June 2, 2014

Wildlife and habitat

AM Radio Waveband Interference Disrupts Orientation in Migratory Birds (!)
Species Extinction Happening 1,000 Times Faster Because of Humans?
Globe-spanning bird B95 is back for another year
Callifornia Assembly passes bill banning the use of plastic microbeads in soaps and cosmetics
     Related: New York calls for ban on face scrub microbeads
More whales being hit by ships along US East Coast
Fishing and crabbing killing salt marshes -- When Predators Vanish, So Does Ecosystem
Deep-sea Trawling Has “Devastating” Impact, Study Finds
Maker of powerful rat poison will cease production in July
Plankton biomass expected to decrease by the end of century due to climate change
Lack of Plant Diversity Spurs Cankerworm Damage in Cities
Pennsylvania: Corbett opens state parks and forests to additional, restricted drilling
First-ever study of deep-sea animal communities on & around sunken shipping container
Madagascar Could Be on the Brink of Invasion by Asian Toad
Lone Wolf That Took Epic Journey Across West Finds a Mate
World's oldest orca, 103-year-old 'Granny,' spotted off B.C. coast
Endangered pupfish make small strides with lots of help
Largest Flock Of Wild Flamingos In Florida History Found In Palm Beach County
Fungus may help stop invasive spread of tree-of-heaven
Pennsylvania amphibian and reptile survey underway

Discoveries about the natural world

Suicidal wasps, zombie roaches and other parasite tales (video)
Caught in the act: Study probes evolution of California insect
Mapping the spider genome
Strange Findings on Comb Jellies Uproot Animal Family Tree
Honeybee Dances Map Healthy Landscapes
Flies deliberate over difficult decisions; mutants deliberate longer
Wasp Bores Into Fruit With Metallic “Drill Bit”
Mysterious Fairy Circles Not Caused by Termites
Special Chemical In Skin Keeps Octopus Arms From Entangling
Which animal communicates by farting?

A Theory on How Flightless Birds Spread Across the World: They Flew There
Comet theory false; doesn’t explain cold snap at the end of the Ice Age, Clovis changes or...
Ancient Lyme Disease Bacteria Found in 15-Million-Year-Old Tick Fossils
A tiny bird from 47 million years ago found in Germany is the first known bird pollinator
'Fish Lizard' Graveyard Discovered Under Melting Glacier
Argentine dino find: long-necks survived Jurassic
    Also see: No, New Sauropod Did Not Survive “The Great Extinction”
Australia’s deadly eruptions the reason for the first mass extinction
Canada: Ancient crater points to massive meteorite strike

Weather and climate

Buying Insurance Against Climate Change
100 mln will die by 2030 if world fails to act on climate - report
No way around it: Reducing emissions will be the primary way to fight climate change
Greenland will be far greater contributor to sea rise than expected
ESA's Cryosat mission sees Antarctic ice losses double
Scientists Warn of Inevitable Rising Oceans as Antarctic Ice Melts
Looks Like Rain Again. And Again.
How El Niño Will Shift the World's Weather
Will El Niño Knock Down 2014's Hurricanes?
Ocean winds keep Australia dry, Antarctica cold
Giant Waves Breaking Up Antarctica's Sea Ice ‘Catastrophe’ Claim Adds Fuel to Methane Debate
Babbling brooks adding to climate change?
Nine maps that show how climate change is already affecting the US
Russia and Canada Heat Up Faster Than the Arctic [Slide Show]
Greenland melting due equally to global warming, natural variations
Ice-loss moves the Earth 250 miles beneath our feet
Arctic study sheds light on tree-ring divergence problem
Antarctic Iceberg Flotilla Caused Huge Sea-Level Rise 14,500 years ago
Researchers Show Emissions From Forests Influence Very First Stage of Cloud Formation
Solar Winds Linked to Increased Lightning Strikes
Atlantic hurricane season begins Sunday: Will record streak without major storm landfall end?

Environmental policy

Unveiling New Carbon Plan, E.P.A. Focuses on Flexibility
How Much Will It Cost to Solve Climate Change?
$2 Billion Plan to Restore Everglades Stuck in Congressional Limbo

Energy

A Pushback on Green Power
Britain Proposes Easier Access to Tap Shale Rock Energy
New, fossil-fuel-free process makes biodiesel sustainable
Geothermal, The Renewable That Could Incite A Green Power Revolution
U.S. Awards 3 Wind Power Grants
Silly Putty Material Inspires Better Batteries
Electrochemical approach has potential to efficiently turn low-grade heat to electricity

Water

California Cuts Water to Some Farms and Cities
Water goes 'missing' with snow loss

Groundwater Depletion Leading to More Quakes Along San Andreas

Air

EPA proposes changes to refinery emission rules
Court sides with EPA on not setting new air quality standard for acid rain

Chemical concerns, radiation, waste management, recycling

Arctic Sea Ice Melt Could Release Over 1,000,000,000,000 Particles of Plastic
Endocrine disruptors impair human sperm function
U.S. Issues Safety Alert for Oil Trains
Did Kitty Litter Cause a Radiation Leak at Nuclear Waste Storage Facility?
No Ocean-Borne Radiation from Fukushima Detected on West Coast Shoreline
Minnesota becomes first state to ban risky chemical from antibacterial soap

Agriculture and food, gardening, livestock and pets

Parched: A New Dust Bowl Forms in the Heartland
Apples of Eden: Saving the Wild Ancestor of Modern Apples
High CO2 Makes Crops Less Nutritious
New global maps of livestock distribution
    Related: Land Mammals (XKCD)
Deadly pig virus re-infects U.S. farm, fuels supply fears
Vitamin E in Canola and Other Oils Hurts Lungs, Says Study
NYC Dept of Health used Yelp reviews to shutter dirty restaurants

Why People Believe in the Magical Powers of Super Foods
Fewer Honeybees Died Over the Winter, a Report Says
Study Strengthens Link Between Neonicotinoids And Collapse Of Honey Bee Colonies
    More info: Sub-Lethal Exposure to Neonicotinoids... (the study, PDF)
    Also see: Bad Science Doesn't Help Bees
Native bees increase blueberry crop yields
The Toxic Brew in Our Yards (opinion)
Homemade stink bug traps squash store-bought models, Virginia Tech researchers find

Termite Genome Sequenced, May Lead To Better Control Methods
Jerky Pet Treat Deal: Makers Agree to $6.5 Million Fund
If Your Veterinarian Offers Acupuncture, Find a Different Vet
WTO ‘morals’ decision could escalate animal welfare disputes

Health and medicine, human behavior

I.R.S. Bars Employers From Dumping Workers Into Health Exchanges
Doctor’s Salaries Are Not the Big Cost
Obamacare lightens load for cancer patients
Woman’s cancer killed by measles virus in unprecedented trial
Doctors use immune therapy against cervical cancer
70% of Americans Infected with HPV
    Related: Most Oral HPV Infections Are in Men
Gov't puts new age restriction on tanning beds
A Simple Theory, and a Proposal, on H.I.V. in Africa
U.S. measles outbreak sets record for post-elimination era
Why a MERS Vaccine Won't Be Easy
Doctors Continue to Prescribe Unnecessary Antibiotics for Bronchitis
It Got Better: Life Improved After Black Death, Study Finds
Thousands of Toddlers Are Medicated for A.D.H.D., Report Finds, Raising Worries
Pregnant women should take iodide supplement: docs
Alcohol kills millions a year, WHO says
Fecal Treansplant Flunks IBD Test but Optimism High
Microbes Lurking in Placenta Also Found in Your Mouth
Study debunks common myth that urine is sterile
Windshield Washer Fluid a Source of Legionnaires
Scientists Urge Study of Environmental Factors That May Speed Aging
What's the Connection Between Autism and Inflammation?
Bye Bye, Root Canals? Lasers Could Replace Dentist's Drill
‘Smart pills’ with chips, cameras and robotic parts raise legal, ethical questions
Could Lucid Dreaming Be the Next Treatment for PTSD?
New Neurons Found to Overwrite Old Memories
‘Free choice’ in primates can be altered through brain stimulation
Stronger Brains, Weaker Bodies
Microbes defy rules of DNA code -- Researchers find widespread 'recoding'
Gene Study Shows Blond Hair Color Is Just Skin Deep
Children of parents in technical jobs at higher risk for autism
Seeking Roots of Consciousness, Scientists Make Dreamers Self-Aware
See Jesus in your toast? It's 'perfectly normal,' new study says
Favoritism, not hostility, causes most discrimination, says UW psychology professor
People more likely to choose a spouse with similar DNA, finds study
Phineas Gage, Neuroscience’s Most Famous Patient. Here’s the true story

Education

High School Seniors in U.S. Fail to Show Reading, Math Progress
Science Standards Divide a State Built on Coal and Oil
Most teachers spend hundreds to pay for supplies, special projects, even field trips
Here’s how much each state spends on public school students
 
Law

Older eyewitnesses make mistakes in police identity parades
DNA Analysis Exposes an Inexact Forensic Science
Supreme Court strikes Florida law on intellectually disabled death row inmates
California legislators propose law that they say would help prevent mass killings
Latest fight over guns is selling of ‘unfinished receivers’
Why Don’t We Know How Many People Are Shot Each Year in America?
Hacker Helped Disrupt 300 Web Attacks, Prosecutors Say
New York Is a Hub in a Surging Heroin Trade
End The War On Drugs, Say Nobel Prize-Winning Economists
Feds Block Water For State-Legal Marijuana Grows
Woman Sues a New York Hospital for Forcing a C-Section. Can Doctors Do That?
Blinding light: The US crackdown on not-so-harmless laser strikes
Sweepstakes scam tops list of consumer frauds
Yellowstone has a 50 square mile "Zone of Death" where you can get away with murder

Archeology, anthropology, art and history

Girl’s 12,000-year-old skeleton found in cave may solve mystery of Native American origins
Domestication of Dogs May Explain Mammoth Kill Sites and the Success of Early Modern Humans
13,500-Year-Old Tool-Making Site Uncovered in Idaho Forest
Stone Darts to Dismembered Bodies, Study Reveals 5,000 Years of Violence in Central Calif.
Archaeologist likely solves 500-year-old mystery of Columbus’s missing Santa Maria
Prehistoric hunting scenes unearthed in Spanish cave
New battle for the dating of Chauvet cave
Scientists Uncover Evidence of Change from Hunting to Herding at Early Neolithic Settlement
Ancient Roman Military Camp Unearthed in Eastern Germany
Earliest houses, Bronze Age cremations and tools found by archaeologists in Scotland
Artifact Trove at Egyptian Tomb Illuminates Life Before Pharaohs
What Did Ancient Egyptians Really Eat?
Microbes from 1,500-year-old feces support archeological theories
Favoritism, not hostility, causes most discrimination, says UW psychology professor
People more likely to choose a spouse with similar DNA, finds study

National security, defense

Japan 'to establish island military posts'
This map shows how Russia’s military relies on Ukraine
U.S. Charges Chinese Army Personnel With Cyberspying
    Related: Fine Line Seen in U.S. Spying on Companies

Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight

Cash-Starved NASA May Have to Nix 1 Space Telescope to Save Others
    Related: Planet hunting Kepler spacecraft sails again under the power of sunlight
Backlash to Big Bang Discovery Gathers Steam
WISE findings poke hole in black hole 'doughnut' theory
Failed Dwarf Galaxy Survives Galactic Collision Thanks to Full Dark-Matter Jacket
NASA video shows the sun erupting in unprecedented detail
NASA's Hubble Shows Jupiter's Great Red Spot is Smaller than Ever Measured
Camelopardalid Meteor Shower Skimpy but Sweet
Astronomers Create First Realistic Virtual Universe
Why the moon landings could have never EVER been faked

Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics

Scientists Report Finding Reliable Way to Teleport Data
“Supernova in a bottle” could help create matter from light
Error at IBM Lab Finds New Family of Materials
Regenerating plastic grows back after damage
Researchers Develop Harder Ceramic For Armor Windows
Physicist suggests some wormholes may stay open long enough to send a photon through

Technology and engineering, robotics

Engineers build world's smallest, fastest nanomotor

Heeeeeere's Jimmy: Intel's 3-D Printed Robot Will Hit the Market Later This Year
Woods Hole Robotic Deep-sea Vehicle Lost on Dive to 6-Mile Depth

How To Build A Smartphone Microscope Stand for $10
Mechanisms as Minds-- The tensegrity robot
Researchers design a new structure that absorbs all sound
We can’t run from earthquakes, but can we hide from them?
Google building car with no steering wheel
    Related: Uber will eventually replace all its drivers with self-driving cars

Computers and software, the Internet

Google Must Honor Requests to Delete Some Links, E.U. Court Says
    Also see: Opinion: Google privacy ruling could change how we all use the Internet
The FCC may consider a stricter definition of broadband in the Netflix age
Top ISPs threaten to innovate less, spend less on network upgrades
The Net Neutrality Debate in 3 Minutes (video)
More than 100 people nabbed in global hacker crackdown
Why That Video Went Viral

Of note

Princeton Concludes What Kind of Government America Really Has, and It's Not a Democracy
Post-Publication Peer Review Mainstreamed
First Life with "Alien" DNA Created in Lab
Fear of economic blow as births drop around world
The Real Origins of the Religious Right
Why are men so foolish?

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