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

'Ocean Sprawl' and More for Thursday, July 16, 2009

Lightning may have sparked start of life

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31897306/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Governments trying to reel in 'ocean sprawl'

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/07/15/ocean.planning/index.html

Ocean Sprawl

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/07/ocean-sprawl.html

Primate Archaeology Sheds Light On Human Origins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090715131437.htm

Dog wet nurse saves panda cubs in China

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31942513/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Snipers sent to protect fairy penguins from mystery predator

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8153168.stm

Eudyptula minor

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

Eudyptula minor (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/1049616

Gay penguins split after 1 goes straight

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/07/16/bush.gay.penguins.kron

'Extinct' tiny shrew rediscovered

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8152000/8152862.stm

Cryptotus nelsoni

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson%27s_Small-eared_Shrew

Cryptotus nelsoni (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/324300

9 new components found in scorpion venom

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31913629/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Scorpiones

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

Fossilized Dung Balls Reveal Secret Ecology Of Lost World

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090716093524.htm

For Saturday, October 25, 2008

Orcinus orca image licensed under Creative Commons by Sleepless in Somerset

Japan recalls noodles over scare

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7690591.stm

Rashes prompt warning over baby clothing

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27366694/

Many moms risk SIDS by sharing bed with baby

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27363259/

Action call over maternal deaths

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7690434.stm

Potent Greenhouse Gas More Prevalent

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023120230.htm

Nitrogen trifluoride

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

Seven orcas missing from Puget Sound, researchers say

http://www.yahoo.com/s/976392

Orcinus orca

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

Polar bears dying out in Russian region: expert

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081024/sc_afp/russiaenvironmentclimatewarminganimal;_ylt=Ap3SChxJEkbTAvEHBGS3k9sPLBIF

High deer population may benefit forest critters

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27366401/

Lightning strikes only once — but kills 52 cows

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081024/ap_on_fe_st/lt_odd_uruguay_zapped_cows;_ylt=ApkEdnzr69wDoweeeZyGPa7tiBIF

Hawaiian Cave Reveals Ancient Secrets

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081025/sc_livescience/hawaiiancaverevealsancientsecrets;_ylt=ApFri0DZe7mybt2fbqAgvXUPLBIF


Study Shows How Antibiotic Sets Up Road Block To Kill Bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081022135615.htm

Caste In Ant Colonies: How Fate Is Determined Between Workers And Queens

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021093944.htm

Origin Of Root Offshoots Revealed; Possible Basis For New Ecological Agricultural Applications

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023144046.htm

Development Puts An End To Evolution Of Endless Forms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081023222252.htm