Alaskan Algal Bloom & More for Sunday, July 20, 2009

White House creates climate job

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31970467/ns/us_news-environment/

Global Model For The Origin Of Species Independent Of Geographical Isolation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090717150258.htm

Rare whale spotted off N.J. coast

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Dolphin spotters at watch event

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8157291.stm

Injured rare tiger cub put down

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/devon/8157891.stm

Panthera tigris sumatrae

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

Panthera tigris sumatrae (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1271383

Pair convicted in Namibia for filming seal hunt

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090717/sc_afp/namibiaenvironmentarrestseals;_ylt=Ag2wt32.x4G1F26bvL6.yxAPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTMzZGk1cDJmBGFzc2V0Ay9hZnAvMjAwOTA3MTcvc2NfYWZwL25hbWliaWFlbnZpcm9ubWVudGFycmVzdHNlYWxzBHBvcwMxMwRzZWMDeW5fc3ViY2F0X2xpc3QEc2xrA3BhaXJjb25

Cattle return to cliff-top woods

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/8158156.stm

'Slow and steady' wins 114-pound (52-kilo) circus tortoise a week of freedom

http://www.cbc.ca/cp/Oddities/090718/K071806AU.html

Breeding success for aquarium's rare amphibians

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/sussex/8157908.stm

Ambystoma mexicanum

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

Ambystoma mexicanum (IUCN Red List)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/1095/0

Ambystoma mexicanum (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1019571

Shark attack victims fight for their attackers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090719/ts_alt_afp/environmentanimalssharksoffbeat;_ylt=AoyM3F.EqClmH9gmhXlvhKAPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTM2Yjc3cDN1BGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDA5MDcxOS9lbnZpcm9ubWVudGFuaW1hbHNzaGFya3NvZmZiZWF0BHBvcwMxMQRzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA

Arctic Mystery: Identifying the Great Blob of Alaska (TIME magazine link)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090718/us_time/08599191151700

Algal bloom

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

Why Winning Athletes Are Getting Bigger

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090717090829.htm

Canadian swine flu vaccine set for October

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/17/health-minister-canada-swine-flu.html

Scientists could reduce the risk of allergic reactions to peanuts

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8157941.stm

Peanut allergy

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

Sea-level Rise and Rise of the Hippocampus & More for Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Hippocampus image licensed under Creative Commons by Tambako the Jaguar

Sonar Images Reveal Clues To Sea-level Rise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505072502.htm

Larter et al. Subglacial bedforms reveal complex basal regime in a zone of paleo-ice stream convergence, Amundsen Sea embayment, West Antarctica. Geology, 2009; 37 (5): 411 DOI: 10.1130/G25505A.1

http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/G25505A.1

Better Water Use Could Reduce Future Food Crises

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505061838.htm

Wildfires scorch parts of California, Arizona

http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/06/western.wildfires/index.html

Prince, frog and friends fight for rainforests

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30599779/

The Prince’s Rainforest Project

http://www.rainforestsos.org/

http://www.rainforestsos.org/

Two Brown Bear Populations In Spain In Danger of Extinction Have Been Isolated For Past 50 Years


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429125243.htm


Ursus arctos



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

Hyena's laugh actually a sign of frustration

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30588225/

Crocuta crocuta

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

Ecosystem Gone Haywire: Cape Gannet Bird Threatened With Extinction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090424114309.htm

Morus capensis

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

Prosecutors: Smuggler hid 13 birds in his pants

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30593503/

'Sobering' Decline Of Caribbean's Big Fish, Fisheries: Overfishing Deemed Most Likely Cause

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505200711.htm

Overfishing

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

Seahorses 'stood up' 25 million years ago

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30600080/

Hippocampus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hippocampus_(fish)

Ants In Southern Hemisphere Richer And More Diversified Than Northern Hemisphere Ants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506094103.htm

Formicidae

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

How Social Insects Recognize Dead Nestmates

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505124750.htm

Necrophoresis

http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-necrophoresis.html

Sewage Treatment In The East May Be Enough To Reduce Baltic Algal Blooms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090506093835.htm

How spicy foods can kill cancers

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/6244715.stm

Capsaicin

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

Scientists pinpoint fats danger

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8033205.stm

Great apes suffer setback in EU animal testing vote

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5443is-us-eu-animals-testing/

EU and US reach deal in beef row

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8036202.stm

Livestock traceback participation disappoints -USDA

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5446sw-us-livestock-tracking-study/

Car made from veg runs on chocolate

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8031737.stm

Astronomer To Search Space For Precursors Of Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429151946.htm

Scientists hunt swine flu's mysterious origins

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/06/swine.flu.origins/index.html

Swine flu is same strain in Canada and Mexico

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/05/06/swine-flu-sequencing060.html

Does New Swine Flu Virus Kill By Causing A 'Cytokine Storm'?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505174547.htm

Cytokine

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

Flu virus kills Texan, European cases reach Sweden

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5430s8-us-flu/

Flu Pandemic In Prison?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505174549.htm

For Sunday, February 1, 2009

Panthera leo image licensed under Creative Commons by wwarby

LA council votes to keep Billy the elephant

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28932215/


Surprising Lion Stronghold Uncovered In War-torn Central Africa

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090129122531.htm

Panthera leo

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

Many New Species Discovered In Hidden Mozambique Oasis With Help Of Google Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090131125244.htm

Bird Song Discoveries May Lead To Refinement Of Darwinian Theory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090130221227.htm

Ancient Turtle Migrated From Asia To America Over Tropical Arctic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090201094125.htm

Parasite claims stingray at Calgary Zoo

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/01/cgy-calgary-zoo-stingray-dies-parasite.html

Dasyatidae

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

Shark upstages surfer

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1023394

Selacimorpha

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

Floating Iris Plants May Help Clean Fishery Wastewater

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090131124137.htm

Iridaceae

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

'Hot Spot' For Toxic Harmful Algal Blooms Discovered Off Washington Coast

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090130182923.htm

Algal bloom

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

Dubai tests for Legionnaires link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/7863810.stm

China birth defects 'up sharply'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7863290.stm

Bone Growth Boost From Nanotubes, Stem Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090130154910.htm

Inorganic nanotube

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

Stem cell

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

New Laser For Neurosurgery Allows Greater Precision And Efficiency For Removal Of Complex Tumors

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128132654.htm

Chemists Reveal Health Benefits Of Garlic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090130154901.htm

Allicin

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

Protect Yourself From Latex Allergies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2008/1206-protect_yourself_from_latex_allergies.htm

Latex allergy

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

Quantum Dots May Be Toxic To Cells And Environment Under Certain Conditions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128214342.htm

Quantum Dot

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

Physics, Math Provide Clues To Unraveling Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090130104256.htm