The Melting Arctic and More Bad Extinction News and More for Sunday, August 9, 2009

Vast expanses of Arctic ice melt in summer heat

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090809/ap_on_re_ca/cn_canada_ice_retreats;_ylt=AiNN6UIa12o4HDs7UhEdY2Gs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTM4dnRuYXVwBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwODA5L2NuX2NhbmFkYV9pY2VfcmV0cmVhdHMEY3BvcwM3BHBvcwM0BHB0A2hvbWVfY29rZQRzZWMDeW5faGVhZGxpbmVfbGlzdARzbGsDdmFzdG

Arctic

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

Chemists Discover Ozone-boosting Reaction

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090720190728.htm

Ozone Layer

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

Ozone

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

Prominent Rainfall Feature Creeping Northward

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090701135535.htm

Climate fixes 'pose drought risk'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8188409.stm

Extinction hits 'whole families'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8188166.stm

Extinction

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

Looking Different 'Helps Animals To Survive'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090723113514.htm

Smart rook shows that ancient fable might be based on fact

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8181233.stm

Corvus frugilegus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rook_(bird)

Corvus frugilegus (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/916409

Smuggled tortoise numbers on the rise

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8191081.stm

Douglas-fir, Geoducks Make Strange Bedfellows In Studying Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090730103746.htm

Panopea abrupta

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

Panopea abrupta (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/440073

Pseudotsuga

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas-fir

Organic Carbon Compounds Emitted By Trees Affect Air Quality

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090806141518.htm

Great Diversity Of Marine Plankton Drive Oceanic Photosynthesis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090804071826.htm

Marine Microbes Creating Green Waves In Industry

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090807091210.htm

Insulin infusion sets recalled

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/08/07/insulinset-recall.html

ER Physician Tells You How To Avoid A Lightning Strike And What To Do If One Occurs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090805193601.htm

For Monday, February 2, 2009

WRTV: Road sign hacked to say, 'Raptors Ahead'

Japanese whalers fire water at activists

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28975732/

Gorilla Diary Convincing militia leaders to lay down their weapons

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7549444.stm

Humans share lemur gaze tendency

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7863997.stm

Lemuriformes

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

Tigers 'Took The Silk Road' To Russia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090126163011.htm

Panthera tigris virgata

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

Extinct ibex is resurrected by cloning

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/4409958/Extinct-ibex-is-resurrected-by-cloning.html

Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/4409958/Extinct-ibex-is-resurrected-by-cloning.html

States fail in latest prairie dog report card

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap_on_re_us/prairie_dogs;_ylt=AkihPt02GThtdtD7ODZSFjys0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFla2tjbXFjBHBvcwMxMDUEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNzdGF0ZXNmYWlsaW4-

Cynomys

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

Toad haul Stunning pictures of Tanzania's hidden amphibians

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7856513.stm

Tortoise thieves make quick getaway

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090202/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_singapore_tortoise;_ylt=Auj7st4FhPxyikH6yscXHvDtiBIF

Secretive Immune System Of Salmon

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090127123117.htm

Salmonidae

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

"Immortal" Jellyfish Swarm World's Oceans

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/01/090130-immortal-jellyfish-swarm.html

Scyphozoa

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

Plant Soybeans Early To Increase Yield

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202102942.htm

Glycine max

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

Connectivity Illuminates Risk Of Spread Of Crop Pests, Diseases

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202074854.htm

Tainted mushrooms hit shelves, recall ordered

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/02/enoki.mushrooms.recalled/index.html

Phillips Mushroom Farms Link

http://www.phillipsmushroomfarms.com/

Flammulina

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

Listeria

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

$27M settlement reached in Maple Leaf listeriosis suits

http://www.cbc.ca/consumer/story/2009/02/02/maple.html

Maple Leaf Foods Inc. Link

http://www.mapleleaf.ca/

Inspection reports from peanut plant varied widely

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090201/ap_on_bi_ge/salmonella_outbreak_the_plant;_ylt=AtMAyQAEifOT3bxSMSXAY66s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkYmhjNm9kBHBvcwMxNDAEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA2luc3BlY3Rpb25yZQ--

WRTV: Road sign hacked to say, 'Raptors Ahead'

http://www.theindychannel.com/cnn-news/18620871/detail.html

For Thursday, December 4, 2008

Arapaima gigas image licensed under Creative Commons by cliff1066

World's oldest living animal discovered after he is pictured in 1900 photograph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/3545540/Worlds-oldest-living-animal-discovered-after-he-is-pictured-in-1900-photograph.html

Polar Dinosaurs Endured Cold Dark Winters

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081204/sc_livescience/polardinosaursenduredcolddarkwinters;_ylt=AuAvO64eKPcEU.oQ5bY0Cf8PLBIF

New Population Of Extremely Rare Snub-Nosed Monkey Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204084904.htm

Rhinopithecus avunculus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonkin_snub-nosed_monkey

Nature's top 40: Pine marten enjoys sweet treat

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7761618.stm

Martes martes

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

Conservation group sues for walrus protection

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081204/ap_on_sc/pacific_walrus;_ylt=AtryaF8MluS9rl7QVoCd0wis0NUE

Odobenus

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

Towards Domestication Of Largest Fish In Amazon

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081125113320.htm

Arapaima gigas

http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=2076&genusname=Arapaima&speciesname=gigas

Finding Baby Critically Endangered Goliath Grouper Fish Hiding In Mangroves With Help Of High-tech Sonogram

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081120183736.htm

Epinephelus itajara

http://fishbase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=16&genusname=Epinephelus&speciesname=itajara



How Tiny Cell Proteins Generate Force To 'Walk'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081124174907.htm

Arctic tundra emits methane even in winter

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre4b26ea-us-climate-methane/

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions Still Increasing

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204093041.htm

Dry Winter Weather Results In Highest Particulate Pollution Levels From Traffic

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204074814.htm


Recycling Manure Safely To Avoid Polluting Rivers and Streams

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/11/081128082941.htm

Camels Found Wandering In Mexican Border City

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/12/03/ap/strange/main4646040.shtml

DNA database 'breach of rights'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7764069.stm

Single cancer cell 'poses danger'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7762474.stm

Gene Therapy Fixes Sickle Cell Disease In Lab

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081203184643.htm

Sickle-cell disease

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

New Bone Implant Technology Using Techniques Used To Make Catalytic Converters

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/12/081204074812.htm

For Friday, September 26, 2008

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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

For Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Red Kite image licensed under Creative Commons by Chubby Bat

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_he_me/salmonella_tomatoes;_ylt=AnOpvtB1oC5bJi0o0Gtwze6s0NUE

FDA finds salmonella strain in jalapeno pepper - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_sc/dead_zone;_ylt=Anmqluy_Ajig2SsHVYqzdx2s0NUE

Researcher says Gulf dead zone bigger than ever - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_sc/brazil_dead_penguins;_ylt=AgDFccpy4PHwrRstKh08_ZWs0NUE

Hundreds of baby penguins found dead in Brazil - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080719/ap_on_sc/wolf_delisting;_ylt=AiaHCLR9m5eESsjgLvsN7M6s0NUE

Judge restores protection for Rockies wolves - Yahoo! News


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_galapagos_george;_ylt=Ao7DQWR.5Mx13_HOhIwXDvftiBIF

Lonesome George may end bachelor days on Galapagos - Yahoo! News

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

Geochelone nigra abingdoni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_re_eu/eu_canada_seal_hunt;_ylt=AtUZQdHQMFgqwQ2fyYL.6HUPLBIF

EU proposes crackdown on seal hunt - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_as/china_pandas;_ylt=Al_lNGZ7KunoGVpIc6lmhucPLBIF

7 pandas remain at famed breeding center in China - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080722/sc_livescience/fossilsuggestsantarcticamuchwarmerinpast;_ylt=AtXKsCdJM9tIp025etssVScPLBIF

Fossil Suggests Antarctica Much Warmer in Past

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519614.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722192345.htm

Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer

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

Ostracod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511352.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Dolphin call tells calf who's mum

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

Tursiops truncatus and T. aduncus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7513635.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature '100 months to save the planet'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519263.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature New white whale spotted

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

Megaptera novaeangliae

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

Leucism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7517700.stm

BBC NEWS UK Northern Ireland Back from the brink, Red Kites return

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

Milvus milvus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722091652.htm

Ultrasonic Frogs Can Tune Their Ears To Different Frequencies

http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Odorrana&where-species=tormota

AmphibiaWeb - Odorrana tormota

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722072025.htm

New Population Of Highly Threatened Greater Bamboo Lemur Found In Madagascar

http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/hapasimu.htm

Animal Info - Greater Bamboo Lemur

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080721001742.htm

Adding Lime To Seawater May Cut Carbon Dioxide Levels Back To Pre-industrial Levels

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

Calcium oxide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080721092416.htm

90 Billion Tons Of Microbial Organisms Live In Deep Marine Subsurface: More Archaea Than Bacteria


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080720150203.htm

Genetics Of White Horses Unraveled: One Mutation Makes Ordinary Horses Turn Grey, Then White, Very Young

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722225336.htm

Commercial Bees Spreading Disease To Wild Pollinating Bees


http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825244,00.html?cnn=yes


When Jellyfish Attack - TIME

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

Pelagia noctiluca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

For Saturday, May 24, 2008

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by alfonsotar
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_re_eu/germany_ebay_baby

German parents post baby on eBay for 1 euro - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/ts_afp/environmentpollutionspeciescoral

Sun screen lotion threatens coral: study - Yahoo! News


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7418279.stm

BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Great Barrier Reef divers found

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

Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7415423.stm

BBC NEWS Health Cancer vaccine target pinpointed


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7417123.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Vast cracks appear in Arctic ice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080523083007.htm

Dramatic Impact Of Sea-Level Rise On Chesapeake Bay's Coastal Habitats

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

Chesapeake Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520130807.htm

Joint NASA-French Satellite To Track Trends In Sea Level, Climate

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

Ocean Surface Topography Mission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080522210025.htm

New Statistical Method Reveals Surprises About Our Ancestry

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24804797/

Shark kills surfer in Mexico - Americas- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24797206/

Toad aphrodisiac kills man, NY issues warning - Sexual health- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24797061/

Seas off West Coast dangerously acidic - Climate Change- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24719524/

Smugglers try to mail geckos - World environment- msnbc.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/05/23/fda.nipple.cream.ap/index.html

FDA warns of harmful nipple cream - CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/05/23/shagren.man.saves.ducks.kxly

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_sc/tortoise_decline;_ylt=AuDjQcNSFNQm4SHZOsEHCD.s0NUE

Southern Utah tortoise continues decline - Yahoo! News

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

Gopherus agassizii

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_re_as/japan_suicide;_ylt=ArH6jOIV8PXZK3Pc5Uts_JKs0NUE

Suicides linked to work-related stress up in Japan - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080523/od_nm/foot_odd_dc;_ylt=AtjHG8GTwrLhkQaMNVOivuSs0NUE

Mystery deepens as 4th severed foot found - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080523/od_nm/sex_odd_dc;_ylt=At45Jz1ocMVQiB.0zpLbOZWs0NUE

Warning issued over unlicensed sex drugs - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/costaricaenvironmentturtlesanimals;_ylt=AgqrBkDs96ZbDc57fFWqnNMPLBIF

Record birthrate of leatherback turtles in Costa Rica: WWF - Yahoo! News

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/nhl_experts/post/Why-the-octopus-still-won-t-twirl-in-Detroit?urn=nhl,84176

Why the octopus still won't twirl in Detroit - Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

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

Octopoda