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Few Caribou Births in Greenland Linked to Sea Ice Melt
2013-10-02 20:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Melting sea ice in Greenland may be leading to fewer caribou births and higher calf mortality, according to new research linking the loss of sea ice with changes of the timing of plant growth on land. Researchers from Penn State University report that sea ice melt spurs the early growth of plants, which goes on to affect the feeding patterns of caribou. The caribou are reportedly bearing fewer offspring, which the researchers, writing in journal Nature Communications, link to the sea ice melt....
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After years of decline, US births appear to be leveling off
2013-09-07 04:58:16| Biotech - Topix.net
After falling four years in a row, U.S. births may finally be leveling off. The number of babies born last year - a little shy of 4 million - is only a few hundred less than the number in 2011, according to a government report released Friday.
Nearly all US states see hefty drop in teen births
2013-05-23 13:22:50| Biotech - Topix.net
A report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is showing a big drop in teen birth rates that some experts say is startling.
Report shows 1 in 5 Okla. teen births is repeat
2013-04-26 20:25:44| Biotech - Topix.net
A new report shows that more than one in five births to teen mothers in Oklahoma between ages 15 and 19 is a second birth.