USGS at The Wildlife Society: From sea-ice change to contaminants to predators and prey
...ile some ringed seals may track the ice edge as it retreats north, others may have an open water life style and thus would be unavailable to polar bears. Bearded seals, due to their bottom-feeding habits, have not been available to polar bears summering over deep-water habitats during recent summers. In addit...USC receives first round of stem cell training funds
...ted as CIRM Scholars, and to "support seminars and retreats that will build a larger community for stem cell research by involving and facilitating collaboration among students and faculty." Adds Maxson: "We have a terrific group of scientists at Keck and across the University who worked very hard to put this...Coastal retreat in face of rising sea levels found to be influenced by wildfires
...t is retreating in large patches," he said. "Those retreats have been about 200 meters over 70 years." Visiting some of those sites of large retreat, Poulter noticed dead trees with fire scars amid the invading marsh grasses. That led him to consult U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service fire history records for the ...USC recipient of stem cell training grants from California Institute for Regenerative Medicine
...gnated CIRM Scholars, and to "support seminars and retreats that will build a larger community for stem cell research by involving and facilitating collaboration among students and faculty." Adds Maxson: "We have a terrific group of scientists at Keck and across the University who worked very hard to put this...Meditation skills of Buddhist monks yield clues to brain's regulation of attention
...y, which was carried out at or near their mountain retreats in the Himalaya, Zanskar, and Ladakhi Ranges of India. The monks possessed meditative training ranging from 5 to 54 years; among the group were three "retreatist" meditators, each with at least 20 years of experience in isolated retreats. The researc...Glaciers from Antarctic peninsula in widespread retreat, Science study says
...n average, are generally smaller than the reported retreats of the other glaciers. Sjogren Glacier, at the northern end of the peninsula, has retreated 13 kilometers since 1993, more than any other glacier in the study. Sjogren Glacier had flowed into the Prince Gustav Ice Shelf and when the ice shelf broke u...