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A new study has found that polar bears in the southern Beaufort Sea may be turning to cannibalism because longer seasons without ice prevent them from obtaining their natural food. The study reviewed 3 cases of cannibalism in the bears, which typically kill each other only for population control, dominance, or reproductive advantage. Environmentalists fear shrinking polar ice may soon lead to the extinction of the bears.

DEFINITION: (noun) A clavier with strings that are plucked by plectra mounted on pivots. SYNONYMS: harpsichord. USAGE: Although the piano is a more versatile instrument with a greater range, some musicians still enjoy playing the cembalo for its distinct sound.

The greatest lyric poet Ireland has produced and a major figure of 20th-century literature, Yeats was the acknowledged leader of the Irish literary renaissance. His early work centers on Irish mythology and themes and is mystical, slow-paced, and lyrical; his later verse is stronger, more physical and realistic, and the language is more austere, reflecting the impact of modernism. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in what year?

Launched in 1972 by an Atlas-Centaur rocket, Pioneer 10 was the first spacecraft to travel through the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter and sent back the first close-up images of Jupiter a year later. It passed the orbit of Neptune in 1983 and became by some definitions the first man-made object to leave our solar system. On February 17, 1998, Pioneer 10 was over 7.60 billion miles away from Earth. When was the last signal received from the craft?

Things that are not at all, are never lost.

Ice dancing is a competition in which couples are required to perform choreographed dance routines on ice. The sport gained popularity in the 1930s, and the first world championships were held in 1950. Ice dance differs from pair skating in that it does not allow lifts, throws, or jumps, and it requires that spins be performed in a dance hold. Typically, partners are not supposed to separate by more than two arm-lengths. When did ice dancing become an Olympic event?