Exceptionally large amount of winter snow in Northern Hemisphere this year

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J The new Arctic Now product shows with one picture the extent of the area in the Northern Hemisphere currently covered by ice and snow. This kind of information, which shows the accurate state of the Arctic, becomes increasingly important due to climate change.

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What do spacecraft, newborns and endangered shellfish have in common?

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Researchers have developed a microbial detection technique so sensitive that it allows them to detect as few as 50-100 bacterial cells present on a surface. What's more, they can test samples more efficiently -- up to hundreds of samples in a single day.

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Feeding wildlife can influence migration, spread of disease

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Animal migration patterns are changing as humans alter the landscape, according to new research. Those changes can affect wildlife interactions with parasites-with potential impacts on public health and on the phenomenon of migration itself.

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Individual education programs not being used as intended in special education

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J Gone are the days when students with disabilities were placed in a separate classroom, or even in a completely different part of the school. These students often sit alongside their traditional student peers for at least part of the day, with the help of individualized education programs (IEPs).

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Molecule that gives energy-burning brown fat its identity could lead to drugs for obesity

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J A protein found in brown fat, but not typical white fat, is key to how the energy-burning brown fat cells function.

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A starfish cold case reopens, climate change remains suspect

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J As ocean temperatures rise and oceanic diseases proliferate, species like sea stars struggle to survive, and scientists are looking for underlying causes. To bring clarity to the sea star disease problem, the scientists propose a new, broad nomenclature.

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Toothpaste alone does not prevent dental erosion or hypersensitivity

http://ift.tt/eA8V8J An analysis of nine toothpastes found that none of them protects enamel or prevents erosive wear. Specialists stress that diet and treatment by a dentist are key to avoid the problems originated by dentin exposure.

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