How the Late Heavy Bombardment Promoted Life in the Hadean and More for Thursday, May 21, 2009

Asteroid May Have Enhanced Early Life On Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520140403.htm

Study turns back clock on origins of life on Earth

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54j5px-us-asteroids/

Late Heavy Bombardment

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

Hadean

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

Arsenic In Irrigation Water Is Transferred To Crops

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090513121417.htm

Swine Flu Risk Linked To Arsenic Exposure

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520151436.htm

Arsenic

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

H1N1 flu must be global before Phase 6: WHO chief

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54k1wq-us-flu-who-pandemic/

Computer Simulation Captures Immune Response To Flu

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518111729.htm

Swine Flu And Other New Infectious Diseases -- What's The Risk?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519104111.htm

Orangutans seen eating own babies

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8058000/8058365.stm

Pongo

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

Marine Mammals' Brains Exposed To Hazardous Cocktail Of Pesticides Including DDT, PCBs, Brominated Flame Retardants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520122227.htm

Rare white elephant seal caught on camera in the sub-Antarctic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8059000/8059966.stm

Mirounga

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

Bird Songs Change With The Landscape

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520114710.htm

Magnets in ant antennae work as internal GPS

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30852573/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Midge Bones In Lake Sediments Reveal Fish History

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511181248.htm

Nematocera

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

Snail Venoms Reflect Reduced Competition

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520161330.htm

Historical Anecdote Of Jordan's Red Soils May Offer New Antibiotic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518222202.htm

Protein From Algae Shows Promise For Stopping SARS

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520114659.htm

Agricultural Aromatherapy: Lavender Oil As Natural Herbicide

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090514083921.htm

Lavandula

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

Neurons 'Mirror' The Attention Of Others

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518172451.htm

'Junk' DNA Has Important Role, Researchers Find

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090520140408.htm

Plastic That Grows On Trees

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519134837.htm

Non-wovens As Scaffolds For Artificial Tissue

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090513091520.htm

Mars may have been both cold and wet

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54j5e2-us-mars-freezing/

Mars

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

Rocket Chemical in Baby Formula and Cattle Rustling? and More for Friday, April 3, 2009

CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in powdered baby formula

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1052958

Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30028134/

Perchlorate

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

Arctic sea ice could be gone in 30 years, study finds

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1052977

US to be 'pragmatic on climate'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7980441.stm

Endangered whales on the rebound?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/03/right.whale.rebound/index.html

Eubalaena glacialis

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

Study: False killer whales declining off Hawaii

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_on_sc/false_killer_whales;_ylt=AscEHKeENONOmEBzBguApTas0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlbWp1YWlxBHBvcwMxMDYEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNzdHVkeWZhbHNla2k-

Pseudorca crassidens

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

Judge sides with environmentalists in wolf case

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090403/ap_on_sc/endangered_wolf;_ylt=AmJEt6.z.hFbwaFmM8AsXE2s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlbnVrbG84BHBvcwMxMDcEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNqdWRnZXNpZGVzd2k-

Canis lupus baileyi

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

Modern cattle rustlers update Wild West ways

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29979871/

Cattle Rustling

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

Plants and animals crowd the equator

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30013410/

Call of duty: Nova Scotia MPs guide beaver to Ottawa River

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/nova-scotia/story/2009/04/03/ns-eyking-beaver.html

Castor

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_(genus)

Ottawa River

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

Counting species on the riverbank

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7980423.stm

No Sponge In Human Family Tree

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402124316.htm

Porifera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sponge_(animal)

Bees brains morph to avoid mid-life crisis, study finds

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090403/sc_livescience/beesbrainsmorphtoavoidmidlifecrisis;_ylt=AvEAp2w6oPByEckTlDdlaCWs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTNmOGV1anU5BGFzc2V0A2xpdmVzY2llbmNlLzIwMDkwNDAzL2JlZXNicmFpbnNtb3JwaHRvYXZvaWRtaWRsaWZlY3Jpc2lzBGNwb3MDMTAEcG9zAzE5B

Turning Back The Clock To Save The Bramley Apple

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090324081617.htm

Malus domestica 'Bramley's Seedling'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bramley_(apple)

N.J. warns 3,000 to get tested for hepatitis B

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30014025/

NY county ban on baby bottle chemical is official

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090402/ap_on_re_us/baby_bottle_ban;_ylt=Av4Ho4dlPLGXc4FbEXVoJIqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkYzZobDg5BHBvcwMxNDIEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA255Y291bnR5YmFubw--

FDA eyes N.Y. firm in pistachio recall probe

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30014823/

Scientists prove human heart can regenerate cells

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53166p-us-heart-cells/

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53166p-us-heart-cells/

Healing Heart Attack Victims, One Cell At A Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402163721.htm

Light-activated 'Lock' Can Control Blood Clotting, Drug Delivery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330200607.htm

Omega-3 Kills Cancer Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401200441.htm

Quails Get Super Fit By Simply Eating Omega-3 Diet

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090327072756.htm

Omega-3

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omega-3

Phasianidae

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

High Prevalence Of Infection With Three Recently Discovered Human Polyomaviruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090326215052.htm

Polyomavirus

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



Poultry And Diabetics At Risk From Gas Gangrene Bug

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090329205449.htm

Clostridium perfringens

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

Sleep May Help Clear Brain For New Learning

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402143503.htm

House approves FDA control over tobacco

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30012946/

New Drug To Curb Smoking Shows Positive Results

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090331091428.htm

Varenicline

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

Smoking Cessation

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

Light-activated Antibacterial Coating Is New Weapon In Fight Against Hospital-acquired Infections

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/03/090330200617.htm

First Accurate Test For Arsenic In Soil Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401183822.htm

Arsenic

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

White Wine Can Make Tooth Stains Darker

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401164037.htm

For Sunday, July 13, 2008

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080713/ap_on_re_au_an/australia_waiting_for_rain;_ylt=AplkE7DpMS3b129QjNynW6us0NUE

Food crisis: Drought hurts vital Australian wheat - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080712/ap_on_re_as/asia_arsenic_threat;_ylt=Aoz9gKP4BeeonbObyQ66IQas0NUE

Study finds arsenic threats in SE Asia - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080712/ap_on_re_us/endangered_refuge;_ylt=Avdpuf7jpvKMNr8osdg178wPLBIF

Report: 2nd oldest US wildlife refuge in jeopardy - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7496036.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Snared in a homemade 'NitroNet'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080712150148.htm

Over 100 Species Of Bats Found Within Several Acres Of Rainforest In Ecuador

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080712143457.htm

Scientists Test Method For Sanitizing Leafy Produce


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25613611/

Superfast muscles power songbird singing - LiveScience- msnbc.com

For Wednesday, May 7, 2008

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by Picture Taker 2

Today we explore: the border effect on the jaguar, the collapse of the Mangroves and its effect during Cyclone Nargis, an accident-warning system for ships encountering whales, honeybee deaths, the risks faced by the Koala, a frog "victory", a tiger cub "victory", state wolf control, kelp/cloudy sky relationship, mussel adhesion, arsenic-resistant rice, shark-repellent metal-fields, saving the Madagascar frogs, and who did ET call?

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_cyclone

UN officials: Myanmar cyclone a 'major, major disaster' - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_re_as/myanmar_rice_bowl;_ylt=AiIcV5OJ.QVoixPqnZzu49.s0NUE

Cyclone could cause long-term food shortages in Myanmar - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7385315.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Mangrove loss 'put Burma at risk'

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

Mangrove - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_re_us/listening_for_whales;_ylt=AvqQJT_kUwXYcldySWXMXKKs0NUE

System uses sound to find whales, avoid ship strikes - Yahoo! News



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_re_us/disappearing_bees;_ylt=At1Me7kO6SNEStf.36.K6.Cs0NUE

Survey shows US honey bee deaths increased over last year - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_sc/australia_koala_threat;_ylt=AvE98Jk73l32seDwIpARv0Os0NUE

Australia's Koalas at risk from climate change - Yahoo! News

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

Phascolarctos cinereus

http://zipcodezoo.com/Animals/P/Phascolarctos_cinereus.asp

Phascolarctos cinereus (Koala)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080505/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_canada_environment_ducks;_ylt=AnedJXPS8Q9lmLocx0mEAlLtiBIF

Canada minister says duck deaths won't go unpunished - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080506/india_nm/india334311;_ylt=AvjvdLdActYdr3Ifbf_DtSoPLBIF

Cubs a ray of hope in India's fight to save tigers - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080507/ap_on_re_us/wolf_delisting_states;_ylt=AuZ4lhAXkuBT3srhkg4vlbMPLBIF

3 states head to court to keep control over wolves - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/south_of_scotland/7385968.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland South of Scotland Rallying cry from frog stronghold

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

Dumfries and Galloway - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7386458.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Cod fall may speed 'toxic tide'

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

Algal bloom - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506103036.htm

Stressed Seaweed Contributes To Cloudy Coastal Skies, Study Suggests

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

Iodine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506120940.htm

Lab In A Drop: Pocket-sized PCR Rapid Test Including Sample Preparation

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

Polymerase chain reaction - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080505093416.htm

Boosting 'Mussel' Power: New Technique For Making Key Marine Mussel Protein

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080505224659.htm

Rice Plants That Resist Uptake Of Arsenic Could Ease Shortage

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

Arsenic - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080505211822.htm

Saving Frogs Before It's Too Late

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080506195605.htm

Animal Interaction Behind Cambrian Explosion? 'Missing' Ancestors Of Today's Animals May Not Be Missing After All

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24470400/

When E.T. phoned home, where did he call? - Space- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24484864/

Electric fields could repel sharks - LiveScience- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24474475/

Snare removed form Denali wolf - Environment- msnbc.com

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

Mount McKinley - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/05/07/china.virus/index.html

Spreading virus kills 28 children in China - CNN.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand-foot-mouth_disease

Hand, foot and mouth disease - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/05/05/jaguars.fence/index.html

Border-fence dispute snares rare jaguars - CNN.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_%28animal%29

Panthera onca

http://zipcodezoo.com/animals/p/panthera_onca.asp

Panthera onca (Jaguar)