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...were unusually rich in oxygen-18, suggesting the presence of glaciers. Though changes in ocean temperature can also alter the oxygen balance, sea-bottom temperatures don't vary much no matter what's happening up top, yet the bottom-dwelling foraminifera still exhibited an oxygen imbalance, implying that the ice effect was more likely. Nobody can explain how you can have glaciers in a superhot world. But then, nobody can really explain how the world got quite that hot in the first place...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did Insects Kill the Dinosaurs? | 1/10/2008 | See Source »

Dodd was basically telling the Iowans that every night they should decide whether to accompany their pork with creamed corn, corn on the cob, corn fritters or corn bread. For dessert, they could have any flavor they wanted of fake ice cream made from soy, provided that flavor was corn...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Extreme Eating | 1/10/2008 | See Source »

...understand why, think of an ice cube. It starts out as water, but as it cools below 32ºF (oºC), it undergoes what's called a phase transition--the same stuff assumes a whole different structure. An ice cube doesn't solidify all at once; the freezing starts in several spots, which grow until they meet. Unless the crystals are perfectly aligned, you get a defect--one of those white streaks inside most ice cubes...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Lumps In the Cosmos | 1/10/2008 | See Source »

...places her at third in the nation among defensemen. SPECIAL DELIVERY Harvard’s rout of the Eagles was due in large part to its special teams play. Both the Crimson’s power play and penalty kill units dominated, overwhelming BC at both ends of the ice. The Eagles played a physical game from the beginning, and the contest took a rougher turn as BC showed its frustration as Harvard piled on goals. The Eagles committed seven penalties, giving the Crimson six power play opportunites. Harvard capitalized with four goals with a man advantage. Cahow was responsible...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Cahow Claims Hat Trick in Team Effort | 1/9/2008 | See Source »

...Harvard snapped a five-game losing streak...Sophomore defenseman Chad Morin and junior forward Jimmy Fraser each scored their first goal of the season this weekend...The Crimson suffered a mental breakdown against the Bobcats in the second period and took a penalty for too many men on the ice. The next night, Richter took a rare goalie penalty for high-sticking. —Staff writer Robert T. Hamlin can be reached at rhamlin@fas.harvard.edu...

Author: By Robert T. Hamlin, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Road Miscues Doom Men's Hockey | 1/7/2008 | See Source »

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