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New study slashes estimate of icecap loss

By Richard Ingham for AFP PARIS — Estimates of the rate of ice loss from Greenland and West Antarctica, one of the most worrying questions in the global warming debate, should be halved, according to Dutch and US scientists. In … Continue reading

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Arctic tern’s epic journey mapped

An incredible story here… By Jonathan Amos | Science correspondent, BBC News The Arctic tern’s extraordinary pole-to-pole migration has been detailed by an international team of scientists. The researchers fitted the birds with tiny tracking devices to see precisely which … Continue reading

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