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604 results for: Polar Bears

  1. Earth

    One Rockin’ Library

    This dusty library saves the geo-curious a trip to Antarctica.

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  2. Animals

    Den Mothers: Bears shift dens as ice deteriorates

    As Arctic ice has dwindled, pregnant polar bears in northern Alaska have become more likely to dig their birthing dens on land or nearshore ice than on floating masses of sea ice.

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  3. Earth

    Hey, What about Us?

    The plight of polar bears may get most of the attention as climate change disrupts the Arctic ice, but plenty of other species, from walrus and seals to one-celled specks, are also going to see their world change radically.

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  4. Earth

    A Feverish World

    What's behind global warming—and is there anything we can do?

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  5. Climate

    Boreal forests shift north

    As forests move northward and to higher elevations, they alter ecosystems and threaten to further heat the Arctic's already warming climate.

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  6. Earth

    Are pollutants shrinking polar bear gonads?

    New research links persistent pollutants with reproductive impairment in polar bears.

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  7. Animals

    Built for Speed

    Animals would prove fierce competitors at the Olympics — if only they would stay in their lanes.

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  8. Animals

    How they shine

    Iridescence could be pretty meaningful—or maybe just pretty.

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  9. Humans

    Extreme Encyclopedia: Every living thing will get its own page

    A consortium of museums and laboratories has unveiled plans to create a free, Web-based Encyclopedia of Life with an entry for every living species.

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  10. Astronomy

    Astronomy Gets Polarized

    Studies using polarized light, an endeavor once considered astronomy's stepchild, are now elucidating the shape of supernovas as well as providing new details about the early universe.

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  11. Earth

    North by Northwest

    The Earth's magnetic poles wander around quite a bit, a phenomenon that occasionally confounded ancient explorers but is proving useful for today's archaeologists.

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  12. Touring the Poles

    Hunting for bear leads to uncountable infinities.

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