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Thursday, August 06, 2009

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






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Wednesday, August 05, 2009

Regrow Your Teeth? and More for Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Scientists study huge plastic patch in Pacific

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5730et-us-ocean-plastics/

NASA goes green with new sustainability base

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32299032/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Geckos' Amazing Grip Is Triggered By Gravity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804210625.htm

Gekkonidae

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

Replacement teeth grown in mice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8182684.stm

Scientists halt epilepsy in mice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8178703.stm

Orangutan ruse misleads predators

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8184015.stm

Pongo

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

Fishermen attack Amazon dolphins

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8184000/8184157.stm

Poaching Crisis As Rhino Horn Demand Booms In Asia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090726092605.htm

Rhinoceros horn

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhinoceros_horn#Horns

European bison on 'genetic brink'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8182000/8182104.stm

Bison bonasus

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

Bison bonasus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328110

Bison bonasus (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/2814/0

Domestic dog origins challenged

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8182371.stm

Canis lupus familiaris

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

Canis lupus familiaris (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1228387

Iconic fire-singed koala faces risky surgery

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32296776/ns/world_news-asiapacific/

Phascolarctos cinereus

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

Phascolarctos cinereus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/128425

Rare turtles at risk from tourists in Greece

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8183308.stm

Thinking Crickets: 'Cognitive' Processes Underlie Memory Recall In Crickets

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803193645.htm

Gryllidae

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

Urban dwellers 'should keep bees'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8184655.stm

Apiary

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

Ancient spiders yield 3D secrets

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8184396.stm

Forests fall to beetle outbreak

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre57300n-us-usa-forests-beetle/

Dendroctonus ponderosae

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

First-ever 'Wanderlust Gene' Found In Tiny Bony Fish

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804193236.htm

Sick Fish May Get Sicker Due To Climate Change And Other Stresses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803185830.htm

Coral Reefs Face Increasing Difficulties Recovering From Storm Damage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090623112119.htm

International Marine Project Helps Protect Some Of The World's Rarest And Most Fragile Coral Reefs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804071820.htm

Galapagos Coral Conservation: Impact Mitigation, Mapping and Monitoring

http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/66755/

Ocean coral 'offers pain therapy'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8183039.stm

Terpenoids—LXXII1: Chemical studies of marine invertebrates—XXVI, 2 Δ9(12)-capnellene-3β,8β,10α,14-tetrol, a novel polyoxygenated sesquiterpene from the alcyonarian capnella imbricata


http://www.sciencedirect.com/science?_ob=ArticleURL&_udi=B6THR-42NJFYR-75&_user=10&_rdoc=1&_fmt=&_orig=search&_sort=d&_docanchor=&view=c&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_urlVersion=0&_userid=10&md5=3243f026b51d0c8c20e535253c5ca00b
Coral

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

Greenroofs Can Save Cities Millions Of Gallons Of Water

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803083628.htm

Green roof

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

Understanding Biology Of Guam's Native Fadang Tree

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723113504.htm

Cycas micronesica

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

Cycas micronesica (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/630768

Cycas micronesica (IUCN Red List – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/61316/0

Tires Made From Trees: Better, Cheaper, More Fuel Efficient

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090721122846.htm

Newly Discovered Snow Roots Are 'Evolutionary Phenomenon'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090611192134.htm

Corydalis conorhiza

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

Trees are 'crucial famine food'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8182673.stm

Growing Evidence Of Marijuana Smoke's Potential Dangers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805110741.htm

An Ancient Bug Makes Electricity

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/JustOneThing/story?id=8249436&page=1

Geobacter

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

New Yeasts Could Help Fast-Track Biofuel Production

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090801193917.htm

Structure Of Antibiotic Ramoplanin Reveals Promising Mechanism

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090803185828.htm

Ramoplanin

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

Middle Miocene Oxygen Minimum Zone Expansion Offshore West Africa: Evidence For Global Cooling Precursor Events

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090801095806.htm
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Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Koalas Saved and More for Wednesday, February 11, 2009







Wild dogs escape from animal park

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/kent/7883629.stm?lss

Cuon alpinus

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

Spaniel wins top dog show

http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/29118345/

Sussex spaniel

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

2009 Westminster Kennel Club Best in Show

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2009/results/bis/index.html

Hot dog! Tiny breeds have warmer bodies

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29138912/

Hummingbird 'Tag' Suggests Fragmentation May Be Part Of Pollination Crisis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209223515.htm

Airport uses radar, noise to scare off birds

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/02/11/seattle.bird.radar/index.html

18-foot python attacks tot; parents charged

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/crime/2009/02/11/ryan.parents.charged.python.ktnv

Python

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Python_(genus)

Salamander Decline Found In Central America

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209205311.htm

Shark Attack in Sydney Harbour

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=6852252

Rapid Burst Of Flowering Plants Set Stage For Other Species

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

High Carbon Dioxide Boosts Plant Respiration

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209205202.htm

Grass Strips Help Curb Erosion, Herbicide Transport
















Five Ways Women Can Avoid Heart Attack

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/OnCall/story?id=6850404&page=1


Rhythm Abnormality Of Unknown Origin Strongly Predicts Sudden Death Risk In Heart Disease Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202175322.htm

Road Traffic Noise In Residential Areas Can Increase Risk Of Heart Attack

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202135936.htm

Medical society probes octuplets’ conception

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29123731/

Mediterranean Diet Combats Cognitive Impairment

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209163305.htm

Nanoemulsion Potent Against Superbugs That Kill Cystic Fibrosis Patients, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204112248.htm

Prostate cancer urine test hope

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7878726.stm

Biochemists Discover New Biological Mechanism: Transport Factor Divides Protein Synthesis Between Mother And Daughter Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209094553.htm



Scientists Deconstruct Cell Division

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090208133145.htm

How Organisms Transcend Sum Of Their Genes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090205214412.htm

Researchers link obesity to birth defects

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51979k-us-obesity-pregnancy/

Scientists Identify Potential Key To Lyme Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090209205151.htm

Lyme Disease

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

New Technique Developed For Quick Detection Of Salmonella

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202121040.htm

Study debunks illegitimacy 'myth'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7881652.stm

Planet Earth: Avoiding The Hothouse And The Icehouse Of The Future

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211082405.htm

Unexpected Discovery Could Impact On Future Climate Models

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210134440.htm

Oil And Gas Production A Major Source Of Dallas-Fort Worth Smog

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210162037.htm

Galapagos in peril

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/10/f-tech-galapagos.html

Galápagos Islands












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