Tuesday, August 19, 2008

For Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Saturday, August 16, 2008

For Saturday, August 16, 2008


Discovery of a new fish species

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7564122.stm

Claims of Bigfoot corpse found in US leave experts unconvinced

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7564635.stm

'Kill Crayfish on sight' appeal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7564004.stm

Pacifastacus leniusculus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_signal_crayfish

Friday, August 15, 2008

For Friday, August 15, 2008


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7562720.stm

Bats face dark times ahead


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7560833.stm

Species 'damaging waterways'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7559266.stm

Climate 'altering UK bird habits'


Rat-brain robot in memory study

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7559150.stm

Birds released in secret location

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7559305.stm

Water's the limit for tall trees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7556065.stm

Pseudotsuga

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_Fir


Study Shows Continued Spread Of 'Dead Zones'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814154325.htm


How Flesh-eating Bacteria Attack Immune System

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813120743.htm

Major Genetic Cause Of Colon Cancer Found, Linked To Unequal Gene Activity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814154337.htm

Hybrid 'Muttsucker' Has Genes Of Three Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080723190731.htm

Turning Waste Material Into Ethanol

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813164640.htm

Big-brained Animals Evolve Faster

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814210006.htm

'Flu Vaccination' Protects Bacteria Against Virus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814163649.htm

Managing the Conch Fishery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080812135511.htm

Strombidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strombidae

Trees, Forests And The Eiffel Tower Reveal Theory Of Design In Nature

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080814104839.htm


Scientists 'listen' to plants to find pollution

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26200052/

Octopuses have six 'arms' and two 'legs'

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26197656/


Is that a Bigfoot carcass in the freezer?

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/14/bigfoot.body/index.html

Hunters claim to have nabbed Bigfoot, Internet goes nuts

http://news.yahoo.com/s/cnet/20080814/tc_cnet/83011357731001710236;_ylt=AgQtDB_qZivG_JVwAsfVE5ms0NUE

Scientists worried about tiny invasive snail found in Michigan

http://www.yahoo.com/s/935574

Potamopyrgus antipodarum

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_mud_snail

King penguin receives Norwegian knighthood

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080815/ap_on_fe_st/odd_penguin_knighted;_ylt=Am.CGkhBK80hxcVucrXNnj6s0NUE










Wednesday, August 13, 2008

For Wednesday, August 13, 2008


Dangerous jellyfish on rise in UK

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7558354.stm

Creatures given more protection

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7556309.stm

Tiny Molecule Helps Build, Repair Blood Vessels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080812094524.htm

microRNA

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroRNA

Strange Molecule In Sky Cleans Acid Rain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080812213935.htm

O'Donnell et al. Special Feature: Spectroscopic identification and stability of the intermediate in the OH HONO2 reaction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2008; DOI:
10.1073/pnas.0800320105

New Group Of Plant Hormones Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080812100327.htm

5-deoxy-strigol

http://tel.readfree.net/bbs/simple/t72489.html

With Skate Eyes, Scientists Peer Into Human Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813101953.htm

Invasion Of Comb Jellyfish

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080813101741.htm

Mnemiopsis ledyi

http://nas.er.usgs.gov/taxgroup/Coelenterates/default.asp

World's tallest woman dies at 53

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26178315/

Sandy Allen

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Allen

Fuel from E. coli poop

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/08/12/bug.diesel/index.html

How to talk to your doctor about chronic pain

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/08/01/hm.pain.management/index.html

Shark eats Polar Bear

http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/clash-of-the-fiercest-predators-as-shark-eats-polar-bear-891512.html









Tuesday, August 12, 2008

For Tuesday, August 12, 2008


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7550199.stm

Radio hogs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511030.stm

Prized eggs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7529335.stm

Eretmochelys imbricata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hawksbill_turtle

Bugs Put The Heat In Chili Peppers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195315.htm

Prehistoric Animal Extinctions Humans' Fault?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811200028.htm

Mass Extinction Of Amphibians 'Unprecedented'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195627.htm

Low Vitamin D Levels Pose Large Threat To Health; Overall 26 Percent Increased Risk Of Death

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195629.htm

Vitamin D

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamin_D


Electronic Tongue Tastes Wine Variety, Vintage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080804100254.htm

Aphids Are Sentinels Of Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806113145.htm

Sunday, August 10, 2008

For Sunday, August 10, 2008



Nebraska Beef recalls more meat

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26101733/

Vampire bats suspected in Venezuela deaths

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26099346/

Desmodontinae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desmodontinae





Gettysburg 'witness tree' falls

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/09/historic.tree.ap/index.html

Battle of Gettysburg

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gettysburg

Family dog chases 200 lb. bear up tree

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/08/07/pkg.bear.treed.wtlv


African 'tree of life' recast as European superfruit

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080810/sc_afp/senegalhealthfoodbaobab;_ylt=Aodf6D05YRzEK17Y_91XnkKs0NUE

Adansonia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baobab



Losing the yeti in forgotten nation of Bhutan

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_re_as/losing_the_yeti;_ylt=Ao0DwBMfA_yPqaGhvyHzhUkDW7oF


High-rise honey

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7552005.stm


Scientists ask to plant GM trees


Friday, August 08, 2008

For Friday, August 8, 2008


Spices May Protect Against High Blood Sugar

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080805153830.htm

32 research monkeys die in accident at Nevada lab

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080808/ap_on_re_us/research_monkey_deaths;_ylt=AlNlNR1s4JO2RtloxTifFvAPLBIF

Deep mystery: why sea turtles plumb the depths

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080808/ts_afp/sciencebiologyturtles;_ylt=AqBBFQHRp3kXOYD1ukhhI3APLBIF

Poland to open museum for cousin of T-Rex

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080806/sc_nm/poland_dinosaur_dc;_ylt=AofsmjsS7H.ULTXBPk2CRQIPLBIF


A Nigerian with 86 wives warns others not to follow his example

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7547148.stm

Melon Genes Elucidate Evolution Of Sex

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807144242.htm



Perfect Legs Keep Water Striders Striding

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080804121631.htm

Gerridae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_strider

Hot Peppers Really Do Bring The Heat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806140130.htm

Climate Change: When It Rains It Really Pours

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807144240.htm

Brown Tree Snake Could Mean Guam Will Lose More Than Its Birds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080808090313.htm

Boiga irregularis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_tree_snake


Complete Neandertal Mitochondrial Genome Sequenced From 38,000-year-old Bone

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080807130824.htm

Henna hazard: Chemical causes ornate allergies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26080350/

Lawsonia inermis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henna








Thursday, August 07, 2008

For Thursday, August 7, 2008





Wednesday, August 06, 2008

For Wednesday, August 6, 2008




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7544157.stm

Urochordata

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_squirt

Athletes aided by mollusc testing

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7543162.stm


At Doggyspace, social networking goes to the dogs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_re_us/doggyspace;_ylt=Aj1LOK0pWx9_SfOBVcMCoxWs0NUE

Doggyspace

http://www.doggyspace.com/

Scientists: Salt in Mars soil not bad for life

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AoxLPNIANC52l2ni3CQIhVKs0NUE

Scientists puzzle over chemical found on Mars

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/space/08/05/mars.soil/index.html

Scientists: Martian soil similar to Chile's desert

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26043028/


Wily sea lion slips aboard family's Wash. sailboat

111-year-old reptile finally becoming a father

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080806/ap_on_fe_st/odd_old_reptile_fatherhood;_ylt=AhnvYtO5hk3rC2OAJ2RVtqLtiBIF

Fido's not just yawning -- he's empathising


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080805/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_italy_beach_church;_ylt=AmkJc9jNQLT6t62mkbg5zvDtiBIF

Tuesday, August 05, 2008

For Tuesday, August 5, 2008



Martian soil may contain detrimental substance

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=Ai1DP0HO1ry0AWSRZ2ye6Fis0NUE

Perchlorate

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=Ai1DP0HO1ry0AWSRZ2ye6Fis0NUE

Scientists: 125,000 gorillas found in African zone

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_sc/britain_primate_in_peril;_ylt=AmHCTzpgkGKP05DKPLl1vT6s0NUE

'Astonishing' gorilla find reported

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/05/congo.gorillas/index.html

Ancient moss, insects found in Antarctica

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/sci_southern_tundra;_ylt=AlxMkDHTbFdPbjzEt7hyOfes0NUE

SKorean firm delivers commercial dog clones

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_fe_st/odd_skorea_cloned_dogs;_ylt=Ah4xFsuVPjLHWZMQbit3LQPtiBIF

RNL Bio

http://www.rnl.co.kr/


Unusually large swarms of jellyfish invading world's beaches

http://www.yahoo.com/s/929163

Primates 'face extinction crisis'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7541192.stm

Ancient shark had colossal bite

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7540835.stm

Carcharodon megalodon

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megalodon_shark

'Sex link' to French oyster rout

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7541645.stm

Ostreidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oyster

Bird Could Rewrite 'Ring Theory' Of Speciation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080731140317.htm

Platycercus elegans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimson_rosella

Researchers Tag First-ever Free-swimming Leatherback Turtles In New England

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080731173123.htm