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

NASA Predicts RVF Outbreak & Sighting of the "Nabau" and More For Friday, February 20, 2009

NASA Study Predicted Outbreak Of Deadly Virus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217101433.htm

RVF

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

Most Wars Occur In Earth's Richest Biological Regions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220110910.htm

New Monitoring Stations Detect 'Silent Earthquakes' In Costa Rica

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090215151609.htm

Bolivian Andes glaciers at risk

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7900813.stm

Retreat of Glaciers Since 1850

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Retreat_of_glaciers_since_1850

Permafrost Is Thawing In Northern Sweden

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218081629.htm

Coastal Wetlands In Eastern U.S. Disappearing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219141134.htm

Half Of Oil In Ocean Bubbles Up Naturally

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219101658.htm

100-Foot 'Borneo Monster' Said Photographed

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090220/sc_livescience/100footborneomonstersaidphotographed;_ylt=AjhSv7l8kNulWwY14_LktPUPLBIF

Link to Photo of the “Nabau”

http://www.livescience.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?s=strangenews&c=news&l=&pic=090219-monster2-02.jpg&cap=The+snake-like+monster+of+Borneo+in+an+allegedly+real+photograph+of+the+river+Baleh.+The+creature+is+said+to+be+100+feet+long.+Loo


Origin of Life On Earth: Scientists Unlock Mystery Of Molecular Machine

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219105324.htm

Crew cuts ice for dolphins but bid may have backfired: expert

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2009/02/20/dolphin-rescue.html

Baby meerkats make their debut

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7901055.stm

Suricata suricatta

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

How Fat or Fit Were Dinosaurs? Scientists Use Laser Imaging

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090220110912.htm

Shark Attacks Decline Worldwide In Midst Of Economic Recession

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219111000.htm

Mexico's Monarch Butterflies Under Threat

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/AmazingAnimals/story?id=6896813&page=1

Danaus plexippus

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

Japanese Corals Change Sexes On Sea Floor

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219202833.htm

Scientists find genes to protect wheat from rust

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51i5nz-us-wheat-genes/

Puccinia triticina

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rust_(fungus)

Indoor Plants Can Reduce Formaldehyde Levels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217141419.htm

Formaldehyde

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

Detecting Disease In Greenhouse Plants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217112128.htm

Soybean Product Fights Abnormal Protein Involved In Alzheimer’s Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218223842.htm

Single-celled Algae Took The Leap To Multicellularity 200 Million Years Ago

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219140546.htm

Billions Of Years Ago, Microbes Were Key In Developing Modern Nitrogen Cycle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219141436.htm

FDA: Psoriasis drug could cause deadly brain infection

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/20/raptiva.brain.infection/index.html

FDA OK's implant to treat obsessive-compulsive disorder

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/02/20/medtronic-reclaim.html

Meningitis Bacteria Dress Up As Human Cells To Evade Our Immune System

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218135039.htm

Food poisoning strikes 1 in 4 Americans a year

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29285754/

High-fat Diets Inflame Fat Tissue Around Blood Vessels, Contribute To Heart Disease

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090218142001.htm

Commonly Available Drug Found To Treat Opioid Addiction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090217212255.htm

Ondansetron

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

Chewing Gum Helps Treat Hyperphosphatemia In Kidney Disease Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212150854.htm

Hidden Phosphorus Food Additives Dangerous To Kidney Disease Patients

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210161912.htm

Bacteria In Urinary Tract Infections Caught Making Burglar's Tools

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090219202725.htm

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Europe's toads face bleak future, researchers warn

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7635714.stm

Extinct tortoise 'can live again'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7630239.stm

Brazil unveils deforestation plan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7637070.stm

Bacteria ready to make plastic from sugar

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26903611/

Plant-eating dinosaur spills his guts

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26893497/

New species discovered in Yosemite

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26872421/

Fossils tell of mass exodus from sea to land

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26873266/

Beetle invasion seen changing weather

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26872373/

Mountain pine beetle

http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2008/04/23/pine-beetle-canada.html

Dendroctonus ponderosae

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

Traces of alien life could survive space travel

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26893147/

Carbon-rich Molecules In Meteors Brought Life?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080925102706.htm

Martian Meteorites Could Carry Traces Of Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080925083252.htm

America's Smallest Dinosaur Uncovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080923104414.htm

Bats Pick Up Rustling Sounds Against Highway Background Noise

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080919074828.htm


Primordial Fish Had Rudimentary Fingers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080922090843.htm

New Life Found In Ancient Tombs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/09/080924192443.htm

Bizarre Morgellons remains a mystery

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26890110/

Morgellons

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

Delusional parasitosis

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