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”.

For Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Holstein image licensed under Creative Commons by ~ Pil ~
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080514/sc_nm/obesity_chemicals_dc;_ylt=Aqv3ptUEDApFCHzX9BQFSZus0NUE

Research links common chemicals to obesity - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_on_he_me/china_child_virus;_ylt=Ajva06unATgqZTXerCfHIoCs0NUE

Beijing reports first child virus death - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080514/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_shrimp_rainbow;_ylt=AsXqAYdyXldb3e1GSXnHfCHtiBIF

Shrimp can see beyond the rainbow - Yahoo! News

http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/arthropoda/crustacea/malacostraca/eumalacostraca/royslist/species.php?name=g_smithii

Gonodactylus smithii

(Warning!!! We at Bring Back the Dodo! do NOT recommend keeping the mantis shrimp in your home aquarium. It can be an extremely dangerous animal, with claws that snip off digits and break through aquarium glass. NOT RECOMMENDED!)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080514/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_zoo;_ylt=Ag1bCLH93hXEDz9dBWdGYMLtiBIF

Canadian zoo investigates puzzling stingray deaths - Yahoo! News

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

Stingray - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_re_as/china_earthquake_pandas;_ylt=ApkaCbS36V_dOeHrhmKm4E0PLBIF

China's panda preserves reported safe - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080513/ap_on_sc/britain_ufo_files;_ylt=AhYoDacKqYMbMVuoopVaG7oPLBIF

Britain releases batch of files on UFO sightings - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080514/sc_nm/pope_extraterrestrials_dc;_ylt=AsgMCjs17fDiCVf2AJ_BPWQPLBIF

Vatican scientist says belief in God and aliens is OK - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7392243.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Highlands and Islands Extinction fear for butterflies

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

Erebia epiphron

http://www.eurobutterflies.com/species_pages/epiphron.htm

Erebia epiphron

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7396356.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Sloth's lazy image 'a myth'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-toed_Sloth

Three-toed sloth - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/somerset/7397623.stm


BBC NEWS UK England Somerset Bullock could be record breaker

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friesian_%28cattle%29

Holstein (cattle) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513130424.htm

Biochips Can Detect Cancers Before Symptoms Develop

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513103957.htm

Architecture For Fundamental Processes Of Life Discovered

http://www.yeastgenome.org/

Saccharomyces Genome Database

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080512153631.htm

First-Ever Comprehensive Global Map Of Freshwater Systems Released

http://www.feow.org/

Freshwater Ecoregions of the World

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513101555.htm

Fecal Microorganisms Inhabit Sandy Beaches Of Florida

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080507084005.htm

It Started With A Squeak: Moonlight Serenade Helps Lemurs Pick Mates Of The Right Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514094245.htm

Fighting Pests And Diseases Organically With Help From Wild Cocoa Trees In French Guiana

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

Cocoa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514082740.htm

Deep Sea Methane Scavengers Captured


http://www.froglife.org/news/news/albino_spawn.htm

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