Life Evolved in Lakes? and Earliest Tree Dweller? & More for Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Extinction Crisis Looms In Oceania

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728102301.htm

Colder climate tied to longer animal lives

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32179202/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Naming Evolution's Winners And Losers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729092536.htm

Evolution

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

Wildfires To Increase As Climate Warms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728123047.htm

Earliest Animals Lived In Lake Environment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727191732.htm

Doushantuo Formation

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

Love Songs of Bowhead Whales: Whales Sings With 'More Than One Voice'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729074523.htm

Balaena mysticetus

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

Balaena mysticetus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328577

Balaena mysticetus (IUCN Red List)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2467/0

Orangutans swing for their dinner

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8171142.stm

Pongo

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

After Dinosaurs, Mammals Rise But Their Genomes Get Smaller

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727191919.htm

A fossil records the oldest known creature to live in the trees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8173117.stm

First Vertebrate To Live In Trees

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728201732.htm

Suminia getmanovi

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

More To Bats' Vision Than Meets The Eye

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090727203745.htm

Bizarre Walking Bat Has Ancient Heritage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090729095054.htm

Mystacina tuberculata

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

Mystacina tuberculata (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1038741

Mystacina tuberculata (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/14261/0

Fossil Tooth Remains Of Extinct Rodent Species Discovered: Oldest Find Within This Genus In The World

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090728083707.htm

Bird Population Declines In Northern Europe Explained By Thiamine (Vitamin B1) Deficiency

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090714154921.htm

Thiamine Deficiency

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

How geese squeeze oxygen from thin air

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/28/tech-090728-bar-headed-geese-oxygen-altitude-scott.html

Nearly extinct California frog rediscovered

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32129876/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Rana muscosa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_yellow-legged_frog

Rana muscosa (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1019248


Rana muscosa (IUCN Red List – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/19177/0


One in six species of freshwater crab face extinction

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8171000/8171268.stm



Insect defence all blood and guts

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8172000/8172168.stm

Acanthoplus discoidalis (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/651276



'Barcode' to help identify plants

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8172673.stm

DNA Barcoding

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

'Organic has no health benefits'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8174482.stm

Dye 'cuts spinal injury severity'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8170033.stm

Brilliant Blue G

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

'No doubt' sunbeds cause cancer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8172690.stm

Tanning Bed

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

Balaenoptera Song Identified and More for Sunday, May 31, 2009

* Engraulidae image licensed under Creative Commons by funadium

Scientists Engineer Cellular Circuits That Count Events

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090528142823.htm

Robots with fins, tails demonstrate evolution

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31001962/

Blue Whale Found Singing In New York Waters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090529211633.htm

Balaenoptera musculus

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

Balaenoptera musculus (IUCN Red List)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2477/0

Balaenoptera musculus (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328574

iReport.com: Dozens of whales beached, shot

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-264817

SAfricans begin removing bodies of beached whales

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090531/ap_on_re_af/af_south_africa_whales;_ylt=AnJ17GDqmUyOspCORryvLBQPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJuZ3RvZmczBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNTMxL2FmX3NvdXRoX2FmcmljYV93aGFsZXMEY3BvcwMxBHBvcwMyBHNlYwN5bl90b3Bfc3RvcnkEc2xrA3NhZnJpY2Fuc2JlZw--

Tarsier monkeys face threat of extinction in Indonesia

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1079115

Tarsius

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

Tarsius pelengensis (IUCN Red List)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21494/0

Tarsius sangirensis (IUCN Red List)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/21493/0

One of the most elusive big cats, the jaguar, gives up some secrets

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8074000/8074124.stm

Panthera onca

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

Panthera onca (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328606

Hippo pops up on BBC presenter

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8070000/8070073.stm

Hippopotamidae

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

Fallow Deer Become Hoarse In The Hunt For A Mate

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519214929.htm

Cervidae

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

Neurological Disorder In Golden Retriever Dogs Caused By A Mutation In Mitochondrial DNA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090528203728.htm

Golden Retriever

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

Illegal Trade In Vietnam's Marine Turtles Continues Despite National Ban

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090530173402.htm

Chelonioidea

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

* Parasite Risk In Anchovies Varies Depending On Origin Of Fish

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090521144208.htm

Anisakis spp parasite

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

Engraulidae

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

Why Can We Talk? 'Humanized' Mice Speak Volumes About Evolutionary Past

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090528120643.htm

Speech

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


Intestinal Bacteria Associated With Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090528142833.htm

Liver disease

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

TB -- Hiding In Plain Sight

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090522081205.htm

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

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

Canada's swine flu case count rising

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2009/05/30/swine-flu-canada.html


Newsweek: Why 'Oprah' advice could make you sick

http://www.newsweek.com/id/200025

Carbon capture technology tested

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/8072583.stm

Carbon capture and storage

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

Meters go the distance: smart meters are an essential part of a low-carbon energy system

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8055344.stm

Smart meter

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

Satellite Used To Unearth Innovation In Crop Forecasting

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090526171815.htm

AMSR-E satellite

http://weather.msfc.nasa.gov/AMSR/

Nutro Dry Cat Food Recalled

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/30/health/main5050895.shtml

Fabulous Darwinius Fossil and More for Wednesday, May 20, 2009

* Falco image licensed under Creative Commons by kevincole

Stunning 47-million-year-old fossil unveiled in the US

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8057465.stm

Common Ancestor Of Humans, Modern Primates?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519104643.htm

Scientists unveil ancient fossilized primate

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54i73y-us-primate-fossil/

47-million-year-old primate fossil unveiled

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/19/primate-ancient-plos-one-hurum-missing.html

Darwinius masillae

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

Darwinius masillae

http://everyone.plos.org/2009/05/19/plos-one-introduces-darwinius-masillae/

Feeding In Monkeys And Humans: Ancient Roots

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519214940.htm

New Insight Into Primate Eye Evolution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518213952.htm

Circus faces suit over elephants

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30809719/

Triplet jaguar cubs born in Berlin

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Panthera onca

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

Man charged over kangaroo attacks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8059368.stm

* Kestrels for pest kills: birds replace pesticides in Israel

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8004426.stm

Falco

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

How Crabs That Live In Hydrothermal Vents Reproduce

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519111550.htm

Bythograeidae

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

Survey finds slower decline of honeybee colonies

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090519/ap_on_re_us/us_disappearing_bees;_ylt=AnEmqEGQCRsWlV6fjx_gnqYPLBIF

Critical Role Of Evolutionary Processes In Species Coexistence And Diversity Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519075422.htm

Epigenetics: 100 Reasons To Change The Way We Think About Genetics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518111723.htm

Epigenetics

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

Climate Change Odds Much Worse Than Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519134843.htm

River Delta Areas Can Provide Clue To Environmental Changes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090511180707.htm

River delta

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

Pre-industrial Mercury Pollution In The Andes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518172644.htm

Mercury (Hg)

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

Stem cells "seek and destroy" cancer cells: study

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre54i76u-us-cancer-treatment/

New cancer-killing method found in stem cells

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30832998/

Warning over new threat from MRSA

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8058841.stm

MRSA

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

Why Eczema Often Leads To Asthma

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518213939.htm

Eczema

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

Asthma

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

HIV's spread around Europe mapped

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8056299.stm

Wiping data 'hits flu prediction'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8058084.stm

Pandemic Passenger Screening For Airports

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519104107.htm


Trace Elements Unbalanced In Dialysis Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518213941.htm

Trace element

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

Dialysis

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

WHO Urges Awareness, EU Urges Calm, Thursday, April 30, 2009

Please Note: We are taking the advice of Dr. Chan of the WHO under advisement. But we are also taking the advice of the EU not to panic. (Does anybody listen to Joe Biden anyway?)

Unrelated: is it ethical to use dynamite in paleontology? (We urge you to use the Wiki link to paleontology as they have what appears to be an excellent graphic on the page).

Mexico shuts down economy as flu pandemic imminent

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53n228-us-flu/

EU warns against swine flu panic

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8027043.stm

Mapping the outbreak

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8021547.stm

Avian Flu Research Sheds Light On Swine Flu

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429132238.htm

Swine flu source spawns wild theories

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53t3zk-us-flu-theories/

From Swine Flu To Dengue Fever: Infectious Disease Risks On The Rise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429162152.htm

Evolution In A
Test Tube: Scientists Make Molecules That Evolve And Compete, Mimicking Behavior Of Darwin's Finches

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429140849.htm

New Pill To Treat Multiple Sclerosis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429205613.htm

Multiple Sclerosis

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

U.S. Shorts Critical Farm Animal Research, Scientists Say

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090423142450.htm

Tiny Differences In Our Genes Help Shed Light On The Big Picture Of Human History

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429162244.htm

Human Genome

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

Native Americans Descended From Single Group

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090428223836.htm

Native American

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

Spider sex violent but effective

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8023413.stm

Harpactea sadistica

http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2008/f/z01698p068f.pdf

Dynamite Used To Reveal New Layer Of Dinosaur Fossils

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429131935.htm

Dynamite

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

For Tuesday, January 20, 2009

China bird flu 'epidemic' warning

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7839099.stm

New death from bird flu in China

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7836791.stm

China announces third bird flu death this year

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre50j2fn-us-birdflu/

Doctors report 'alarming' rise of MRSA in kids

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28736696/

FDA confirms salmonella in Kellogg's crackers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28736688/

Two Chinese leopard cubs born in Paris zoo

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28750845/

Panthera pardus

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

Panthera pardus japonensis

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

Jaguars quarantined after zookeeper attacked

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28735971/

Panthera onca

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


Fish Guts Explain Marine Carbon Cycle Mystery

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090115164607.htm

New Invasive Fish Spreads Through The Ebro Delta

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090114095105.htm

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus
http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=3016&genusname=Misgurnus&speciesname=anguillicaudatus


Scientists Unravel Mystery Of Camouflage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090115164615.htm

Bacterial Pathogens And Rising Temperatures Threaten Coral Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090120074629.htm

Flowering In Different Environments Predicted

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090115164526.htm

Possible New Hope For Crops Battling Parasitic Infection

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090116073207.htm

Five Invasive Plants Threatening Southern Forests In 2009 Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090112201210.htm

Irony of EU pesticide ban

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7828059.stm

Staying calm 'prevents dementia'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7833707.stm

Key Protein That May Cause Cancer Cell Death Identified

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090116164055.htm

Research Exposes Risk To Infants From Chemicals Used In Liquid Medicines

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090120074826.htm

Surprising New Health And Environmental Concerns About Tungsten

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090119091051.htm

Tungsten

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

Paintballs Can Cause 'Devastating' Eye Injuries

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090115081739.htm

Adaptation Plays Significant Role In Human Evolution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090116073211.htm

Parasites In The Genome? Molecular Parasite Could Play An Important Role In Human Evolution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090119081342.htm

Language Driven By Culture, Not Biology?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090119210614.htm

Game Theory Explains Why You Can’t Hurry Love

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090116073603.htm

For Wednesday, December 17, 2008

Adult Sea Otter (Enhydra lutris) in Morro Bay, CA image licensed under Creative Commons by Michael "Mike" L. Baird

Protected habitat proposed for sea otter in Alaska

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_re_us/sea_otters;_ylt=ApPF4UhOZu.zEjSvVrs2Uuus0NUE

Enhydra lutris

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

Report: Endangered species decisions tainted

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081216/ap_on_go_ot/endangered_species;_ylt=Ak.e8d.1pRfSq1AN0AwdL2MPLBIF

Julie MacDonald

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

Changes 'amplify Arctic warming'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7786910.stm

Climate Change: A Dark Future For Migratory Fish

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081212143527.htm

1,500 parakeets rescued from Berlin apartment

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081217/ap_on_re_eu/eu_germany_parakeets_rescued;_ylt=Ar578g3ijC11I9gJf2WJ7Zas0NUE

New Species Of Prehistoric Giants In Sahara

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216114750.htm

Researchers find short-armed raptor in Argentina

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4bg0aa-us-dinosaur-argentina/

'Follow The Elements' To Understand Evolution In Ancient Oceans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081208102422.htm

Cosmic Rays Do Not Explain Global Warming, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081217075138.htm

Low Dose Of Caffeine When Pregnant May Damage Heart Of Offspring For A Lifetime

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081216133440.htm

Why A Virus With Unusual Properties Injects Unusual Substance Into E. Coli Bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081208140200.htm

Low-glycemic diet better to control diabetes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28262223/

Study changes thinking on how HIV spreads

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28265061/

This year is coolest since 2000

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7786060.stm