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Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea Seagull Populations Halved Since 1980s
Feb. 27, 2015 — The number of seagulls in the Strait of Georgia is down by 50 per cent from the 1980s and researchers say the decline reflects changes in the availability of ... full story -
Newly Discovered Algal Species Helps Corals Survive in the Hottest Reefs on the Planet
Feb. 27, 2015 — A new species of algae has been discovered in reef corals of the Persian Gulf where it helps corals to survive seawater temperatures of up to 36 degrees Celsius -- temperatures that would kill corals ... full story -
Antibiotic Resistant Salad: Resistant Listeria Monocytogenes Not as Widespread as Thought
Feb. 27, 2015 — Antibiotic-resistant strains of the food-poisoning microbe Listeria monocytogenes in unprocessed salad products is not quite as widespread as scientists originally suspected. A new study reveals that ... full story -
Can Coffee Reduce Your Risk of MS?
Feb. 26, 2015 — Drinking coffee may be associated with a lower risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new ... full story -
Economic Models Provide Insights Into Global Sustainability Challenges
Feb. 26, 2015 — Using models that blend global economics, geography, ecology and environmental sciences is essential to understanding how changes in trade and natural systems in one part of the world affect those in ... full story -
Malaria Transmission Linked to Mosquitoes' Sexual Biology
Feb. 26, 2015 — Sexual biology may be the key to uncovering why Anopheles mosquitoes are unique in their ability to transmit malaria to humans, according to researchers. "Our study is the first to reveal the ... full story -
Role of Specialized Protein Affirmed in Assuring Normal Cell Development
Feb. 26, 2015 — A specialized DNA-binding protein called CTCF is essential for the precise expression of genes that control the body plan of a developing embryo, scientists have demonstrated. The findings focus on ... full story -
World's Challenges Demand Science Changes -- And Fast, Experts Say
Feb. 26, 2015 — The world has little use -- and precious little time -- for detached experts. A group of scientists -- each of them experts -- makes a compelling case that the growing global challenges has rendered ... full story -
Fighting Colorado Potato Beetle With RNA Interference
Feb. 26, 2015 — Colorado potato beetles are a dreaded pest of potatoes. Since they do not have natural enemies in most regions, farmers try to control them with pesticides. However, this strategy is often ... full story -
Living in Genetic Comfort Zone: How to Avoid Influence of Genetic Variation
Feb. 26, 2015 — The phenotype of organisms is shaped by the interaction between environmental factors and their genetic constitution. A recent study by a team of population geneticists shows that fruit flies live in ... full story -
Asian Herb Holds Promise as Treatment for Ebola Virus Disease
Feb. 26, 2015 — New research focuses on the mechanism by which Ebola virus infects a cell and the discovery of a promising drug therapy candidate. A small molecule called Tetrandrine derived from an Asian herb has ... full story -
How Mantis Shrimp Evolved Many Shapes With Same Powerful Punch
Feb. 26, 2015 — The miniweight boxing title of the animal world belongs to the mantis shrimp, a cigar-sized crustacean whose front claws can deliver an explosive 60-mile-per-hour blow akin to a bullet leaving the ... full story -
Bumblebees Make False Memories Too
Feb. 26, 2015 — It's well known that our human memory can fail us. People can be forgetful, and they can sometimes also 'remember' things incorrectly, with devastating consequences in the classroom, ... full story -
Amphibian Chytrid Fungus Reaches Madagascar
Feb. 26, 2015 — The chytrid fungus, which is fatal to amphibians, has been detected in Madagascar for the first time. This means that the chytridiomycosis pandemic has now reached a biodiversity hotspot. Researchers ... full story -
Could Squirmy Livestock Dent Africa's Protein Deficit?
Feb. 26, 2015 — Two graduate students are working to introduce highly productive kits for farming mealworms to regions such as sub-Saharan Africa where eating insects is already culturally palatable. They are just ... full story -
Combating Bacteria Via Silver-Dammar Coating
Feb. 26, 2015 — Natural resins obtained from plants to be used as a coating element to enhance durability and anti-rust properties. Coating systems are formulated using a mixture of dammar, silver and nanoclay in ... full story -
The Eyes Have It: Cats Put Sight Over Smell in Finding Food
Feb. 26, 2015 — Cats may prefer to use their eyes rather than follow their nose when it comes to finding the location of food, according to new research by leading animal ... full story -
Team Approach Boosts Human and Environmental Wellbeing, Researcher Says
Feb. 26, 2015 — Even seemingly intractable problems such as the antibiotic crisis and the obesity epidemic could be resolved by treating human health and society as an integral part of an ecosystem, researchers say. ... full story -
A Taxi Ride to Starch Granules
Feb. 26, 2015 — Plant scientists have discovered a specific protein that significantly influences the formation of starch in plant cells. The findings may be useful in the food and packaging industries, they ... full story -
'Blue-Green Algae' Proliferating in Lakes
Feb. 26, 2015 — The organisms commonly known as blue-green algae have proliferated much more rapidly than other algae in lakes across North America and Europe over the past two centuries -- and in many cases the ... full story
- Strait of Georgia: Salish Sea seagull populations halved since 1980s
- Newly discovered algal species helps corals survive in the hottest reefs on the planet
- Antibiotic resistant salad: Resistant Listeria monocytogenes not as widespread as thought
- Can coffee reduce your risk of MS?
- Economic models provide insights into global sustainability challenges
- Malaria transmission linked to mosquitoes' sexual biology
- Role of specialized protein affirmed in assuring normal cell development
- World's challenges demand science changes -- and fast, experts say
- Fighting Colorado potato beetle with RNA interference
- Living in genetic comfort zone: How to avoid influence of genetic variation
- Asian Herb Holds Promise as Treatment for Ebola Virus Disease
- How mantis shrimp evolved many shapes with same powerful punch
- Bumblebees make false memories too
- Amphibian chytrid fungus reaches Madagascar
- Could squirmy livestock dent africa's protein deficit?
- Combating bacteria via silver-dammar coating
- The eyes have it: Cats put sight over smell in finding food
- Team approach boosts human and environmental wellbeing, researcher says
- A taxi ride to starch granules
- 'Blue-green algae' proliferating in lakes
- Optical features embedded in marine shells may help develop responsive, transparent displays
- Aggressive plant fungus threatens wheat production
- Finland: Wheat harvest turned larger than oat for the first time in a century
- Research cracks code governing infections single-stranded RNA viruses
- Suspended soils maintain rainforest ecosystems, says researcher
- One brain area, two planning strategies
- Forest tree seeds stored in the Svalbard seed vault
- Sewage provides insight into human microbiome
- Sharp rise in experimental animal research in US
- Causes of Great Lakes smelt population decline are complex
- Felling of tropical trees has soared, satellite shows, not slowed as UN study found
- How the 'mute' cicada sings
- Antifreeze protein from ticks fights frostbite in mice
- Plant chemicals may prevent liver damage caused by fat accumulated during menopause
- Molecular feedback loop gives clues to how flowers drop their petals
- Widely used food additives promotes colitis, obesity and metabolic syndrome, shows study of emulsifiers
- Possible biological trigger for canine bone cancer found
- Biology teachers: Understanding faith, teaching evolution not mutually exclusive
- Could an HIV drug beat strep throat, flesh-eating bacteria?
- Molecular mouse-trap technique sheds light on key cell processes
- Oat breakfast cereals may contain a common mold-related toxin
- Women twice as likely to see pot as risky
- Climate-warmed leaves change lake ecosystems
- Uncertainties must be taken into account in fisheries stock assessment
- Being better problem solvers helps mountain chickadees survive at higher altitudes
- Norway rats reciprocate help according to the quality of the help they received
- Easy on the eyes: Optimum length of eyelashes is one third width of eye
- Boy or girl? Lemur scents have the answer
- Crocodiles rocked pre-Amazonian Peru: Seven crocodile species found in single 13-million-year-old bone bed
- High-energy breakfast with low-energy dinner helps control blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes
- Tissue engineering: Scientists grow leg muscle from cells in a dish
- World's protected natural areas receive eight billion visits a year
- Novel pretreatment could cut biofuel costs by 30 percent or more
- Marine oil supplement has positive effects on post-exercise muscle damage
- Climate-change clues from turtles of tropical Wyoming
- Intelligent tree inventory detector
- Coral disease linked to a warming Atlantic
- Kenyan fossils show evolution of hippos
- Do genes play a role in peanut allergies? New study suggests yes
- Great Barrier Reef corals eat plastic
- Massive amounts of Saharan dust fertilize the Amazon rainforest
- Garlic extract could help cystic fibrosis patients fight infection
- International team of scientists launches fossil database
- New acoustic insulation material that incorporates fibers from orange tree pruning
- Mapping lizard venom makes it possible to develop new drugs
- Peanut consumption in infancy prevents peanut allergy, study finds
- Agriculture expansion in Tanzania may greatly increase human plague risk
- Ocean acidification slows algae growth in the southern ocean
- Possible drug target to combat sleeping sickness discovered
- Small loop in human prion protein prevents chronic wasting disease
- Renewable energy obtained from wastewater
- Storks could become poisoned by pesticides during their migration to Africa
- Asian tree rings explain historical plague outbreaks in Europe
- New, useful feature of Moringa seeds revealed
- New cicada species discovered in Switzerland and Italy
- Eye development: Morphogenesis through flowing tissue
- Antibiotics give rise to new communities of harmful bacteria
- Small predator diversity an important part of a healthy ecosystem
- Sea urchins, sand dollars thrived with time
- Bacteria in marine sponges harvest phosphorus for reef community
- Parasitism runs deep in malaria's family tree
- Motor proteins prefer slow, steady movement
- Hidden in plain sight: Amazonian bird chick mimics toxic caterpillar to avoid being eaten
- Building tailor-made DNA nanotubes step by step
- 'DNA spellchecker' means that genes aren't all equally likely to mutate
- Long-term nitrogen fertilizer use disrupts plant-microbe mutualisms
- Carnivorous plant packs big wonders into tiny genome
- Threat of ocean acidification to coastal communities in US
- Retracing the roots of fungal symbioses
- La Niña-like conditions associated with 2,500-year-long shutdown of coral reef growth
- Bacteria network for food
- Flawed method puts tiger rise in doubt, calls for new approach
- Standard operation procedure to effectively detect dietetically absorbed plant miRNAs
- Acute use of cannabinoids depresses motor neuron activity
- Yellow Sugarcane Aphid Detected in Continental Europe
- Community-led marine reserve produces benefits for fisheries, conservation
- New products from bark to replace fossil compounds: Adhesives and insulating foams from softwood bark tannins
- Newborn neurons in adult brain may help us adapt to environment
- Breastfeeding, other factors help shape immune system early in life
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