April 9, 2012

Wildlife and habitat

Scarce water spreads disease on waterfowl refuge
Following the Money, and the Mafias, Behind Illegal Logging

Wildlife experts: Killing of African rhinos for the horn has reached crisis levels
Dead wolf photos stir tensions in West
    Also see: Idaho Wolf Shooting Triggers Call for Firing of Forest Service Employee
Scientists discover new threat to birds posed by invasive pythons
New Rules Seek to Prevent Invasive Stowaways
Fire ants harm prairie chickens in Texas; study could help other endangered species
Three cases of bat disease discovered in Missouri
   
Related: Pennsylvania: Judge allows shale driller to cut trees before bats wake up
Agency stops seismic tests along Louisiana coast; worries about dolphins
Extreme Weather Threatens Rich Ecosystems
Declines in Caribbean Coral Reefs Pre-Date Damage Resulting from Climate Change
Another Vertebrate Species Reported Extinct from the Hawaiian Islands
Miami blue butterfly declared endangered
A Death in Yellowstone -- On the trail of a killer grizzly bear
Too Many Small Fish Are Caught, Report Says
Grey Seals in Baltic Sea Consume as Much Fish as the Fishing Industry Catches, Study
Wildlife agents capture, kill 2 salmon-eating sea lions at Bonneville Dam
The Magic of Seeds and the Science of Insuring Earth’s Future
Texas ranchers fight to breed, hunt endangered antelope
   
Update: Hunters need a permit to kill endangered species in Texas, judge rules
Nevada wildlife CSI: gun-sniffing dog, blood splotch, nab elk poachers
Scientists developing poison pill for Asian carp

ead more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/01/3528425/scientists-developing-poison-pill.html#storylink=cpy
Elephant Plays with a Galaxy Note! (video)

Discoveries about the natural world

Scientists Forecast Forest Carbon Loss
Which plants will survive droughts, climate change?
Long-term studies detect effects of disappearing snow and ice
Long-Term Experiments Indicate Phytoplankton Can Adapt to Ocean Acidification
Impact of Warming Climate Doesn't Always Translate to Streamflow

Bees 'Self-Medicate' When Infected With Some Pathogens
Sparrows Change Their Tune to Be Heard in Noisy Cities
Robosquirrels Versus Rattlesnakes
Plants Mimic Scent of Pollinating Beetles
Study shows unified process of evolution in bacteria and sexual eukaryotes


Australian hunters wiped out megafauna 40,000 years ago, new research claims
Woolly mammoth carcass may have been cut into by humans
Dinosaurs Big as Buses and Fuzzy as Chicks
Video: A Swirling Visualization of the Ocean's Currents
Unusual earthquakes strike Wisconsin

Weather and climate

Long term North Atlantic surface temperature fluctuations linked to aerosols
Satellite observes rapid ice shelf disintegration in Antarctic
Amount of Coldest Antarctic Water Near Ocean Floor Decreasing for Decades
New Report on the State of Polar Regions
Why Europe's climate faces a stormy future
Greenhouse gases drove the close of the last ice age
New Understanding of Past Events: Hyperthermal Events May Be Triggered by Warming
Titanic today would encounter more icebergs
Scientists Find Slow Subsidence of Earth's Crust Beneath the Mississippi Delta
Fertilizer Use Responsible for Increase in Nitrous Oxide in Atmosphere
Lightning strikes produce free neutrons, and we're not sure how
Wind map: twisting, turning eye candy

Environmental policy

Stopping Climate Change Is Much Cheaper Than You Think
Chile Supreme Court approves huge Patagonia dam, rejecting a bid to block it
   
Related: Brazilian Judge Suspends Dam License, Upholds Indigenous Rights
                   China Builds Scores of Dams in Earthquake Hazard Zones
Drilling fees pay for new national forest lands

Energy

Advanced power-grid research finds low-cost, low-carbon future in West
E15 Ethanol Blend Registrations Earn U.S. EPA Approval
USGS study: Human activity 'certainly' cause of increased seismic activity
How Fracking Could Disrupt CO2 Sequestration

Water

Concerns over India rivers order
Delaware Riverkeeper Network sues Pa. gun club for sending pollutants into the waterway

Chemical & radiation concerns, waste management, recycling

Avoid chemicals in your daily life by going back to the basics
Roundup® Can Induce Morphological Changes in Vertebrate Animals: Tadpoles Change Shape
Pesticides may be linked to slightly smaller babies, shorter pregnancies
FDA decides not to ban BPA in food packaging 

EPA faces suit from 11 groups over coal ash
Uranium Mines Dot Navajo Land, Neglected and Still Perilous

Agriculture and food, livestock and pets

Researchers find evidence of banned antibiotics in poultry products
   
Related: Plan to Let Poultry Plants Inspect Birds Is Criticized
Uranium, Grazing Cattle and Risks Unknown
Whole Foods to stop sale of unsustainable seafood
Few Americans Frequently Wash Grocery Totes Increasing Risk for Food Poisoning
Ancient Egyptian Cotton Unveils Secrets of Domesticated Crop Evolution

Consumers need simple, concise messages about benefits of phytonutrients
Eating flavonoids protects men against Parkinson's disease
Eating Cruciferous Vegetables May Improve Breast Cancer Survival
Soy may alleviate hot flashes in menopause, large-scale study finds
Glycemic index foods at breakfast can control blood sugar throughout the day

Health and medicine, human behavior

Study reveals impact of socioeconomic factors on the racial gap in life expectancy
The bizarre calculus of emergency room charges (opinion)
White House and F.D.A. at Odds on Regulatory Issues
Painkiller sales soar around US, fuel addiction
Study: American Obesity Epidemic Much Worse Than CDC Believes
   
Related: Obesity accounts for 21 percent of medical care costs
Invasive heart test being dramatically overused, study shows
Emergence of artemisinin-resistance raises specter of untreatable malaria
FDA Calls on Tobacco Companies to List Harmful Ingredients
New Compound Targets Key Mechanism Behind Lymphoma
Oral Vitamin D Supplements Reduced Levels of Ki67 in Prostate Cancer Cells
How Stress Influences Disease: Study Reveals Inflammation as the Culprit
   
Related: Caffeine and Exercise May Protect Against Some Skin Cancer: Mouse Study
Childbirth Is Taking Longer, Study Finds
1 in 30 Babies Born in US Is a Twin
Puberty Before Age 10: A New ‘Normal’?
Young Girls More Likely to Report Side Effects After HPV Vaccine
Wellesley study shows income inequality a key factor in high US teen births
Rise in allergies linked to war on bacteria
Doctors want to redefine autism; parents worried
Panel Says H5N1 Flu Research Is Safe to Publish
Can Bicycling Affect a Woman's Sexual Health?
Chasing down a better way to run
Research team finds compound that can spur cartilage growth in mice
Brain stores objects by color, too
Simple Yet Complex Primate Brain Structure Aided Human Evolution, Suggests Study
Comfy Mice Lead to Better Science: Are Cold Mice Affecting Drug Testing?

Is some homophobia self-phobia?
Link Between Violent Computer Games and Aggressiveness Questioned
Beanballs and the psychology of revenge
Informal Awards Contribute to Higher Wikipedia Participation
Using less effort to think, opinions lean more conservative


Education

Evolution, climate teaching bill awaits Tennessee governor's signature
US students need new way of learning science
Income inequality and distrust foster academic dishonesty

Law

Police Are Using Phone Tracking as a Routine Tool
Justices Approve Strip-Searches for Any Offense
'Embarrass the Future?' (opinion - SCOTUS, strip searches and health care)
The Coming Drone Revolution: What You Should Know
Internet Service Providers Close to Implementing System to Punish Piracy
   
Related: The Pirate Bay to Fly 'Server Drones' to Avoid Law Enforcement

Archeology, art and history

Humans Used Fire Earlier Than Thought

New Estimate Raises Civil War Death Toll

Were Ancient Fossil Bone Marks Made by Stone Tools or Biting Animals?
   
More info: Cutting through ancient evidence of human tool use
Kill to be killed in 18th century Denmark
Groups identify trees bent by American Indians
Calendar Puzzles Deciphered in Ancient Statue: Photos

'Breathtaking' Mummy Coffin Covers Seized in Israel

National security, defense

How China Steals Our Secrets (opinion)
U.S. Has No Need to Test Atomic Arsenal, Report Says
Who is Waging Cyberwar Against the Jihadi Networks?

Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight

Mercury Has a Liquid Core, and Other New Surprises From the Innermost Planet
Earth’s other moons

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Blue Straggler Stars in Globular Cluster M53
What a full moon has to do with date of Easter

Technology and engineering, robotics

Researcher finds faster, cheaper way to cool electronic devices
Dutch 'flying car' takes to the skies

Computers and software, the Internet

Computer Scientist Leads the Way to the Next Revolution in Artificial Intelligence

Flashback trojan shows Macs do get viruses

Of note

Hot, crowded, and running out of fuel: Earth of 2050 a scary place
3 Conservative Myths About Government - Economic Intelligence

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