#Conservation efforts to open up rattlesnake habitat bring in much-needed sunlight but could attract more predators

“#Conservation efforts to open up rattlesnake habitat bring in much-needed sunlight but could attract more predators” New results suggest that conservation efforts to open up overgrown snake habitat do provide more opportunities for pregnant timber rattlesnakes to reach temperatures necessary for embryos to develop, as intended. Here, a mother snake watches over her young. Credit:…

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#Carbon cycling in wet soils

“#Carbon cycling in wet soils” Automated fluctuating water table soil column experimental setup in which the waterlogged conditions are imposed using a computer-controlled, multi-channel pump connected to a hydrostatic equilibrium reservoir and a water storage reservoir. Credit: Adrian Mellage Under changing, increasingly dynamic climatic conditions, temperate soils are forecast to experience a high degree of…

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#Ocean in Jupiter’s moon Europa ‘could be habitable’

“#Ocean in Jupiter’s moon Europa ‘could be habitable’” The Stunning surface of Jupiter’s moon, Europa. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/SETI Institute. A new model from NASA scientists supports the theory that the interior ocean in Jupiter’s moon Europa would be able to sustain life. In addition they have calculated that this water, believed to be an ocean under…

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#Both the famous Hope diamond and British Crown Jewel diamonds, may be “super-deep”

“#Both the famous Hope diamond and British Crown Jewel diamonds, may be “super-deep”” An analysis of the first large diamonds confirmed to come from deep under the Earth’s surface supports initial predictions showing that the Smithsonian’s famous Hope diamond may be “super deep”, originating from more than three times deeper in the Earth than most…

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#Researchers reveal changes in water of Canadian arctic

“#Researchers reveal changes in water of Canadian arctic” Crew members deploy equipment onto the ice from a Canadian icebreaker, CCGS Louis S. St. Laurent, in the Arctic Ocean. Credit: Gary Morgan, Canadian Coast Guard Melting of Arctic ice due to climate change has exposed more sea surface to an atmosphere with higher concentrations of carbon…

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