.]]> Photo of an intact spider.Photograph: Lee Qi QiOriginally Published by The Guardian - Study suggests breaking off their own sexual organs during sex allows males to fertilise their mate despite being eaten alive.]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/feb/01/losing-genitals-mating-male-spiders/feed/ 0 Sun unleashes an X1.8 class flare on Jan. 27, 2012 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120130100202.htm http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120130100202.htm#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 04:01:17 +0000 adam http://www.earthzine.org/?p=353203 Originally Published by ScienceDaily: Earth & Climate News

– The sun unleashed an X1.8 class flare that began at 1:12 PM ET on January 27, 2012 and peaked at 1:37.

]]> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/01/120130100202.htm/feed/ 0 Dazzling displays of northern lights seen at high latitudes January 24 http://earthsky.org/space/who-will-see-the-aurora-on-january-24-2012 http://earthsky.org/space/who-will-see-the-aurora-on-january-24-2012#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:02:52 +0000 adam http://www.earthzine.org/?p=352139 Cropped image of the northern lights near Tromsoe, Norway Jan. 24, 2012. AP via Physorg.com Originally Published by EarthSky - On the night of January 24, 2012, observers at high latitudes reported incredible displays of the northern lights.]]> Cropped image of the northern lights near Tromsoe, Norway Jan. 24, 2012. AP via Physorg.com Originally Published by EarthSky - On the night of January 24, 2012, observers at high latitudes reported incredible displays of the northern lights.]]> http://earthsky.org/space/who-will-see-the-aurora-on-january-24-2012/feed/ 0 Confessions of a Recovering Environmentalist http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6599 http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6599#comments Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:01:58 +0000 adam http://www.earthzine.org/?p=350187 Originally Published by Orion

– Once noble and redemptive, environmentalism has devolved into an engine of consumerism and a platform for partisanship.

]]> http://www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/article/6599/feed/ 0 Rescue struggles towards Alaska’s frozen-in village http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21346-rescue-struggles-towards-alaskas-frozenin-village.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21346-rescue-struggles-towards-alaskas-frozenin-village.html#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 04:01:59 +0000 adam http://www.earthzine.org/?p=349820 Originally Published by New Scientist

– What happens if the rescue attempt to get oil to the icebound village of Nome, Alaska fails?

]]> http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21346-rescue-struggles-towards-alaskas-frozenin-village.html/feed/ 0 Monkeys’ many faces http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16508266 http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16508266#comments Sat, 14 Jan 2012 04:01:44 +0000 adam http://www.earthzine.org/?p=349380 Originally Published by BBC News

– The hidden evolutionary secrets of primates’ faces.

]]> http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/16508266/feed/ 0 Nobel prizewinning quasicrystal fell from space http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21325-nobel-prizewinning-quasicrystal-fell-from-space.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21325-nobel-prizewinning-quasicrystal-fell-from-space.html#comments Wed, 04 Jan 2012 04:01:15 +0000 adam http://www.earthzine.org/?p=347246 Originally Published by New Scientist

– A Nobel prizewinning crystal has just got alien status.

]]> http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21325-nobel-prizewinning-quasicrystal-fell-from-space.html/feed/ 0 2011 in the environment http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2012/jan/01/2011-in-environment-in-pictures http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2012/jan/01/2011-in-environment-in-pictures#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:01:17 +0000 adam http://www.earthzine.org/?p=346994 Originally Published by The Guardian

– A gallery of pictures telling the stories of the year’s major environmental news.

]]> http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/gallery/2012/jan/01/2011-in-environment-in-pictures/feed/ 0 A science news preview of 2012 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16070460 http://www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/science-environment-16070460#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 04:01:07 +0000 adam http://www.earthzine.org/?p=346993 Originally Published by BBC News

– What scientific discoveries lie just around the corner?

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