Who knew that such a cute cuddly animal could be so closely related to the human species. Tarsiers are tiny, carnivorous primates. They are our distant cousins, according to scientists who sequenced and analyzed the tarsier genome. Their findings place tarsiers on the evolutionary branch that leads to monkeys, great apes and surprisingly humans. The recent studies place Tarsiers on an important branch of the primate evolutionary tree. Studies that have shown our connection with these creatures have helped reduce them from becoming an endangered species. Read more about the effects in the article... https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/10/161006092013.htm
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The image below shows a view of the Arctic on September 10, 2016. At this time sea ice extinct was at 4.14 million square kilometers which is way more than the average per year. The orange line shows he 1981 to 2010 average extent for that day. The black line that crosses the middle indicates the geographic north pole. The Arctic's ice cover appears to have recently reached its minimum extent on September 10, 2016, according to scientists. Arctic sea ice extent on that day stood at 4.14 million square kilometer, statistically tied at second lowest in the satellite record with the 2007 being the minimum. The 2007 minimum occurred on September 18. At this point the arctic sea ice extent stood at 4.15 million square kilometers. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/09/160915153338.htm
http://www.turlockjournal.com/archives/32629/ In my hometown of Turlock, California the drought problems have struck us badly. Recently, local actions have been taken to help people bette their use and conservation of water. Some of the ways the community has stretched a hand out to aid the people to better their use of water include offering home water survey kits, team green kids clubs, community events that emphasize less water usage, and much more. Turlock is taking a big step towards becoming more environmentally friendly, so read the article to find out what you can do to help better your community and the environment.
As more ice is melting people are wondering what the dangers are for us. A recent study on the Greenland Ice Sheet provides insight to climate change from past years and today. Using unique research methods scientists are able to establish new estimates of ice loss. This research is a great step in trying to get a better understanding how geological process below earth's surface influence ice loss and ultimately sea level rise. Going below the surface of the ice sheets scientists are able to accomplish a better understanding of activity beneath the Greenland Ice Sheet. This study is a great first step to understanding ice loss from a geological perspective and understanding how climate change is going to impact us in a bigger way then humans ever believed possible.
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