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Deepwater Oil Plume in Gulf Degraded by Microbes, Study Shows
August 24, 2010 — A new study of a deepwater dispersed oil plume formed in the aftermath of the damaged BP wellhead in the Gulf of Mexico shows that microbial activity, spearheaded by a new and unclassified species, ... > full story -
Resolving the Paradox of the Antarctic Sea Ice
August 16, 2010 — While Arctic sea ice has been diminishing in recent decades, the Antarctic sea ice extent has been increasing slightly. Researchers provide an explanation for the seeming paradox of increasing ... > full story -
Bacteria Can Have a 'Sense of Smell'
August 16, 2010 — Bacteria are well-known to be the cause of some of the most repugnant smells on earth, but now scientists have revealed this lowest of life forms actually has a sense of smell of its own. A team of ... > full story -
Looking for the Coolest Forms of Life on Earth
August 6, 2010 — Two UK scientists are traveling to one of the coldest places on Earth to help them understand how life could exist on other planets in our Solar System. During their trip to Ny-Ålesund on the ... > full story -
High Levels of Carbon Dioxide Threaten Oyster Survival
August 5, 2010 — It has been widely reported that the build up of carbon dioxide in the air, which is caused by human behavior, will likely lead to climate change and have major implications for life on earth. But ... > full story -
Coastal Creatures May Have Reduced Ability to Fight Off Infections in Acidified Oceans
August 5, 2010 — The ocean is filled with a soup of bacteria and viruses. Animals living in these environments are constantly under assault by pathogens and need to be able to mount an immune response to protect ... > full story -
Bats Facing Regional Extinction in Northeastern US from Rapidly Spreading White-Nose Syndrome
August 5, 2010 — A new infectious disease spreading rapidly across the northeastern United States has killed millions of bats and is predicted to cause regional extinction of a once-common bat species, according to ... > full story -
Mysterious Workings of Cholera Bacteria Uncovered
July 28, 2010 — Researchers have found that an enzyme in the bacteria that causes cholera uses a previously unknown mechanism in providing the bacteria with energy. Because the enzyme is not found in most other ... > full story -
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Engineers Use Rocket Science to Make Wastewater Treatment Sustainable
July 27, 2010 — Engineers are developing a new sewage treatment process that would increase the production of two greenhouse gases -- nitrous oxide and methane -- and use those gases to power the treatment plant. ... > full story -
Archaeologists Discover Biggest Rat That Ever Lived: Weight of About 6 Kilograms (Over 13 Lb)
July 26, 2010 — Archaeological research in East Timor has unearthed the bones of the biggest rat that ever lived, with a body weight around six kilograms. Today's biggest rats weigh around two kilograms and live in ... > full story
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