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• Bacteria
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  Synchrotron Infrared Unveils a Mysterious Microbial Community

  January 22, 2013 — A cold sulfur spring in Germany is the only place where archaea are known to dominate bacteria in a microbial community. How this unique community thrives and the lessons it may hold for ... > full story
• Marine Biology
  Fish
  Extreme Survival
  Sea Life
  Oceanography
  Trees
   
  

  Wood on the Seafloor: An Oasis for Deep-Sea Life

  January 22, 2013 — Sunken woods promote the dispersal of rare deep-sea animals, forming hotspots of biodiversity at the deep ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Weather
  Ecology Research
  Tundra
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  Climate Events Drive High-Arctic Vertebrate Community Into Synchrony: Extreme Weather Potent Force for Arctic Overwintering Populations

  January 17, 2013 — Climate change is known to affect the population dynamics of single species, such as reindeer or caribou, but the effect of climate at the community level has been much more difficult to document. ... > full story
• Fossils
  Origin of Life
  Earth Science
  Near-Earth Object Impacts
  Geology
  Evolution
   
  

  Great Oxidation Event: More Oxygen Through Multicellularity

  January 17, 2013 — The appearance of free oxygen in the Earth’s atmosphere led to the Great Oxidation Event. This was triggered by cyanobacteria producing the oxygen which developed into multicellular forms as ... > full story
• Global Warming
  Climate
  Ice Ages
  Oceanography
  Snow and Avalanches
  Severe Weather
   
  

  Arctic Sea Ice Decline and Ice Export Between Greenland and Svalbard

  January 14, 2013 — The Arctic sea ice is shrinking, both in extent and thickness. In addition to the humanmade contribution to the sea ice loss, there are also natural factors contributing to this loss. In a new study ... > full story
• Mars
  NASA
  Space Exploration
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  Extreme Survival
  Solar System
   
  

  Saline Hiding Places for Bacteria in Río Tinto Could Be Like Those on Mars

  January 11, 2013 — Researchers have identified microorganisms that live inside salt deposits in the acidic and ferrous environment of the Tinto River in Huelva, Spain. The extreme conditions of these microniches appear ... > full story
• Endangered Plants
  New Species
  Nature
  Extreme Survival
  Botany
  Pests and Parasites
   
  

  Cave Dwelling Nettle Discovered in China

  December 28, 2012 — British and Chinese botanists have discovered several new species of nettles growing in the entrance caverns of caves in 0.04 to 3 percent daylight. There has been little exploration of these caves ... > full story
• Obesity
  Diet and Weight Loss
  Public Health
  Children's Health
  Chronic Illness
  Fitness
   

  Obesity May Be Declining Among Preschool-Aged Children Living in Low-Income Families

  December 26, 2012 — A new study finds that obesity may be declining among preschool-aged children living in low-income families in the United ... > full story
• Tuberculosis
  Ulcers
  Pharmacology
  Infectious Diseases
  Immune System
  Foodborne Illness
   

  Stroke Drug Kills Bacteria That Cause Ulcers and Tuberculosis

  December 20, 2012 — A drug for ischemic strokes may also treat tuberculosis and ulcers. New research shows the compound, ebselen, to inhibit the thioredoxin reductase system in bacteria, including Helicobacter pylori ... > full story
• Sustainability
  Extreme Survival
  Energy and the Environment
  Renewable Energy
  Geochemistry
  Global Warming
   
  

  Origin of Life: Hypothesis Traces First Protocells Back to Emergence of Cell Membrane Bioenergetics

  December 20, 2012 — A coherent pathway -- which starts from no more than rocks, water and carbon dioxide and leads to the emergence of the strange bio-energetic properties of living cells -- has been traced for the ... > full story

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