New Mammoth Skeleton and More for Thursday, February 19, 2009

Mammoth skeleton found nearly intact in Los Angeles

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51h7r2-us-mammoth/

Mammuthus columbi

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


Volunteers, scientists guard endangered whales

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/19/saving.right.whales/index.html

Eubalaena glacialis

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

5 crying dolphins stuck in ice for 3 days

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2009/02/19/nagy.can.trapped.dolphins.cbc

North Korea gets yaks and camels from China

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090219/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_korea_north_china;_ylt=Al0Xsmbxaz5A7natiO_GFJjtiBIF

New rat species found on Philippines mountain

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090218/sc_afp/philippineswildliferodent;_ylt=AuJ3UOEu1VrOEobczQzZ9C4PLBIF

Batomys

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

Missing dinosaur link found in Argentina

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090216/sc_afp/argentinadinosaur;_ylt=AgLTteP224UzLYclWFsF0LUPLBIF

Cannibalism Among Rattlesnakes Helps Females To Recover After Birth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219095533.htm

Crotalus polystictus

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

Fruit Flies Sick From Mating

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219081040.htm

Drosophilidae

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

Tiny Pests Foul Seacage Netting On Fish Farms In Norway

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219095531.htm

Ectopleura larynx

http://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=719103

Lake Michigan Fish Populations Threatened By Decline Of Tiny Creature

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219081038.htm

Great Lakes Areas of Concern

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

Rapid Burst Of Flowering Plants Set Stage For Other Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209205204.htm

Plants Take A Hike As Temperatures Rise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210110036.htm

Including Native Perennials In Biofuel Crops Could Keep Watersheds Healthy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213114218.htm

Coffee Cultivation Good For Diversity In Agrarian Settlements But Not In Forests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219095528.htm

20% Of Carbon Emissions Absorbed By Rainforests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218135031.htm

EU court attacks GM crop secrecy

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7896813.stm

Why online networking could be affecting your health

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7898510.stm

Smoking Kills, Irrespective Of Social Class And Gender

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217212258.htm

Chain-smoker’s widow awarded $8 million

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29274837/

U.S. chooses flu vaccine for 2009-2010

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/02/19/flu-vaccine.html


New Genomic Markers Associated With Risk Of Heart Disease And Early Heart Attack

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218182115.htm

New gene tests may stop blood thinner deaths

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29262864/

Warfarin

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

Dry Beans Inhibit Development Of Mammary Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204131621.htm

Potential Health Risks Associated With Stressed Foodstuffs Such As Foie Gras

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210092736.htm

Amyloid fibrils

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

Mutation That Causes Inflammatory Bowel Disease Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210162025.htm

New Variants Of Diarrhea-causing Toxins Found In Seafood

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219095526.htm

Science Suggests Access To Nature Is Essential To Human Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217092758.htm

For Thursday, December 4, 2008

Arapaima gigas image licensed under Creative Commons by cliff1066

World's oldest living animal discovered after he is pictured in 1900 photograph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3545540/Worlds-oldest-living-animal-discovered-after-he-is-pictured-in-1900-photograph.html

Polar Dinosaurs Endured Cold Dark Winters

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081204/sc_livescience/polardinosaursenduredcolddarkwinters;_ylt=AuAvO64eKPcEU.oQ5bY0Cf8PLBIF

New Population Of Extremely Rare Snub-Nosed Monkey Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204084904.htm

Rhinopithecus avunculus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonkin_snub-nosed_monkey

Nature's top 40: Pine marten enjoys sweet treat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7761618.stm

Martes martes

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

Conservation group sues for walrus protection

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_sc/pacific_walrus;_ylt=AtryaF8MluS9rl7QVoCd0wis0NUE

Odobenus

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

Towards Domestication Of Largest Fish In Amazon

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081125113320.htm

Arapaima gigas

http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=2076&genusname=Arapaima&speciesname=gigas

Finding Baby Critically Endangered Goliath Grouper Fish Hiding In Mangroves With Help Of High-tech Sonogram

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081120183736.htm

Epinephelus itajara

http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=16&genusname=Epinephelus&speciesname=itajara



How Tiny Cell Proteins Generate Force To 'Walk'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081124174907.htm

Arctic tundra emits methane even in winter

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4b26ea-us-climate-methane/

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Increasing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204093041.htm

Dry Winter Weather Results In Highest Particulate Pollution Levels From Traffic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204074814.htm


Recycling Manure Safely To Avoid Polluting Rivers and Streams

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081128082941.htm

Camels Found Wandering In Mexican Border City

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/03/ap/strange/main4646040.shtml

DNA database 'breach of rights'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7764069.stm

Single cancer cell 'poses danger'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7762474.stm

Gene Therapy Fixes Sickle Cell Disease In Lab

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203184643.htm

Sickle-cell disease

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

New Bone Implant Technology Using Techniques Used To Make Catalytic Converters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204074812.htm

For Thursday, June 26, 2008

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by Angeloux

http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/080626-am-earth-moon.html

SPACE.com -- Bits of Ancient Earth Hidden on the Moon

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_sc/fish_haven;_ylt=ArPc.qydLDBhL6Crz7qddqSs0NUE

No-fishing zones studied for ecosystem protection - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_sc/cocoa_genome;_ylt=AgEmwyOWfvxEfFZrqZlFjqGs0NUE

Project to dissect cocoa genome, protect crop - Yahoo! News

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

Cocoa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080626/ap_on_re_us/wayward_dolphins;_ylt=AuGa0zhLdkND5hxbFAxg0oys0NUE

Authorities hope to shoo dolphins from N.J. rivers - Yahoo! News

http://www.livescience.com/health/080626-fat-cheeks.html

Cheeky Study Finds Beauty Secret in Cadavers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20080626/sc_space/scientistshuntforastrobiologyatcarlsagancenter;_ylt=Av4uNPAoBzL7uscyVu9MxeoPLBIF

Scientists Hunt for Astrobiology at Carl Sagan Center - Yahoo! News

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

Astrobiology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7475312.stm

BBC NEWS Health Cancer gene test 'for all women'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625093147.htm

Salutary Pizza Spice: Oregano Helps Against Inflammations

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625090253.htm

Looming Tropical Disaster Needs Urgent Action, According To New Report

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080626075534.htm

Ancient Mexican Maize Varieties: Sequencing Of Ancient Corn Landraces To Ensure Genetic Diversity And Resources


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25384376/

Smelly camels keep elephants away - Animal weirdness- msnbc.com

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

Camelidae

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25374875/

Seal hunt plan draws ire in Namibia - World environment- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25379407/

Spanish lawmakers boost ape rights - Science- msnbc.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/06/26/ep.clinical.trials/index.html

Do you want to be a guinea pig? - CNN.com

http://pubs.acs.org/cgi-bin/sample.cgi/jacsat/asap/html/ja801058h.html

Artificial DNA Made Exclusively of Nonnatural C-Nucleosides with Four Types of Nonnatural Bases

Spooky DNA Why would researchers create DNA-like oligomers from non-natural nucleosides? In their words, perhaps to create “a future extracellular genetic system with information storage and amplifiable abilities”.