As Glaciers Melt, Scientists Seek New Data on Rising Seas
By JUSTIN GILLIS
Researchers have been startled to see signs of rapid melting in Greenland and Antarctica, but lack enough data to precisely calculate how much coastal flooding could result.
For Cats, a Big Gulp With a Touch of the Tongue
By NICHOLAS WADE
Engineers developed a formula to determine how cats drink, a lapping method too fast for the human eye to see.
lap3 (lăp)
v., lapped, lap·ping, laps. v.tr.
- To take in (a liquid or food) by lifting it with the tongue.
- To wash or slap against with soft liquid sounds: waves lapping the side of the boat.
coastal
a.Of or pertaining to a coast.
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