For Saturday, December 20, 2008

Orcinus orca image licensed under Creative Commons by Franco Folini

Earth's Breathing Cycles Tied To Solar Wind

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081215184317.htm

Swiss glaciers 'in full retreat'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7770472.stm

Obama picks climate specialist as science adviser

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bi5uz-us-usa-obama/

Humpback whale rescued from net

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7793211.stm

Researchers probe scat for clues to orca decline

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081220/ap_on_sc/endangered_orcas;_ylt=Alew7UNzR2ILbRXVsTqOdIGs0NUE

Dugongs to go on show at aquarium

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7791207.stm

Dugong dugon

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

New York City Beaver Returns

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081218080817.htm

Early flu season cases are resisting Tamiflu

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28315023/

Oseltamivir

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

Gut Instinct: Salmonella Bacteria's Molecular Tactics To Cause Illness

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217101539.htm

New Tooth Cavity Protection: Make Surface Too Slippery For Bacteria To Adhere

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081220085436.htm

Biofuel Development Shifting From Soil To Sea, Specifically To Marine Algae

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081220084424.htm

Lawsuit seeks to halt gas and oil drilling in Utah

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/12/17/utah.land.lawsuit/index.html

Mice suspected in deadly cat fire

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7792475.stm