Jennifer Marohasy

BOULDER – Computer analyses of global climate have consistently overstated warming in Antarctica, concludes new research by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Ohio State University. The study can help scientists improve computer models and determine if Earth’s southernmost continent will warm significantly this century, a major research question because of [...]

In part 1 of this series ‘Measuring the Surface Air Temperature’ I wrote that James Hansen of NASA’s Goddard Space Institute explains that it is not easy to measure surface air temperature particularly in the presence of vegetation because the temperature above the vegetation may be very different from the temperature below the vegetation.
So, I [...]

BOFFINS fear Arctic ice melting could see the rise of a polar bear and grizzly bear hybrid – dubbed the ‘grolar bear.’ The effects of climate change means the hybrid bears could become more common as their habitats increasingly overlap due to global warning. …And he delivered a stark warning of what the [...]

The genetic blueprint of the Platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) has been deciphered by an international team that includes Australian scientists, and published in the journal Nature.
More explanation here on the BBC News website: Platypus genetic code unravelled
Nature: Genome analysis of the platypus reveals unique signatures of evolution
The Abstract states:
We present a draft genome sequence of [...]