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

Birds Are Not Dinosaurs? and More for Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Discovery Raises New Doubts About Dinosaur-bird Links

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609092055.htm

Life with a little known monkey

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8085000/8085208.stm

Cercocebus torquatus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red-capped_Mangabey

Cercocebus torquatus (IUCN Red List Link – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/4201/0

Cercocebus torquatus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/323967

Rare Kashmir deer 'makes comeback'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/8080079.stm

Cervus elaphus hanglu

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

Cervus elaphus hanglu (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1248464

Large mammal migrations are disappearing

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31170724/


Fossil Teeth Of Three-toed Browsing Horse Found In Panama Canal Earthworks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608125103.htm

Anchitherium clarencei

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

Bird Migrations May Get Longer In Warmer World

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090606195332.htm

Bird Species Decline: Wader Populations Decline Faster Than Ever

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090606195747.htm

Muffin the Puffin is nursed back from seagull attack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/north_east/8090827.stm

Geese Involved In Hudson River Plane Crash Were Migratory

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608125059.htm

New Category Of Fat In Mammalian Cells May Help Explain How Toxin Harms Farm Animals

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090606105725.htm

Fumonisin

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

Snakes Use Friction And Redistribution Of Their Weight To Slither On Flat Terrain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608182435.htm

Giants of the seas arrive in Cornwall

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8090784.stm

Cetorhinus maximus

http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=90

Cetorhinus maximus (IUCN Red List – Vulnerable)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/4292/0

Cetorhinus maximus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/225080

Fossil Bone Bed Helps Reconstruct Life Along California's Ancient Coastline

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608131144.htm

Animal Mating Choices More Complex

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608162545.htm

Fruit Fly Stem Cells Filmed Live

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090605091858.htm

Drosophila melanogaster

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

Drosophila melanogaster

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

Stem cell

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



Midge Keeps Invasive Mosquito In Check, Aiding Native Mosquitoes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090604103640.htm

Corethrella appendiculata

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

Corethrella appendiculata

http://www.eol.org/pages/740823

Aedes albopictus

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

Aedes albopictus

http://www.eol.org/pages/764100

'Jellyfish Joyride' A Threat To The Oceans

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090609092057.htm

Richardson et al. The jellyfish joyride: causes, consequences and management responses to a more gelatinous future. Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 2009; 24 (6): 312 DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.01.010

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.01.010

Is Rural Land Use Too Important To Be Left To Farmers?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608143837.htm

More Than Just The Tailpipe: Calculating The True Environmental Cost Of Travel

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608071947.htm

Oily fish 'can halt eye disease'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8088860.stm

Slump puts pinch on superbug fight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31171750/

Excessive Gaming Associated With Poor Sleep Hygiene And Increased Sleepiness

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090608071802.htm

U.S., Europe may partner on Mars exploration

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31185848/

Bird dies after crossbow shooting

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/tayside_and_central/8091351.stm

Man jailed for stamping on rabbit

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/8089576.stm