Revised/Updated Monday, June 22, 2009 from Sunday, June 21, 2009

Nestlé recalls cookie dough products

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31444614/ns/health-infectious_diseases/

Nestle Toll House Refrigerated Cookie Dough Voluntary Recall

http://www.verybestbaking.com/products/tollhouse/dough.aspx

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

http://www.cdc.gov/

U.S. Food and Drug Administration

http://www.fda.gov/

New Vaccination Strategy May Protect Against Both Lethal 1918 And H5N1 Influenza Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090619112429.htm

1918 Flu Pandemic

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1918_flu_pandemic

H5N1

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H5N1

Cancer In Humans: Cost Of Being Smarter?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090610091222.htm

Apoptosis

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

Humans More Related To Orangutans Than Chimps, Study Suggests

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618084304.htm

Homo sapiens

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

Pongo

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

Pan

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

Whaling talks target compromise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8112055.stm

Mekong dolphins almost extinct, WWF says

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/06/17/cambodia.dolphins/index.html

Orcaella brevirostris

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

Orcaella brevirostris (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328535

Orcaella brevirostris (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15419/0

Mammoths survived late in Britain

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8106090.stm

Mammuthus

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

Polar Bear And Walrus Populations In Trouble

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618195804.htm

Ursus maritimus

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

Ursus maritimus (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/22823/0

Ursus maritimus (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328580

Odobenus

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

Highland park unveils tiger cubs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8104260.stm

Panthera tigris altaica

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

Panthera tigris altaica (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/1253183

Fox cubs make public debut

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Vulpes zerda

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

Vulpes zerda (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/328001

Canadian seal hunt 'collapsing'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8106539.stm

Red panda has rare set of triplets

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31465921/ns/technology_and_science-science/

Ailurus fulgens

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

Ailurus fulgens (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/327984

Ailurus fulgens (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/714/0

Streetlights ruin a bat's commute, a study shows

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8108912.stm

Chiroptera

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

Rats play odds in gambling task

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8105963.stm

Rattus

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

Squirrel nuts over builder friend

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/8108297.stm

Sciuridae

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

Severely Memory-deficit Mutant Mouse Created

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090619112331.htm

Mus

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

'Weedy' Bird Species May Win As Temperatures Rise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609215939.htm

Antibiotics-resistant Gulls Worry Scientists

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618093242.htm

Boy Or Girl? In Lizards, Egg Size Matters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090604124015.htm

Dinosaurs May Have Been Smaller Than Previously Thought

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090621195620.htm

Dinosauria

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

New dino gives bird wing clue

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8105513.stm

Limusaurus inextricabilis

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

Thai Navy Helps Turtles

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Banning Certain Fishing Gear Can Help Save Reefs From Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617154405.htm

Caribbean Coral Reefs Flattened

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609215924.htm

Great whites 'plan' seal attacks

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8110000/8110246.stm

Carcharodon carcharias

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

Carcharodon carcharias (FishBase Link)

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=751&genusname=Carcharodon&speciesname=carcharias

Carcharodon carcharias (IUCN Red List)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3855/0

Carcharodon carcharias (EOL Link)

http://eol.org/pages/213726

Deadly Parasite Could Endanger Salmon And Trout Populations In U.K.

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617155011.htm

Sphaerothecum destruens

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

Ancient crustaceans produced enormous sperm, scientists find

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8107515.stm

Ostracoda

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

Insects' Sex Scents Can Save Lives

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617155009.htm

Rhodnius prolixus

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

Triatoma brasliensis

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

Chagas disease

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

Scientists Show Bacteria Can 'Learn' And Plan Ahead

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617131400.htm

Hysterectomies a stem cell source

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8103345.stm

Hysterectomy

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

Stem cell

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

The plant that pretends to be ill

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8108000/8108940.stm

Caladium steudneriifolium

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

Plants Engage In Self-recognition?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090619171244.htm

Artemisia tridentata

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

Canada to ban some chemicals in toys, vinyl bibs

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/n19449699-us-phthalates/

Phthalate

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

Reproductive Health Effects Found From Low Doses Of Bisphenol-A

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090617104911.htm

BPA

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

Certain Zinc-based Cold Remedies Linked To Loss Of Sense Of Smell, FDA Says

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090618130709.htm

Punching Holes Into Herpes Viruses

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090611194127.htm

Herpes

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

News on the Permian-Triassic Extinction Event and Giant Trilobites and More for Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Permian diorama image licensed under Creative Commons by quantumdtell

Poison bacteria set up worst extinction

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30563213/

Chlorobium

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

Permian extinction

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

US supports reducing climate-warming gases

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090504/ap_on_re_us/un_un_ozone_treaty;_ylt=AhognnvvI1fu0K43Yfl5UEIPLBIF

Climate Debate: Short-Term Data 'Misleading'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504141047.htm

Global warming

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

Earth Still Recovering From A Glacial Hangover

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090429180955.htm

New Energy Source? Structure Of Highly Efficient Light-harvesting Molecules In Green Bacteria Determined

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504171947.htm

Mercury Levels In Arctic Seals May Be Linked To Global Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504165950.htm

Mercury (Hg)

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

European Parliament approves ban on seal products

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/05/05/eu-seal-ban-505.html

EU ban looms over seal products

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8033498.stm

Norwegian Red Foxes Have More Trichina, But Less Scabies Than Previously

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090427075414.htm

Vulpes vulpes

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

Trichinella

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

Scabies

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

About 200 New Species Of Amphibians In Madagascar Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505061942.htm

White Blood Cells Can Sprout 'Legs' And Move Like Millipedes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504094424.htm

Leucocyte

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

Lithium May Help Radiation Target Cancer, Spare Healthy Tissue

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504141841.htm

Lithium (Li)

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

New Light Shed On Enigma Of Salt Intake And Hypertension

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504094428.htm

Cellular On And Off Switch For Allergies And Asthma Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090430101451.htm

Toward Giving Artificial Cells The Ability For Sustained Movement

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090504165810.htm

Is The Channel Creature The Loch Ness Monster?

http://www.allnewsweb.com/page6756754.php

Loch Ness Monster

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

Man pays $1k for freak 'kiwi fruit'

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/05/05/2561032.htm

Feijoa sellowiana

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

Giant Trilobites And Trilobite Clusters From The Ordovician Of Portugal

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090505072714.htm

Trilobite

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

For Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Archaeopteryx image licensed under Creative Commons by ideonexus

Study Of Disease Risk Suggests Ways To Avoid Slaughter Of Yellowstone Bison

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090112201017.htm

Possible mammoth tusk found on Calif. island

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28651028/

Santa Cruz Island

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

Might Migrating Birds Have Infected The Svalbard Arctic Fox With Parasites?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081222113524.htm

Vulpes lagopus

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

High-tech Imaging Of Inner Ear Sheds Light On Hearing, Behavior Of Oldest Fossil Bird

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090113201350.htm

Archaeopteryx

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

Contamination fears over two-headed Australian fish

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090114/sc_afp/environmentaustraliafish;_ylt=AhOP9ScVUc0wNGwFZIOisncPLBIF

Black abalone latest endangered species in Pacific

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090114/ap_on_re_us/black_abalone;_ylt=AjNjz3_Q1ACIvFIaW0LiOrwPLBIF

Haliotis cracherodii

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

Voracious Sponges In Caves Save Reefs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090113100111.htm

Challenge to plant methane link

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7827106.stm

World 'needs radical cuts' on CO2

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7826994.stm

Nearly A Century Later, New Findings Support Warburg Theory Of Cancer

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090112093334.htm

Of Mice And Peanuts: A New Mouse Model For Peanut Allergy

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090112201218.htm

Peanut allergy

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

For Thursday, November 6, 2008

Lemmus lemmus image licensed under Creative Commons by Feffef

Rabid fox is unwelcome jogging companion for Arizona woman

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7712306.stm

Climate pushing lemmings to cliff

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7711709.stm

Lemmus lemmus

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

Malaysia seizes rare turtle eggs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7708372.stm

Bat mating ritual caught on film

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7710236.stm

Earthworm Activity Can Alter Forests' Carbon-carrying Capabilities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081027152119.htm

Lumbricina

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

1,000 Tags Reveal Mysteries Of Giant Bluefin Tuna

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081029141049.htm