Sid Perkins
Sid Perkins is a freelance science writer based in Crossville, Tenn.
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- Life
New stegosaur is quite a stretch
A newly discovered stegosaur has neck proportions like those of sauropods.
- Physics
Physics could unite plankton
Oceanic version of wind shear can disorient marine microorganisms and trigger formation of thin, densely populated layers.
- Climate
Hot carbon storage
New field studies show Africa’s tropical forests have stored carbon in recent decades.
- Climate
Plumes of arctic haze traced to Russia, Kazakhstan
Smoke from forest fires, agricultural burning may be substantial part of springtime plumes.
- Life
Earliest whales gave birth on land
Recently discovered fossils of a protowhale help fill in gaps in the land-to-water transition.
- Life
Triceratops may have been headbangers
Lesions on Triceratops fossils are attributed to head-to-head combat in a new study.
- Earth
Oldest zircon fine-tunes history of moon’s formation
Mineral bit provides clues about when our cosmic companion formed its crust.
- Earth
Antarctica is getting warmer too
Satellite data show most of the continent is following worldwide trend.
- Earth
Clearing some air over warming in Europe
A decline in fog and haze clears the air but also fuels 20 percent of the warming in Europe, a new study concludes.
- Earth
Top of Everest is an ozone overdose
Wafts from lower atmosphere, polluted regions bathe the peak in amounts that exceed EPA limits.
- Life
Step-by-step Evolution
Hard to find, but very fruitful when found, transitional fossils fill in the gaps in the paleontological record.
- Earth
World’s windiest ocean locale
News briefs from the American Meteorological Society annual meeting being held January 11–15 in Phoenix.