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Sunday, December 27, 2009

Mammalodon colliveri

Mammalodon colliveri http://bit.ly/7SBsqZ: Ancient toothed-whale recently hypothesized to have subsisted by sucking mud from the sea bottom.


FOM:
Mammalodon colliveris (in visWiki)

Ancient whale sucked mud for food

Australian Fossil Unlocks Secrets to the Origin of Whales

Erich M.G. Fitzgerald. The morphology and systematics of Mammalodon colliveri (Cetacea: Mysticeti), a toothed mysticete from the Oligocene of Australia. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2010; DOI:
10.1111/j.1096-3642.2009.00572.x

The morphology and systematics of Mammalodon colliveri (Cetacea: Mysticeti), a toothed mysticete from the Oligocene of Australia
ERICH M. G. FITZGERALD 1,2,3 *
1 School of Geosciences, Monash University, Victoria 3800, Australia 2 Museum Victoria, GPO Box 666, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia 3 Division of Mammals, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution, NHB MRC 108, PO Box 37012, Washington, DC 20013-7012, USA
Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Painting by Carl Buell on flickr

Please note: This posting appears simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

Devastating Climate Change and More for Sunday, February 15, 2009





Same Species Found at Both Ends of Earth

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090215/sc_livescience/samespeciesfoundatbothendsofearth;_ylt=At8iI6H.dmezQDTbVSsasT8PLBIF

The Tiny, Slimy Savior of Global Coral Reefs

http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=6870585&page=1

Male whales prefer enormous females

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29187881/


Vibrations 'could save elephants'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7890919.stm

Tigers' latest hope: Maggie the dung-sniffing dog

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090213/ap_on_re_as/as_cambodia_chasing_tigers;_ylt=Avo69M_6Bb6VvBogZ2fFvIQPLBIF

Better Artificial Nose Inspired By Sniffer-dogs

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213172533.htm

White-nose Kills Hundreds Of Bats Near Abandoned Mines In Pennsylvania

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203172713.htm

White nose syndrome

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

Feds to consider protection for American pika

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090212/ap_on_re_us/pika_protection;_ylt=AmT4eQ.upS2wIqddd_Xrl50PLBIF

Ochotona princeps

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

Penguins Marching Into Trouble

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090212171936.htm

Spheniscus magellanicus

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

World’s Oldest Swan Found Dead In Denmark

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213115129.htm

Cygnus olor

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

Ultimate 'gentleman's agreement' helps tropical birds mate

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7891243.stm

Chiroxiphia linearis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long-tailed_Manakin

Cheap Roses Cost The Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213070917.htm

Survey shows polar seas are no biological desert

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090215/ap_on_re_au_an/as_antarctica_bountiful_sea;_ylt=Ar7OP39k0lCnbdpSNAjH9Vus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTJtZTg1dDNtBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwMjE1L2FzX2FudGFyY3RpY2FfYm91bnRpZnVsX3NlYQRwb3MDMTMEc2VjA3luX3RvcF9zdG9yeQRzbGsDc3VydmV5c2hvd3Nw

People pump out more carbon than expected

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/29199545/

Seeing The Forest And The Trees Helps Cut Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090213114313.htm

Biofuels Boom Could Fuel Rainforest Destruction, Researcher Warns

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162758.htm

How Deadly Fungus Protects Itself

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203175341.htm

Cryptococcus neoformans

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

Artificial Cells, Simple Model For Complex Structure

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162646.htm

Atlanta Flight Test Evaluates Technique For Saving Fuel And Reducing Noise In Airliners





Obama to lift ban on stem cell research soon: aide

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51e122-us-usa-obama-stemcells/

Light 'could detect Parkinson's'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7890040.stm

Pollution link to asthma in womb

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7888735.stm

Smokers Putting Their Loved Ones At Risk Of Heart Attacks

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211101714.htm

How Influenza Virus Hijacks Human Cells

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204131615.htm

Shades Of 1918? Comparing Avian Flu With A Notorious Killer From The Past

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210092842.htm

VA clinic warns of possible contaminant exposure

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090214/ap_on_re_us/veterans_colonoscopies;_ylt=AjraNKPPEMeb3hYIj2jSr2as0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkZmozMDI3BHBvcwMxMzkEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA3ZhY2xpbmljd2Fybg--

‘Wake Up’ To Health Risks Of Heavy Snoring

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203140837.htm

Sleep apnea

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

Vigorous Exercise May Help Prevent Vision Loss

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090210092840.htm

Mixed Population Provides Insights Into Human Genetic Makeup

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090214162756.htm

Ways To Minimize Tinnitus -- Troublesome Noises In The Ears

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090204165913.htm

Tinnitus

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

Words give brain handle on feelings: U.S. researcher

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre51d20l-us-feelings-words/

New Happiness Research Demonstrates When Material Items Are The Best Option

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090211111000.htm

Computerized Writing Aids Make Writing Easier For Persons With Aphasia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090203081611.htm

Aphasia


Tuesday, August 12, 2008

For Tuesday, August 12, 2008


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7550199.stm

Radio hogs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511030.stm

Prized eggs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7529335.stm

Eretmochelys imbricata

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

Bugs Put The Heat In Chili Peppers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195315.htm

Prehistoric Animal Extinctions Humans' Fault?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811200028.htm

Mass Extinction Of Amphibians 'Unprecedented'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195627.htm

Low Vitamin D Levels Pose Large Threat To Health; Overall 26 Percent Increased Risk Of Death

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195629.htm

Vitamin D

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


Electronic Tongue Tastes Wine Variety, Vintage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080804100254.htm

Aphids Are Sentinels Of Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806113145.htm

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

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

Monday, June 02, 2008

For Monday, June 2, 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7430816.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Highlands and Islands 'Mythical' moth rescued from web

http://www.funet.fi/pub/sci/bio/life/insecta/lepidoptera/ditrysia/gelechioidea/oecophoridae/ethmiinae/ethmia/index.html#pyrausta

Ethmia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7431568.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Iceland and Norway export whale

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7431264.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Mars lander uncovers signs of ice

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7429562.stm

BBC NEWS UK Wales Giant trees 'to clear excess CO2'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080529112627.htm

Scientists Discover Stinging Truths About Jellyfish Blooms In The Bering Sea

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080531074905.htm

Living Fossils Have Long- And Short-term Memory Despite Lacking Brain Structures Of Modern Cephalopods

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

Nautilidae

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080531090353.htm

Invasion Strategy Of World's Largest Virus Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080528172001.htm

A Great Lakes Mystery: The Case Of The Disappearing Species

http://www.glerl.noaa.gov/pubs/brochures/dipo-fish/dipo-fish.html

Great Lakes Fish Community Impacted by Diporeia Disapperance?

Thursday, May 22, 2008

For Thursday, May 22, 2008


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_fe_st/boar_bust;_ylt=Av84R5P4_Ao89.wsWPLg5aqs0NUE

Boars help German cops capture auto theft suspect - Yahoo! News

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

Sus scrofa

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/brazil_mega_projects;_ylt=Ai._0sMOCHQWUhVrAFrto4qs0NUE

Brazil's building spree in Amazon draws protests - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_sc/starving_trees;_ylt=AmelBhkRRZSfGv4qjhWh6cSs0NUE

Aspen trees starved in global warming experiment - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_go_co/animal_disease;_ylt=AmhWhEYRTh6YgGS_W3eU83us0NUE

AP: Foot-and-mouth plan used flawed study - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-and-mouth

Aphtae epizooticae

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_sc/dog_cloning;_ylt=AtkKe9ePiibeDWZlwnGcPEas0NUE

Company offers to clone dogs for 5 highest bidders - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_cloning
Pet cloning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.bioarts.com/

BioArts

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080521/sc_nm/fossil_frog_dc;_ylt=AhvX3PZ2iU7bOS5VZe76524PLBIF

Scientists discover "frogamander" fossil - Yahoo! News

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521131541.htm

Ancient Amphibian: Debate Over Origin Of Frogs And Salamanders Settled With Discovery Of Missing Link

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

Gerobatrachus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7412817.stm

BBC NEWS Business Food imports 'to top $1 trillion'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7413948.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Sharks swim closer to extinction

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7413841.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Japan to probe whale meat 'theft'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7408743.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Biggest rodent 'shrinks in size'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7413537.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Call to settle ocean care dispute

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

Convention on Biological Diversity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.cbd.int/

Convention on Biological Diversity

BBC NEWS Africa Noisy Swazi cockerels face chop



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7414820.stm

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

Gallus gallus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521162541.htm

Most North Pacific Humpback Whale Populations Rebounding

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

Megaptera novaeangliae

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521114923.htm

Kangaroos Threaten One Of Australia's Last Remaining Original Grasslands, And Endangered Animals

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

Fauna of the Australian Capital Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520213819.htm

White-handed Gibbons Now Presumed 'Extinct' In China, Forest Survey Shows

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

Hylobates lar

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521112119.htm

Why Do Astronauts Suffer From Space Sickness?

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

Space adaptation syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24772024/

Man's toxic suicide sickens dozens - Asia-Pacific - msnbc.com

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

Chloropicrin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

h
ttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24710526/

Computer helps jailers understand dogs - Innovation- msnbc.com




Thursday, May 15, 2008

For Thursday, May 15, 2008


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_re_us/hiv_positive_suspect

HIV-positive man sentenced 35 years for spitting at officer - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_he_me/absorbed_twin;_ylt=AtdWbawU7_193qTnkP9KQ3.s0NUE

9-year-old girl's twin is found inside her stomach - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_on_re_us/texas_ants;_ylt=Ar36Dfz4rWLdRHv8FtVxhA2s0NUE

Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_sc/bite_marks;_ylt=AvoU2Ss_0LA8wR5Y0oRpmLSs0NUE

Scientists are building database of bite marks - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_sc/polar_bears;_ylt=AoSZ0wgdN20kvyCX7AC34hEPLBIF

US lists polar bear as threatened species - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7400911.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Charles urges forest logging halt

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7398369.stm

BBC NEWS Health Single anti-flu drug 'not enough'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7400593.stm

BBC NEWS Health Meningitis B trials 'encouraging'

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

Meningitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/7402485.stm

BBC NEWS UK England Tyne Swan family halts city rush-hour

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

Swan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7400788.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Whales are 'cheetahs of the deep'

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

Pilot whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/globmacr.htm

Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514131133.htm

Wandering Poles Left Scars On Jupiter's Moon Europa: Could Life Exist Beneath Icy Crust?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_%28moon%29

Europa (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24646523/

Did animals predict China's earthquake? - Science- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24633107/

Sea lions died of overheating - Environment- msnbc.com

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

Sea lion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia