Extinct: 800 Species & Phytophthora Infestations & More for Friday, July 3, 2009

‘Toy universe’ may solve mystery of life’s origins

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31710634/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Sea Ice At Lowest Level In 800 Years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701102900.htm

More than 800 wildlife species now extinct

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre56100f-us-wildlife-extinctions/

Loss of world's seagrass beds seen accelerating

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre56164s-us-seagrass/

Study: Tropical rain band shifting north

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31709811/ns/us_news-environment/


New dinosaurs found in Australia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8131915.stm

Climate change is shrinking sheep

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8130907.stm

Ovis aries

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

Ovis aries (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/311906

'Bee sting honey' for arthritis

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8132851.stm

King Crabs Go Deep To Avoid Hot Water

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702080354.htm

Lithodidae

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

Even Cockroaches Get Fat on Bad Food

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090703/sc_livescience/evencockroachesgetfatonbadfood;_ylt=AgHWCgExtNJtKkhsSv4HpAsPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTNsc2N1ZDJnBGFzc2V0Ay9saXZlc2NpZW5jZS8yMDA5MDcwMy9zY19saXZlc2NpZW5jZS9ldmVuY29ja3JvYWNoZXNnZXRmYXRvbmJhZGZvb2QEcG9zAzEEc2

Blattaria

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

Ferns Took To The Trees And Thrived

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702110459.htm

Tamiflu-resistant strain of swine flu found in Hong Kong

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/03/hk-swine.html

Vegetarian diet 'weakens bones'

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/hl_afp/healthfooddietaustraliavietnam;_ylt=AibA6Ng_XrSUxmvVB7OyoUIDW7oF


New Material Made From Paper Sludge Could Replace Plastic Packaging

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090702080523.htm

Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_he_me/us_surgery_tech_hepatitis;_ylt=AjEmH9Rikf4XT2PWam.DvcSs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkNmwyNGYyBHBvcwMxNTQEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA3NjcnVidGVjaG1heQ--

Hepatitis C

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


'Organic' label's integrity under fire

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31719136/ns/health-more_health_news/

President's Choice beef recall updated

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/07/03/presidents-choice-beef-recall-steak-roast.html

Swift & Company (…President’s Choice contains E. Coli…what, is he insane?...or is this a case of false advertising?...)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swift_%26_Company

Plant disease hits eastern US veggies early, hard

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_bi_ge/us_farm_scene_late_blight;_ylt=Al_73JULlHTjc.6QI.IhAsKs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlaDJuYzk2BHBvcwMxMTkEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNwbGFudGRpc2Vhc2U-

Phytophthora infestans

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

For Earth Day, Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Earth Day 2009

http://www.earthday.net/

Earth Day (Wikipedia)

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

Growing Antarctic Sea Ice Tied To Ozone Hole

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421101629.htm

Plants Could Override Climate Change Effects On Wildfires

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421111701.htm

New hope for rainforests in Panama

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/21/panama.deforestation/index.html

Lab finds new method to turn biomass into gasoline

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53k4uu-us-biofuels-usa-study/

Secret To Night Vision Found In DNA's Unconventional 'Architecture'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090416125159.htm

Ancestor of T rex found in China

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8010292.stm

Sightings show cougars expanding into central US

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090422/ap_on_re_us/us_living_with_lions;_ylt=AguTZXpy3OIvYdTA4BJz01Ks0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlMjJpNjU5BHBvcwM1OQRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX3Vfc19uZXdzBHNsawNzaWdodGluZ3NzaG8-

Puma concolor

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

Woman attacked by 200-pound wild hog in her yard

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090422/ap_on_fe_st/odd_wild_hog_attack;_ylt=Apn8YaZcQdH1CIEkxtguDsPtiBIF

Seabirds' Suitability As A Mate Tied To Crest Size

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090416190948.htm

Aethia cristatella

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

Guam Rhino Beetles Got Rhythm

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090414102657.htm

Dynastinae

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

Are ants better than people at finding a home?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/bristol/somerset/8011998.stm

Pools become nasty mosquito havens in foreclosure

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30344932/

Gambusia affinis or Gambusia holbrooki

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

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

Egyptian boy dies of bird flu

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre53k5tg-us-birdflu-egypt/

Swine flu cases in Calif. worry health officials

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30329560/

Swine flu

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

Walnuts May Prevent Breast Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421154325.htm

Juglans

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

Sugary drinks 'worsen vomit bug'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8010346.stm

Charred Meat May Increase Risk Of Pancreatic Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421154327.htm

Ultrasound Imaging Now Possible With Smartphone

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421120858.htm

Environmentally Friendly Beer Brewing: Repaired Gene Improves Commercial Lager Fermentation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421101635.htm

UK to bid for Mars sample centre

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8011299.stm

Search For Unusual Alien Life On Earth And Life That Can Survive On Mars

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090421120906.htm

Ecologists Put Price Tag On Invasive Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090420103542.htm

For Monday, November 3, 2008

Arctic_sea_ice_extent1 image licensed under Creative Commons by AIDG

Arctic Sea Ice Is Suddenly Getting Thinner

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081027200309.htm

World's Rarest Big Cat Gets A Check-up

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081030123951.htm

Panthera pardus orientalis

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

Study Rules Out Inbreeding As Cause Of Amphibian Deformities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081028184746.htm

Coral Bleaching Disturbs Structure Of Fish Communities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081028132106.htm

Slimy snails do the locomotion

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27424914/

Dried Mushrooms Slow Climate Warming In Northern Forests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081103084045.htm

'Superenzymes' Could Streamline Biofuels Refining

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081031213335.htm

Drug Maker Liability Suit Hits High Court

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/03/supremecourt/main4565412.shtml

Doctor Accused Of Stealing Organs On Trial

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/11/03/national/main4564713.shtml


Pregnant women told to cut caffeine

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7705319.stm

Caffeine

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

Lithium tested for impact on MND

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7702022.stm

Motor Neurone Disease

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

Are you running yourself to death?

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27460551/

Eight-Armed Animal Preceded Dinosaurs

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/10/30/eight-arm-animal.html

Eoandromeda octobrachiata

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