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How Snakes Survive Starvation
August 24, 2007 — Starving snakes employ novel survival strategies not seen before in vertebrates, according to new research. These findings could be used in conservation strategies to determine the health of snake ... > full story -
Frog Plus Frying Pan Equals Better Antibiotic
August 20, 2007 — What do you get when you cross a frog with a frying pan? Possibly a solution to the problem of drug-resistant bugs, research suggests. By creating "Teflon" versions of natural antibiotics found in ... > full story -
Researchers Track Declining Timber Rattlesnakes
August 17, 2007 — Researchers are using geographic information systems technology and radio transmitters to track timber rattlesnakes this fall to determine whether new mountain subdivisions and road-building are ... > full story -
US Watersheds: Underlying Geodynamic Processes And Human Impacts Considered
August 16, 2007 — Two papers in the August-September issue of Geosphere consider watersheds in the US. The Yellowstone watershed is unique because of its changing discharge values over the twentieth century, as well ... > full story -
Genetic Analysis Finds Greater Threat In Frog-Killing Fungus
August 6, 2007 — A new study suggests that a frog-killing fungus may be harder to fight because of the pathogen's ability to spread over long distances and possibly persist in the environment as a consequence of ... > full story -
Scientists Are Aiding Timber Rattlesnakes
July 21, 2007 — The much-maligned and endangered timber rattlesnake may have a future in Indiana, thanks to a project to track the snakes. Researchers are supporting the biological diversity of wildlife in Indiana ... > full story -
Could Golf Courses Double As Wildlife Sanctuaries?
July 11, 2007 — Golf courses are known as centers for human recreation, but if managed properly, they also could be important wildlife sanctuaries, researchers suggest. The researchers' recommendations included ... > full story -
Frog Molecule Could Provide Drug Treatment For Brain Tumors
June 26, 2007 — A synthetic version of a molecule found in the egg cells of the Northern Leopard frog (Rana pipiens) could provide the world with the first drug treatment for brain tumors. Although it could ... > full story -
Breakdown Products Of Widely Used Pesticides Are Acutely Lethal To Amphibians, Study Finds
June 23, 2007 — The breakdown products (oxons) of the three most commonly used organophosphorus pesticides in California's agricultural Central Valley -- chlorpyrifos, malathion and diazinon -- are 10 - 100 times ... > full story -
Are Rattlesnakes Entering Suburbia?
June 19, 2007 — Researchers are tracking timber rattlesnakes in the St. Louis area to see how close to civilization the snakes are getting as humans developing subdivisions invade the snakes' ... > full story
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