Immense Oil Seep? and More for Tuesday, May 19, 2009

WHO: Swine flu shot to take months to produce

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30823371/

Egypt criticized for 'inhumane' killing of pigs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090518/ap_on_re_mi_ea/ml_egypt_swine_flu;_ylt=AuJM77NBRgWAAydpgfo4B6oPLBIF

Natural Oil Seep Bigger Than Exxon Spill?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090513130944.htm

From Greenhouse To Ice House: Important Role Of The Indonesian Gateway Suggested

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518102954.htm

Move Any Mountain: New Research Tracks Snowmelt Accurately

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090513234814.htm

Lakes face 'complex' challenges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/8056860.stm

Nitrogen From Human Activities May Be As Damaging As Phosphorus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518120956.htm

Fossil Of 'Giant' Shrew Found In Spain

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518103229.htm

Dolinasorex glyphodon

http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/122294885/abstract?CRETRY=1&SRETRY=0

Agency agrees to deadline for review of walrus

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090518/ap_on_re_us/us_pacific_walrus;_ylt=AjKFb1Fjp4nV5AlKxcOFMs0PLBIF

Odobenidae

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

Bill of health: Injured stork gets artificial beak

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8057461.stm

Ciconiiformes

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

Mockingbirds Can Recognize A Face In A Crowd

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518172437.htm

Mockingbird

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

Komodo dragons have venomous bite

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8056040.stm

Varanus komodoensis

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

Monitoring Water Through A Snake's Eyes

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090512193241.htm

Fish Poisoning May Be Why Polynesians Left Paradise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518111717.htm

Ciguatera poisoning

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

Fast And Efficient As Soon As They Are Dead: Jellyfish-like Creatures May Play Major Role In The Marine Carbon Transport System

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090513091618.htm

Pyrosoma atlanticum

http://jellieszone.com/pyrosoma.htm

Beetles To Be Used To Show Consequences of Inbreeding

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519075852.htm

Tenebrionidae

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

Insight Into Evolution Of First Flowers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518172453.htm

Biomass As A Source Of Raw Materials

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090512102549.htm

Leaves reveal smog pollution levels

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30808843/

Plant Life Discovery On Boston Harbor Islands Could Help Future Damage Caused By Exotic Species

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090514221501.htm

Scientists Work To Plug Microorganisms Into The Energy Grid

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518101906.htm

Artificial Skin Made In Fully Automated Process

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090518102959.htm

Tumour make-up 'fuels depression'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8055104.stm

Salmonella's Sweet Tooth Predicts Its Downfall

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519075850.htm

Salmonella

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

Too much cola 'zaps muscle power'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8056028.stm

Cola

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

Microscopic Manufacturers Produce Eco-friendly Plastics

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090519084631.htm

New Sponge-like Material Can Remove Mercury From Water, Separate Hydrogen From Other Gases And Pull Sulfur Out Of Crude Oil

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/05/090517143341.htm

Chalcogel

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

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