Ida Hypothesis Challenged and "Dino Mummy" Back in the News and More for Wednesday, July 1, 2009

New Fossil Primate Suggests Common Asian Ancestor, Challenges Primates Such As 'Ida'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630202125.htm

Ganlea megacanina

http://www.eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/15007.php

Exclusion zone for special whale

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8126237.stm

Migaloo

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Migaloo#Migaloo

Megaptera novaeangliae (EOL Lin)

http://eol.org/pages/328575


Namibian animal rights activist bids to stop seal slaughter

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/sc_afp/namibiaanimalsenvironmentseal;_ylt=ArhwcYWzLB5y1cIYPhHMuTEPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTMzYmQ5MjdwBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDA5MDcwMS9uYW1pYmlhYW5pbWFsc2Vudmlyb25tZW50c2VhbARwb3MDOARzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA25hbWliaWF

Giant Moa Rebuilt Using Ancient DNA

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630215938.htm

Dinornis

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

Tags to help solve puffin decline

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8126331.stm

Alcid

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

Biological 'Fountain Of Youth' Found In New World Bat Caves

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630101229.htm

Tadarida brasiliensis

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

Avoidance Of Inbreeding In Birds Demonstrated

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629200636.htm

Dino Tooth Sheds New Light On Ancient Riddle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629200632.htm

Dinosaur mummy yields its secrets

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8124098.stm

Edmontosaurus

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

Trachodon mummy

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

Is this ant mega-colony set for world domination?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8127000/8127519.stm

Linepithema humile

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

Linepithema humile (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/473775

North America faces beetle plague

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8126663.stm

Dendroctonus ponderosae

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

Dendroctonus ponderosae (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/696188

Pinus contorta

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

Pinus contorta (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/search?q=Pinus+contorta&search_image=&cx=005034203190629281476%3Adcs9wj9m5c4&cof=FORID%3A11&ie=UTF-8&search_type=text

Ladybird 'risk to 1,000 species'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8124099.stm

Harmonia axyridis

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

Harmonia axyridis (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/1174381




Should spitting worms be protected?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31683588/ns/us_news-environment/

Driloleirus americanus

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

Driloleirus americanus (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/6828/0

Rising Acidity Levels Could Trigger Shellfish Revenue Declines, Job Losses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090601111948.htm

Flower Color Shows Evolution In Action

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629165110.htm

Mangrove-dependent Animals Globally Threatened

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701082905.htm

Mangrove

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

Philippines foils tree smugglers

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/sc_afp/environmentphilippinestree;_ylt=AuHB0tLNr_2onSVoKyFZpa4PLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTMwNmZhYnAyBGFzc2V0A2FmcC8yMDA5MDcwMS9lbnZpcm9ubWVudHBoaWxpcHBpbmVzdHJlZQRwb3MDMQRzZWMDeW5fYXJ0aWNsZV9zdW1tYXJ5X2xpc3QEc2xrA3BoaWxpcHBpbmVzZg

From bush to bike - a bamboo revolution

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8125274.stm

Bamboo

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

Vegetarians 'avoid more cancers'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8127215.stm

Peer Pressure Plays Major Role In Behavior

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629200802.htm

Orange Juice Worse For Teeth Than Whitening Agents, Study Finds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630132007.htm

FDA: Chantix must carry mental health warning

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31685329/ns/health-addictions/

Varenicline

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

WHO: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31681799/ns/health-infectious_diseases/

Mechanical jaw aids research

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/8126408.stm


Particulate Pollution Combined With Airborne Soot Adds To Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629200808.htm

Study Advises Chinese Government To Change Fuel In Millions Of Households

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090622165924.htm

Battling a July Fourth Beef Recall

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=7968471&page=1

Level 6 Alert? and Stabilize Warming and More for Monday, May 4, 2009

Pinus ponderosa image licensed under Creative Commons by cm195902

WHO head indicates full flu pandemic to be declared


http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5431di-us-flu-who-pandemic/


More than 1,000 swine flu cases worldwide: WHO


http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/05/04/swine-flu-world-health119.html



Swine Flu Update: At Least 18 Countries Affected; Human-to-Pig Infection Reported In Canada


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090503190223.htm


Halving Carbon Emissions To Stabilize Warming?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502092019.htm

Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found In Forest Fire Smoke

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430091057.htm

Pinus ponderosa

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

Alkaloid

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

Climate Change Threatens Unique Ecosystems of World's Largest Lake, Lake Baikal

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501090925.htm

Lake Baikal

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

Global Warming Data Buried in Mud

http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=7454828

Researchers flag increasing levels of fresh water in Labrador Sea

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/05/04/labrador-sea-504.html

Labrador Sea

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

Brain Can Recognize Objects Much Faster

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429132231.htm

Man chooses grizzly bear as 'best man' at wedding

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1066923

Ursus arctos horribilis

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

Wolves come off endangered species list in northern Rockies

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1066925

Canis lupus

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

Mummified puppy found in Egyptian tomb

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30519834/

Isolated Birds Evolve 'Normal' Species Song

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090503132617.htm

Mexico to review flu restrictions

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8032582.stm

China denies flu discrimination

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8032157.stm

Mexicans defy swine flu advice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8032248.stm

Swine flu: mapping the outbreak

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

China bans Alberta pork after virus infects pig herd: media report

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/05/03/china-haltspork.html


Can masks help stop flu spread?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8024605.stm

Rare raccoon roundworm blinds teen

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30558815/

Procyon lotor

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

Toxocaridae (Raccoon roundworm)

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

Matrix Protein Key To Fighting Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429091336.htm

Toxic mercury levels in seal meat linked to melting Arctic ice

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/05/04/tech-090504-seal-meat-mercury.html

How Mercury Emissions Reach Tuna And Other Seafood, And Why Mercury Contamination Is Likely To Worsen

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501195628.htm

Thunnus

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

Mercury

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_(element)

New Southern California Beetle Killing Oaks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501154147.htm

Agrilus coxalis

http://cisr.ucr.edu/goldspotted_oak_borer.html

Quercus

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

Date Palm Genome Drafted

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090501162809.htm

Phoenix dactylifera

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

Why Invasive Plants Take Over

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090502082952.htm

Euphorbia esula

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

Pueraria lobata

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

New Technique For Modifying Plant Genes Developed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429132233.htm

Analysis Finds Strong Match Between Molecular, Fossil Data In Evolutionary Studies

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090428171004.htm

Backyard scientists use Web to aid research

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/05/04/citizen.science.climate.change/index.html

Ducklings tour White House

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/politics/2009/05/03/vonat.white.house.ducklings.cnn

For Thursday, February 26, 2009

Tiger attacks trigger expert plea

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7910722.stm

Long-necked stegosaur defies reputation

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29388217/

Miragaia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miragaia_(dinosaur)

Giant stingray captured

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1035796

Fish fossil clue to origin of sex

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7909984.stm

Odd life found in Lake Huron

http://www.yahoo.com/s/1035797

Scots fir is 'tallest tree in UK'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7911032.stm

Pinus sylvestris

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

Cosmologist Explores Notion Of 'Alien' Life On Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162626.htm

Obama counts on revenue from carbon permits

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29395517/

Space solar power crowd bets on Obama

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29387782/

Ice in east Antarctica a bigger threat long term

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090226/ap_on_sc/aa_un_warming_antarctic_the_east;_ylt=AiNF56yM3ohnYPD1Hr51DiEPLBIF

Polar regions found warming fast, raising sea levels

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51o4zx-us-climate-polars/

Will Large Amounts Of Soil Carbon Be Released If Grasslands Are Converted To Energy Crops?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217104433.htm

Scientist Models The Mysterious Travels Of Greenhouse Gas

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215171614.htm

Reversing Ecology Reveals Ancient Environments

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132530.htm

Pretty fish, nasty disease

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29392319/

Ciguatera fish poisoning

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

New Theory On How Animals Smell: Brain Encodes Complex Plumes Of Odors With A Simple Code

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225132247.htm

'Dark Cells' Of Living Retina Imaged For The First Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090226082224.htm

Video Imaging Provides Dynamic View Of Airway Obstruction In Those With Sleep Breathing Disorder

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216164521.htm

New Software Dramatically Speeds Enzyme Design

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216175118.htm

Building A Better Protein: Researchers Use Computers To Find Keys To Stabilizing Proteins

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221432.htm

Clean living way to beat cancer

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7908675.stm

Researchers Report Breakthrough In Human Papillomavirus Research

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221620.htm

HPV

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

Rapid HIV evolution avoids attack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7907774.stm

Experimental Antiarrhythmic Drug Reduces Death Rate In Patients With Atrial Fibrillation, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090216131448.htm

Molecule Helps Sleep-deprived Rebound Mentally

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224132908.htm

Adenosine

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

Hormone Disorder Drug Could Help Drinkers Stay Sober

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090223221610.htm

Additional Evidence That Potato Chips Should Be Eaten Only In Moderation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213161040.htm

Acrylamide

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

The Science Behind The 'Anthrax Letter' Attack Investigation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090224225909.htm

Anthropologist's Studies Of Childbirth Bring New Focus On Women In Evolution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217173043.htm

Year Without Summer: Effects Of Tambora Volcanic Eruption On Iberian Peninsula Studied For First Time

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090225161422.htm

Mount Tambora

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