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Trouble In Paradise: Global Warming A Greater Danger To Tropical Species
The Arctic has become a
poster child for the
negative effects of climate
change, but new research
that species living in the
... > full story
Bacterial Slime Helps Cause Serious Disease
Leptospirosis is a serious
but neglected emerging
disease that infects humans
through contaminated water.
Now research published in
the May issue of the journal
Microbiology shows for the
... > full story
Roaring Bats: New Scientific Results Show Bats Emitting More Decibels Than A Rock Concert
Researchers studying the
echolocation behavior in
bats have discovered that
the diminutive flying
mammals emit exceptionally
... > full story
Arctic Marine Mammals On Thin Ice
The loss of sea ice due to
climate change could spell
disaster for polar bears and
other Arctic marine mammals.
Sea ice is the common
habitat feature uniting
these unique and diverse
... > full story
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Mixing Farm Animal Waste Just Right To Make Energy
April 18, 2008 — Engineers have determined the importance of mixing in anaerobic digesters, reactors that use bacteria to breakdown organic matter in the absence of oxygen. They are studying ways to take "the smell ... > full story -
Novel Living System Recreates Predator-prey Interaction
April 14, 2008 — The hunter-versus-hunted phenomenon exemplified by a pack of lionesses chasing down a lonely gazelle has been recreated in a Petri dish with lowly bacteria. Researchers have developed a living system ... > full story -
We're Surrounded! House Dust Is A Rich Source Of Bacteria
April 9, 2008 — If you've always suspected there are unknown things living in the dark and dusty corners of your home and office, scientists are now one step closer to cataloguing exactly what might be lurking in ... > full story -
Tiny Bug Found In Grand Canyon Region Cave Suggests Big Biodiversity
April 8, 2008 — The discovery of a new genus of a tiny booklouse from a northern Arizona cave may lead to further protection for cave ecosystems. This is the third new genus of invertebrates found by the same two ... > full story -
Feta Cheese Made From Raw Milk Has Natural Anti-food-poisoning Properties
April 3, 2008 — Eating Feta cheese made from raw milk in small seaside tavernas when you are on holiday in Greece could be a good way to combat food poisoning, according to ... > full story -
How Superbug Staph Aureus Resists Our Natural Defenses
March 28, 2008 — Researchers have uncovered how the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, including the notorious MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staph aureus) "superbug" strains, resists our body's natural defenses against ... > full story -
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Cutting-edge Computing Helps Discover Origin Of Life On Earth
March 19, 2008 — Computing grids have helped scientists shed light on how life on earth may have originated. Deep ocean hydrothermal vents have long been suggested as possible sources of biological molecules such as ... > full story -
Revealed: The Secrets Of Successful Ecosystems
March 14, 2008 — The productivity and biodiversity of an ecosystem is significantly affected by the rate at which organisms move between different parts of the ecosystem. When there is little or no dispersal, ... > full story -
Common Genetic Mechanism Discovered In Nitrogen-fixing Plants
March 10, 2008 — A long-term project has been deciphering the recognition mechanisms that are the basis of associations between plants, bacteria and fungi. They discovered that one of the genetic elements of plants ... > full story -
Giant Fossil Bats Out Of Africa, 35 Million Years Old
March 5, 2008 — When most of us think of Ancient Egypt, visions of pyramids and mummies fill our imaginations. For a team of paleontologists interested in fossil mammals, the Fayum district of Egypt summons an even ... > full story
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