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...University of Helsinki, pine and birch trees in the northernmost parts of Europe are stunted, in part because they have less time to grow each year than their more southerly counterparts. They've also evolved mechanisms that protect them from the harshest cold. "They actually stop growing before the frost comes," says Kuparinen...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Even Plants May Not Like a Warmer World | 1/15/2010 | See Source »

...frost starts coming later, though, she says, they can't un-evolve overnight. "The current forests won't immediately start growing taller and stronger," she says. Eventually, the evolutionary process will catch up, as new seedlings without the frost response take over. "In principle, however," says Kuparinen, "this process will take a long time. The rate of evolution is slower than the rate at which climate will change." The forests would thus get no benefit, remaining stunted until seedlings without early dormancy genes can take root and take over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Even Plants May Not Like a Warmer World | 1/15/2010 | See Source »

...December, there must be frost in the air, gingerbread in the oven and - right on time - Bill O'Reilly and other defenders of Christmas bemoaning the prevalence of the greeting "Happy Holidays," as opposed to "Merry Christmas...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Church Group Attacks Christmas Commercialism | 12/15/2009 | See Source »

...Harvard are very similar, in that we both have fast teams, work extremely hard and both teams have outstanding goaltending,” Frost wrote in an email...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goaltender Stops No. 2 Minnesota | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

...Generally when you only give up one goal on the weekend, you would expect to come out with a win or two,” Frost wrote...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Goaltender Stops No. 2 Minnesota | 12/9/2009 | See Source »

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