The Melting Arctic and More Bad Extinction News and More for Sunday, August 9, 2009

Vast expanses of Arctic ice melt in summer heat

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090809/ap_on_re_ca/cn_canada_ice_retreats;_ylt=AiNN6UIa12o4HDs7UhEdY2Gs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTM4dnRuYXVwBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwODA5L2NuX2NhbmFkYV9pY2VfcmV0cmVhdHMEY3BvcwM3BHBvcwM0BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5faGVhZGxpbmVfbGlzdARzbGsDdmFzdG

Arctic

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

Chemists Discover Ozone-boosting Reaction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090720190728.htm

Ozone Layer

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

Ozone

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

Prominent Rainfall Feature Creeping Northward

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701135535.htm

Climate fixes 'pose drought risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8188409.stm

Extinction hits 'whole families'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8188166.stm

Extinction

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

Looking Different 'Helps Animals To Survive'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723113514.htm

Smart rook shows that ancient fable might be based on fact

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8181233.stm

Corvus frugilegus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rook_(bird)

Corvus frugilegus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/916409

Smuggled tortoise numbers on the rise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8191081.stm

Douglas-fir, Geoducks Make Strange Bedfellows In Studying Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090730103746.htm

Panopea abrupta

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

Panopea abrupta (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/440073

Pseudotsuga

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas-fir

Organic Carbon Compounds Emitted By Trees Affect Air Quality

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806141518.htm

Great Diversity Of Marine Plankton Drive Oceanic Photosynthesis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804071826.htm

Marine Microbes Creating Green Waves In Industry

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090807091210.htm

Insulin infusion sets recalled

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/08/07/insulinset-recall.html

ER Physician Tells You How To Avoid A Lightning Strike And What To Do If One Occurs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805193601.htm

8K Mile Journey of the Limosa & More for Thursday, August 6, 2009

Limosa lapponica image licensed under Creative Commons by Dave Hamster

Scientists In Northern Alaska Spot A Shorebird Tagged 8,000 Miles Away

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804215021.htm

Limosa lapponica

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

Limosa lapponica (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1049548


DNA computer 'answers questions'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8184033.stm

DNA Computer

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

'Slaughter' fears

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8186773.stm

Loxodonta

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

Loxodonta africana

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

Loxodonta cyclotis

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

Loxodonta Africana (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/289808

Loxodonta cyclotis (EOL Link) [IUCN Red List Not Evaluated]

http://www.eol.org/pages/289547

Loxodonta Africana (IUCN Red List – Near Threatened)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/12392/0

Koala that inspired Australia after bush fires dies during operation

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8186991.stm

Sam the Koala

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

Gunshot riddle as beaver vanishes

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/8187394.stm

Castor fiber

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

Castor fiber (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1036116

Grey squirrel threat to Highlands

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/8185953.stm

Sciurus carolinensis

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

Sciurus carolinensis (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/347685

Crows Can Use Three Tools In Sequence

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805144114.htm

Corvus brachyrhynchos

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

Corvus brachyrhynchos (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1177464

Venomous Sea Snakes Play Heads Or Tails

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805201539.htm

Laticauda colubrina

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

Laticauda colubrine (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/963373

Bringing Fish From Ocean Floor: Carefully Released Rockfish Can Survive Barotrauma

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727203302.htm

Sebastes

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

Barotrauma

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

Marine Pest Species Costing Billions In Damage To Fisheries, Coastal Communities And Infrastructure Are Spreading

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090726092331.htm

Invasive Species

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

Ancient pterosaurs were skilled fliers

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5745gj-us-china-pterosaur/

How the humble raindrop has driven flower evolution

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8186000/8186098.stm

Do Chicago’s Suburbs Hold The Key To Understanding West Nile Virus?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090730155551.htm

West Nile Virus

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


Popular Insect Repellent Deet Is Neurotoxic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804193230.htm

DEET

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


Structure of HIV genome 'decoded'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8186263.stm

HIV-1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HIV-1

Sustainable Agriculture: Perennial Plants Produce More; Landscape Diversity Creates Habitat For Pest Enemies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804071358.htm

Sustainable agriculture

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

Lead-based Consumer Paint Remains A Global Public Health Threat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804094641.htm

Lead paint

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

Martian methane mystery deepens

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8186314.stm

'UFO' seen on BBC News webcam

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8186289.stm

Wilkins Sound Break and Seal Kill and More for Sunday, April 5, 2009

Corvus monedula image licensed under Creative Commons by foxypar4

Ice bridge ruptures in Antarctic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7984054.stm

Ice Bridge Under Wilkins Ice Shelf Collapsing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090403080827.htm

Antarctic ice bridge snaps

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/04/05/antarctic-bridge.html

Wilkins Ice Shelf

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

Antarctica

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

'Thousands' of seals killed over salmon

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7983983.stm

Baby baboons at Edinburgh Zoo

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/7982055.stm

Papio

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

Inbreeding taking toll on Michigan wolves

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30045447/

Canis lupus

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

Birds Can 'Read' Human Gaze

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402124238.htm

Corvus monedula

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

Decoding Mysterious Green Glow Of The Sea

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401134606.htm

Nicotine May Have Bigger Impact Than Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090403144030.htm

Nicotine

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

Hormone Prolactin Reduces Fat Metabolism

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090402092859.htm

Prolactin

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

Doctor in hep B case has license suspended

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30033185/

Coffee run: scientists uncover how caffeine boosts athletes' performance

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/03/caffeine-calcium-run.html

Caffeine

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

Humans May Be Losers If Technological Nature Replaces The Real Thing, Psychologists Warn

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401181445.htm

Tapping Industrial Waste Heat Could Reduce Fossil Fuel Demands

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090401102235.htm

Nut Co.: Kraft Found Salmonella In 2008

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/03/health/main4917680.shtml

For Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Budorcas taxicolor image licensed under Creative Commons by suneko

Fears for Bhutan national animal

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7813805.stm

Budorcas taxicolor

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

Rare frog filmed for first time

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7814913.stm

Turtle retires to the seaside

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7815981.stm

Pink iguana rewrites family tree

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7811875.stm

Journey Of A Green Turtle From Indonesia Into Australian Opens Mystery Of 'Oceanic Superhighway'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090104094116.htm

Light Pollution Can Kill Animals: Polarized Light Leads Animals Astray

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090107092714.htm

Four, Three, Two, One . . . Pterosaurs Have Lift Off

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090106161514.htm

Concern for California's pelicans

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7815969.stm

Pelecanus occidentalis

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

US vows 'huge' marine protection

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7812786.stm

Rules on killing ravens relaxed

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7813429.stm

Corvus

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

Parrot paradise? World's biggest parrot colony faces growing pressures

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7721889.stm

Male Crickets With Bigger Heads Are Better Fighters, Study Reveals, Echoing Ancient Chinese Text

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090107092718.htm

Gryllidae

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_(insect)

Genetic Roots Of Cacao Trees Traced

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081228193212.htm

Grazing Animals Help Spread Plant Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081229200736.htm

Amazon Deforestation Trend On The Increase

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090104093542.htm

Researchers Create Car Parts From Coconuts

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090106113005.htm

China issues bird flu alert after woman dies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28540254/

Drug created from genetically engineered goats

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28540855/

Diet pills from Brazil pose big health risks

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28539431/

Motorola phone made from recycled bottles

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28529493/

Double Take: Woman Has Two Wombs

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WomensHealth/story?id=6588895&page=1

For Monday, October 20, 2008

Yeti footprints image licensed under Creative Commons by Ben Tubby

Thirsty world: Desperate quest for water

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/09/23/what.matters.thirst/index.html

Flu: The Get-Well-Quick Plan

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/ColdandFluNews/story?id=6057562&page=1

Foods And Meds You Shouldn't Mix

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/20/earlyshow/health/main4531572.shtml

"Extraordinary Hope" From New Cancer Drugs

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/20/earlyshow/health/main4532119.shtml


Hong Kong finds bird flu virus in crow

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre49j0s4-us-hongkong-birdflu/

Corvus splendens

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

Bird Flu Vaccine Protects People And Pets

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081019184800.htm

Genetic Diseases: Ancient Evolutionary Legacy?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081016124043.htm

Gut Bacterial Waste Helps Host Control Weight

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081018093223.htm

Mutation Protects Against Obesity, Diabetes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081019184802.htm

Parents 'wrong' on child weight

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7676015.stm

Prescription opiates and kids: One pill can kill

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27168078/

Canada to ban baby bottles with BPA

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27266627/

High summits 'could harm brain'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7676028.stm

Fatty acids clue to Alzheimer's

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7676606.stm

Doctors get death diagnosis tips

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7679373.stm

Decay Of Brain's Myelin Causes Physical Decline

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081017150738.htm

Myelin

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

Worms' Nervous System Shown To Alert Immune System

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081014114846.htm

New Fossil Reveals Primates Lingered In Texas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081014111401.htm

Dinosaur Dance Floor: Numerous Tracks at Jurassic Oasis on Arizona-Utah Border

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081020093414.htm

Survival Secret Of Antarctic 'Antifreeze Fish'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081016124049.htm

Dissostichus mawsoni

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=7039&genusname=Dissostichus&speciesname=mawsoni

Dubai hotel urged to free shark

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7678780.stm

Ship Strike Reduction Rule Aims To Protect North Atlantic Right Whales

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081012093255.htm

Protected 'Swimways' Urged For Endangered Leatherback Sea Turtle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081018093221.htm

Tainted feed kills 1500 dogs bred for fur

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081020/ap_on_re_as/as_china_tainted_milk;_ylt=ArOerUTB0wxztifVuZiVK16s0NUE

Billions of fish, fish eggs die in power plants

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081018/ap_on_sc/dead_fish;_ylt=AsdbzMCNPMKyNoYLl.V.Z8Ss0NUE

Alternative Energy: New Sugarcanes To Deliver One-Two Energy Punch

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081013194043.htm

City Trash Plus Farm Leftovers May Yield Clean Energy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081013195119.htm

Engineers Build First-ever Multi-input 'Plug-and-play' Synthetic RNA Device

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081017131010.htm

Spinning Natural Proteins Into Fabrics For New Wound-repair Products

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081020094447.htm

Chicken Soup May Help Fight High Blood Pressure

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081013110117.htm

Files: U.S. pilots ordered to shoot down UFO during Cold War

http://www.yahoo.com/s/973482

'Look out!' Alitalia near miss with UFO remains unexplained

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7679145.stm

Britain releases UFO files, dispels some mysteries

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27280196/

Japanese team finds 'yeti footprints' in Nepal

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081020/wl_sthasia_afp/nepaljapanwildlifeyetioffbeat;_ylt=AlhoKshDtxFUZZG8SJpaRYis0NUE