Ida Hypothesis Challenged and "Dino Mummy" Back in the News and More for Wednesday, July 1, 2009

New Fossil Primate Suggests Common Asian Ancestor, Challenges Primates Such As 'Ida'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630202125.htm

Ganlea megacanina

http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/15007.php

Exclusion zone for special whale

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8126237.stm

Migaloo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migaloo#Migaloo

Megaptera novaeangliae (EOL Lin)

http://eol.org/pages/328575


Namibian animal rights activist bids to stop seal slaughter

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/sc_afp/namibiaanimalsenvironmentseal;_ylt=ArhwcYWzLB5y1cIYPhHMuTEPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTMzYmQ5MjdwBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDA5MDcwMS9uYW1pYmlhYW5pbWFsc2Vudmlyb25tZW50c2VhbARwb3MDOARzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA25hbWliaWF

Giant Moa Rebuilt Using Ancient DNA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630215938.htm

Dinornis

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

Tags to help solve puffin decline

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8126331.stm

Alcid

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

Biological 'Fountain Of Youth' Found In New World Bat Caves

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630101229.htm

Tadarida brasiliensis

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

Avoidance Of Inbreeding In Birds Demonstrated

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629200636.htm

Dino Tooth Sheds New Light On Ancient Riddle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629200632.htm

Dinosaur mummy yields its secrets

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8124098.stm

Edmontosaurus

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

Trachodon mummy

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

Is this ant mega-colony set for world domination?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8127000/8127519.stm

Linepithema humile

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

Linepithema humile (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/473775

North America faces beetle plague

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8126663.stm

Dendroctonus ponderosae

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

Dendroctonus ponderosae (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/696188

Pinus contorta

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

Pinus contorta (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/search?q=Pinus+contorta&search_image=&cx=005034203190629281476%3Adcs9wj9m5c4&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&search_type=text

Ladybird 'risk to 1,000 species'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8124099.stm

Harmonia axyridis

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

Harmonia axyridis (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/1174381




Should spitting worms be protected?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31683588/ns/us_news-environment/

Driloleirus americanus

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

Driloleirus americanus (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/6828/0

Rising Acidity Levels Could Trigger Shellfish Revenue Declines, Job Losses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090601111948.htm

Flower Color Shows Evolution In Action

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629165110.htm

Mangrove-dependent Animals Globally Threatened

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701082905.htm

Mangrove

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

Philippines foils tree smugglers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/sc_afp/environmentphilippinestree;_ylt=AuHB0tLNr_2onSVoKyFZpa4PLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTMwNmZhYnAyBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDA5MDcwMS9lbnZpcm9ubWVudHBoaWxpcHBpbmVzdHJlZQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA3BoaWxpcHBpbmVzZg

From bush to bike - a bamboo revolution

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8125274.stm

Bamboo

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

Vegetarians 'avoid more cancers'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8127215.stm

Peer Pressure Plays Major Role In Behavior

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629200802.htm

Orange Juice Worse For Teeth Than Whitening Agents, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630132007.htm

FDA: Chantix must carry mental health warning

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31685329/ns/health-addictions/

Varenicline

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

WHO: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31681799/ns/health-infectious_diseases/

Mechanical jaw aids research

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/8126408.stm


Particulate Pollution Combined With Airborne Soot Adds To Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629200808.htm

Study Advises Chinese Government To Change Fuel In Millions Of Households

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090622165924.htm

Battling a July Fourth Beef Recall

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=7968471&page=1

Megaptera in NY and More for Friday, April 10, 2009

Humpback Whales Feeding 1 image licensed under Creative Commons by Peat Bakke

Humpback whale in New York Harbour

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7993135.stm

Megaptera novaeangliae

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

Charles Darwin's egg is rediscovered in a museum

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7992911.stm

Tinamidae

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

As the bird turns: Scientists figuring out flight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30142188/

Aves

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

Snake diet find aids anti-venom

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/7990317.stm

Echis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saw-scaled_vipers

Amphibians May Develop Immunity To Fatal Fungus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401101745.htm

Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis

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

iReport.com: Killer bees take over backyard

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-241592

Africanized bee

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

US wages war on bugs afflicting troops abroad

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090410/ap_on_re_us/war_and_bugs;_ylt=Ao_N2HJdhd.RYexFyPYa81MPLBIF

Researchers Unravel Role Of Priming In Plant Immunity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143449.htm

Algae Genes Shed Light On Carbon In Oceans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090409142240.htm

Algae

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

Robot gardener plants, tends and harvests

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30109901/

Flame Retardants Concern To US Coastal Ecosystems, NOAA Reports

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401112450.htm

Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers

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

Water monitor eyes farm runoff in Gulf of Mexico

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090410/ap_on_bi_ge/farm_scene_gulf_runoff;_ylt=Atg5i7GKRjvKB.yTJFUu0mEPLBIF

Gulf of Mexico

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

Eye 'compensates for blind spot'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7958838.stm

Human eye

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

Waist Size Found To Be Predictor Of Heart Failure In Both Men And Women

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090407174647.htm

Sagittal Abdominal Diameter

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

Early HIV therapy improves survival: review

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/09/hiv-treatment-early.html

HIV

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

Chemical Compound May Stop Deadly Brain Tumors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090409142256.htm

α-KG (α-Ketoglutaric acid?)

Cancer, Asthma: New Light Shed On Inflammatory Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090409142238.htm

Increase In P53 Mutation Linked To Advanced Colorectal Cancer In African Americans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401101741.htm

p53

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P53_(protein)



New Studies Examine Elimination Of Hepatitis B And C

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401112452.htm

Hepatitis B

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

Hepatitis C

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

Non-antibiotic Drugs To Combat Infections?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090408145546.htm

Adults should be vaccinated for whooping cough, says N.S. expert

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/10/whooping-cough-study-dalhousie889.html

Pertussis

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


Chicken Soup May Fight Blood Pressure: Passover's Matzoh Ball Soup May Be Good For Your Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402120707.htm

Passover

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

Peanut Plant Fined $14.6M For Salmonella

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/10/health/main4934238.shtml

Plainview Peanut Corp. LLC

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

Report: Source of Okla. E. coli outbreak a mystery

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090409/ap_on_re_us/deadly_bacteria;_ylt=AgtjC5xaEQ8A.3J.HLLeJDas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkMm1mYXFsBHBvcwMxNDIEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA3JlcG9ydHNvdXJjZQ--

E. Coli

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Coli

Water cut off in Mexican capital

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/country_profiles/7993279.stm

Mexico City

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

City to run solely on sun's power

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2009/04/09/boxleitner.fl.solar.city.wbbh

PETA asks Pet Shop Boys to change name

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/10/peta.pet.shop.boys/index.html

PETA

http://www.peta.org/

For Saturday, January 3, 2009

Porcupine image licensed under Creative Commons by sixlegs

More Polar Bears Going Hungry

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AmazingAnimals/story?id=6567708&page=1

On Elephant Sanctuary, Unlikely Friends

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/02/assignment_america/main4696340.shtml

Elephants give up treats and lose 11,314 pounds

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090102/ap_on_fe_st/odd_jumbo_diet;_ylt=AtrZKQnBDiRzPQgJFv_o3SAPLBIF

New Breeding Ground For Endangered Whales?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081231174309.htm

Bolivia cracks down on rabies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7809228.stm

Porcupine Plague Causes $100K In Damage In Colo.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/02/ap/strange/main4696268.shtml

Hystricomorpha

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

Erethizon dorsatum

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

Fast-growing fish farming can help the environment, researcher says

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/01/02/aquaculture-benefits.html

Smokers with family history of aneurysm are at 'extremely high risk'

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2008/12/31/stroke.html

Common Oral Osteoporosis Drugs Linked To Serious Jaw Necrosis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090101135207.htm

Bisphosphonate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bisphosphonate
Trying To Eat Less Becomes More Important To Fend Off Middle-Age Weight Gain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090102163237.htm

New Model For Nuclear Pore Complex Backed By Structural Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081227224147.htm

China milk scare in U.S.: Adopted kids tested

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28471558/