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New Scientist

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newscientist.com > article > mg26935854-000-how-to-convey-amounts-of-snow-to-canadians-use-polar-bears

How to convey amounts of snow to Canadians: use polar bears

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (762+ words) Feedback is pleased to discover another delightfully unconventional unit of measurement, which is used to convey amounts of snow on Ottawa's Rideau canal Feedback is New Scientist’s popular sideways look at the latest science and technology news. You can submit…...

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newscientist.com > article > 2513712-polar-bears-are-getting-fatter-in-the-fastest-warming-place-on-earth

Polar bears are getting fatter in the fastest-warming place on Earth

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (621+ words) Shrinking sea ice has made life harder for polar bears in many parts of the Arctic, but the population in Svalbard seems to be thriving Researchers tracked the body condition of polar bears in SvalbardJon Aars, Norsk Polarinstitutt Jon Aars,…...

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newscientist.com > article > 2498651-how-jane-goodall-changed-the-way-we-see-animals-and-the-world

How Jane Goodall changed the way we see animals - and the world

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (594+ words) Jane Goodall, who chronicled the social lives of chimps, has died, but leaves a lasting legacy on how we view the natural world Jane Goodall transformed our understanding of chimps Jane Goodall, who has died aged 91, changed the world because…...

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newscientist.com > article > 2498629-jane-goodall-dogged-advocate-for-the-natural-world-has-died-aged-91

Jane Goodall, dogged advocate for the natural world, has died aged 91

11+ mon, 1+ week ago   (308+ words) Acclaimed conservationist and chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall has died, leaving behind a legacy of empathy for primates and the natural world... Jane Goodall studying the behaviour of a chimpanzee during her research in Tanzania Renowned conservationist Jane Goodall has died…...