July 9, 2012

Wildlife and habitat

Arctic discovery: Massive algae bloom raises crucial questions
Australia Creates World's Largest Expanse of Marine Reserves

Glimmer of Hope for Fungus-Stricken Bats
German Wind Farms Can Kill Bats from Near and Far, Research Suggests

White abalone on brink of extinction, study finds
Whaling meeting ends with mixed results
   
Also see: South Korea proposes to hunt whales as scientific research
                    Whaling nations defeat proposed Atlantic sanctuary
DNA evidence of invasive Asian carp above electric barrier on Chicago canal grows

Mining claim markers killing millions of birds in US West

Native Plant Restoration Not Enough to Maintain Tropical Dry Forests in Hawaii

Mystery of Tasmanian devil tumour deepens - for now

Palm oil for India 'destroying Indonesian forests'

Nutria: Killed by Thousands, Varmint Will Never Quit

Condors' comeback imperiled by lead poisoning
   
Related: EPA sued over wildlife exposure to lead from spent ammunition
No Endangered Species Status for Dunes Sagebrush Lizard

Are Brown Widows Displacing Black Widow Spiders Around Southern California Homes?

Invasive species ride tsunami debris to US shore

Last Pinta giant tortoise Lonesome George dies


Discoveries about the natural world

What was he thinking? Study turns to ape intellect
Some Prehumans Feasted on Bark Instead of Grasses

Parasitic flowers 'steal' more genes from their hosts than previously thought: study
How ants enlist emergency help

Ants Farm Root Aphid Clones in Subterranean Rooms

Stealth behavior allows cockroaches to seemingly vanish (w/ Video)

Australian researchers show flower color evolution driven by bee preferences

Bird's rare solid wing-bone developed for wooing (w/ Video)

Diving Seabirds: Working Hard and Living Long

Eddies, Not Sunlight, Spur Annual Phytoplankton Bloom in North Atlantic

The basic building blocks of life to be rethought after one discovered to be missing

Mass Extinctions Reset the Long-Term Pace of Evolution
Woolly mammoth extinction has lessons for modern climate change

New evidence
found supporting theory of extraterrestrial impact 12,900 years ago
Dinosaurs Might Have Had Warm-Blooded Animals' Fast Metabolism

Newly Discovered Dinosaur Implies Greater Prevalence of Feathers

Where we split from sharks: Common ancestor comes into focus


Weather and climate

This US summer is 'what global warming looks like': scientists
   
Website: Current U.S. Drought Monitor
US spring warming off the charts
Scientists identify tropical oceans as 'beating heart' of climate change
Rise in sea level can't be stopped: scientists
Evidence of impending tipping point for Earth uncovered

More people, more environmental stress

Global warming creates 600-mile flood 'hot spot' along East Coast

   
More info: Hotspot of accelerated sea-level rise on the Atlantic coast of N. America
Arctic ice melt sets stage for cold weather

Today's climate more sensitive to carbon dioxide than in past 12 million years

Study predicts more hot spells in Southern California

Research shows humans are primary cause of global ocean warming

Smaller Volcanoes Could Cool Climate

Environmental benefit of biofuels is overestimated, new study reveals
Recent tornado was most powerful ever seen in Japan


Environmental policy

Green decline continuing, says UN report
Australia introduces controversial carbon tax

Federal court upholds EPA's greenhouse gas rules


Energy Philadelphia Council to require energy reports

Water

Wires turn salt water into freshwater


Air

Air Quality Concerns Threaten Natural Gas's Image
EPA Tightens Clean Air Standards for Soot Pollution

Chemical concerns, waste management, recycling

Infant formula can be a major source of BPA: experts
Injection Wells: The Poison Beneath Us
DuPont Says Claims Over Herbicide Are Rising


Agriculture and food, livestock and pets

Searing Sun and Drought Shrivel Corn in Midwest
WTO rules against U.S. in meat labeling case
Longer life for those who follow nutritional guidelines

FDA urges oysters, clams, mussels, & some scallops from Korea be removed from market

Flavor Is Price of Scarlet Hue of Tomatoes, Study Finds

'Stunted' potted plants cannot grow


Red meat raises red flags

Drinking Coffee May Reduce Risk of Most Common Form of Skin Cancer
Got Milk? You Don't Need It
U.S. schools throwing the book at unhealthy drinks
Study finds relationship between dairy food intake and arterial stiffness
Choosing a Sugar Substitute

Dirtying Up Our Diets
(commentary)
Can Athletes Perform Well on a Vegan Diet?


Health and medicine, human behavior

In Good Health? Thank Your 100 Trillion Bacteria
   
More info: Bacteria, viruses and fungi (oh my!) on the human body
                     Tending the Body’s Microbial Garden                    
                     For our guts, not just any microbiome will do
                     Natural Intestinal Flora Strengthen Immune System
Cigarette smoke damages
fathers' DNA, these changes inherited by offspring
Morning-After Pills Don’t Block Implantation, Science Suggests

Higher doses of vitamin D prevent fractures in older women
Killer disease in Cambodia stumps experts
    Also see:
Hand, foot and mouth may have killed Cambodian children
Combating Acid Reflux May Bring Host of Ills
Cat Litter Parasite May Raise Suicide Risk

Researchers find protein deposits linked to Alzheimer's disease behave like prions

Above-normal weight alone does not increase the short-term risk of death: study

Exercise reduces psoriasis risk
Pressure builds to ban dietary supplement DMAA

A study shows that 'mosaicism' is gaining ground in cancer research

In Gene Sequencing Treatment for Leukemia, Glimpses of the Future

Epigenetic Cause of Osteoarthritis Identified

Spanking Kids Leads to Adult Mental Illnesses

Study: Self-Injury Common in Grade School

Uncontrollable Anger Prevalent Among U.S. Youth

Study shows loss of control leads to paranormal beliefs

Statistics show people more likely to die on their birthday
Certain soaps used to wash newborns may cause the baby to test positive for marijuana

Psychologists find meditation increases awareness of subliminal messages


Education

Kansas headed for another debate over evolution

Why single-sex education is spreading across the US

Law

Analysis: Legal eagles redefine healthcare winners, losers
By the Numbers: The Growing For-Profit Detention Industry
College president 'prostitution' site ruled legal


Archeology, art and history

New deglaciation data opens door for earlier First Americans migration
"Frankenstein" Bog Mummies Discovered in Scotland
World's Oldest Purse Found—Studded With a Hundred Dog Teeth?
Remnants of an Ancient Kitchen Are Found in China

Cavemen Bones Yield Oldest Modern Human DNA

Complex Thinking Behind the Bow and Arrow
With Science, New Portrait of the Cave Artist

   
Also see: Uranium-series dating reveals Iberian paintings are Europe's oldest cave art
    Related: Reindeer is oldest UK rock art
How Easter Island's statues walked
Cow and woman found in Cambridgeshire Anglo-Saxon dig
Rome Icon Actually Younger Than the City
In African Pottery, Evidence of Ancient Dairy Farmers
Rare copy of Waldseemueller's early America map found in Germany
4th of July Myths Debunked


National security, defense

China starts "combat ready" patrols in disputed seas

Astronomy and cosmology, spaceflight

First private deep space mission will search for Earth-destroying asteroids

Cassini finds likely subsurface ocean on Saturn moon

Astronomy Picture of the Day: Milky Way Over Piton de lEau
Hidden portals in Earth's magnetic field
Milky Way was struck some 100 million years ago, still rings like a bell
UKIRT discovers 'impossible' binary stars
Poof! Planet-Forming Disk Vanishes Into Thin Air
CERN Physicists May Have Discovered Higgs Boson Particle

    Related: How does the Higgs Particle give things mass?
Dark matter’s tendrils revealed
The Big Bang versus the 'Big Bounce'
Neutrons escaping to a parallel world?

Physics, chemistry and materials science, mathematics

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