January 6, 2012

Wildlife and habitat

Climate change models may underestimate extinctions
Trouble in paradise: Ocean acidification this way comes
Ecologists call for screening imported plants to prevent a new wave of invasive species
 Little brown bats found that appear to resist disease that has devastated species
Another outbreak of coral disease hits the reefs of Kane'ohe Bay, O'ahu
Texas: More of State’s Species May Be Endangered
Bushmeat: Could Chicken Be the New Monkey Someday?
Elephant poaching: 'Record year' for ivory seizures
Singapore supermarket to stop selling shark fin
Oil Unexpectedly Lethal to Herring in San Francisco Bay
Wolf's entry into Calif. major environmental step
    More info: Wolf that crossed into Calif. likely photographed
Harp seals on thin ice after 32 years of warming
Ghost traps haunt creatures on bay’s bottom
Sea Shepherd's boat in distress
6 humpback whales spotted inside Honolulu Harbor; 1st such sighting since mid-1990s
Small fish tanks: An Idyllic Picture of Serenity, but Only if You’re Not Inside
Florida Looks for Curbs on Some Legless Invaders
Jaguar Photo Shows Conservation Success in Bolivia
New Quantitative Method Enables Researchers to Assess Environmental Risks Posed by Non-Native Species
Seismic gun may attack exotic lake species
About 100 blackbirds perish in Ark. town, far less than total from fireworks carnage year ago
Chimpanzee Said to Be Cheetah in ‘Tarzan’ Films Has Died
She's Alive... Beautiful... Finite... Hurting... Worth Dying for (5 minute video)

Discoveries about the natural world

Trees influence epiphyte and invertebrate communities
Flatworm flouts fundamental rule of biology
New research shows how male spiders use eavesdropping to one-up their rivals
Dogs read our intent too: study
Wild chimpanzees: I know something you don't know -- and I will tell you
Great apes make sophisticated decisions
How Smart Is This Bird? Let It Count the Ways
Myth Busting: The Truth About Animals And Tools
Animal Studies Cross Campus to Lecture Hall
First-ever hybrid shark discovered off Australia
 'Alien' Eggs Benefit Mockingbirds
Millipede Border Control Better Than Ours
Supersoldier ants created in the lab by reactivating ancestral genes
Bony ‘Sixth Toe’ Helps an Elephant’s Stance
New theory how fish became four-limbed creatures
Species spotted at deep-sea vent (w/video)
A new wild ginger discovered from the evergreen forest of Western Ghats of South India
'Animal embryo' fossils are actually microbes
Earth's massive extinction: The story gets worse
Regions of N. America have remained extremely stable for more than a billion years

Weather and climate

Harsh Political Reality Slows Climate Studies Despite Extreme Year
Leaders of Arctic Methane Project Clarify Climate Concerns
Mild weather redefines winter landscape
France has had hottest year since 1900
Depleted gas reservoirs can double as geologic carbon storage sites

Environmental policy

Industry wields sway over air pollution rules, enforcement 
Politics Stamps Out Oil Sands Pipeline, Yet It Seems Likely to Endure

Butterball turkey farm raided after abuse claims
Citing Drug Resistance, U.S. Restricts More Antibiotics for Livestock
Bugs may be resistant to genetically modified corn
As Crop Prices Soar, Iowa Farms Add Acreage
Parasitic fly a possible cause of bee die-offs
How The Russians Saved America's Sunflower

Health and medicine, human behavior

 The High Cost of Failing Artificial Hips
Kids of Prenatal Smokers Have Vascular Damage
The Hormone Surge of Middle Childhood
Migration at a young age is associated with increased risk of psychotic disorders
Milk consumption in adolescence may increase prostate cancer risk
When it comes to heart health, how much is too much vitamin D?
Major variation in bladder cancer subtype trends highlights need for focused research
High Intestinal Microbial Diversity Safeguards Against Allergies, Study Suggests
Diet, nutrient levels linked to cognitive ability, brain shrinkage
Couch potato or elite athlete? A happy medium keeps colds at bay
Herbal drug reduces the effects of alcohol
How can Lyme disease be prevented and controlled?
Inflammatory bowel disease emerges as a global disease
Moderate red wine drinking may help cut women's breast cancer risk, Cedars-Sinai study shows
 Study linking virus to chronic fatigue syndrome retracted amid controversy
Painless ‘plasma brush’ may end misery of dental fillings
 Patient advocacy group funded by success of painkiller drugs, probe finds
    More info: The Champion of Painkillers
Boy or Girl? Simple Blood Test in the First Trimester Predicts Fetal Gender
Brain's connective cells are much more than glue; they also regulate learning and memory
A call for an evolved understanding of emotion
The biology of politics: Liberals roll with the good, conservatives confront the bad
Why We Lie (book review)
Lower Classes Quicker to Show Compassion in the Face of Suffering

Education

Justice Dept. rejects South Carolina voter ID law, calling it discriminatory
    More info: Justice Dept. Cites Race in Halting Law Over Voter ID
                     Keeping Students From the Polls (editorial)
Why have crime rates continued to plunge?

Archeology, art and history 
 
Has idea of 'one species' of human been put to bed?
Neolithic Community Centers - Wadi Faynan, Jordan
Orcadian temple predates Stonehenge by 500 years
Mysterious Mass Sacrifice Found Near Ancient Peru Pyramid
In ancient Pompeii, trash and tombs went hand in hand
Letter from Ireland: Mystery of the Fulacht Fiadh
New excavations raising questions about early humans in Pleistocene period Europe
Massive New Archaeological Collections Database Released for Scholars and Public

Audubon's 'The Birds of America' to be sold in NYC
The best American wall map
National security, defense

As currency crisis and feud with West deepen, Iranians brace for war

Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight
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