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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Pay attention, Shaq: Two engineers have figured out the best way to shoot a free throw -- a frequently underappreciated skill that gets more important as the game clock winds down.
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago
Researchers have discovered a fungal protein that plays a key role in causing disease in plants and animals and which also shields the pathogen from oxidative stress.
Evolution List (Free subscription) | yesterday
A fellow blogger asked me recently "Why waste your time posting [at creationist and ID blogs] at all? You do not seem to have a receptive audience." Other people ask me why I generally treat creationists and ID supporters with respect, rather than taking every opportunity to heap scorn and ridicule upon them. Here's what I hope is an adequate explanation to both of these questions. I post...
Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | yesterday
A fisherman unloads a sashimi-grade yellowfin tuna from a small boat at the General Santos Fish Port Complex on Mindinao island in the southern Philippines on Aug. 11, 2009. Hand-line fishermen in General Santos bring in some of the best quality — and most expensive — tuna that goes on sale in the large fresh tuna market here. Scenes from the Tuna Trade Technorati Tags: overfishing , ocean...
tangledwing (Free subscription) | yesterday
Wheeler Crest Eastern Sierra wallpaper Nitrogen loss threatens desert plant life, study shows Sparks (associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology) and lead author Carmody McCalley, a graduate student, warn that temperature increases and shifting precipitation patterns due to climate change may lead to further nitrogen losses in arid ecosystems. That would make arid soils even more [...]...
Genetic Archaeology News (Free subscription) | yesterday
New insights into the biology of the platypus and echidna have been published, providing a collection of unique research data about the world's only monotremes.
Scientific American (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
A nonprofit group that promotes animal rights in medical research has taken issue with a NASA grant funding an assessment of the long-term effects of radiation on monkeys. The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM), based in Washington, D.C., sent an appeal Thursday to NASA administrator Charles Bolden, urging that the radiobiology study, intended to test the effects of radiation encountered...
EarthPortal (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Known worldwide by its panda logo, World Wildlife Fund (WWF) leads international efforts to protect endangered species and their habitats. Now in its fifth decade, WWF works in more than 100 countries around the globe to conserve the diversity of life on Earth. Everglades Province (Bailey) Everglades National Park, United States Wetland Marsh Swamp Mangrove swamp Everglades restoration plan shrinks...
My left wing (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
( Below: A factory fishing vessel scours a remote Antarctic bay.) Terri Gross' producers find her the most interesting, and occasionally terrifying guests. Earlier this week, she interviewed author/scientist Daniel Pauly , who had some really dreadful news about the consequences of over-fishing, and not mererly the fisheries we know are damaged, but for the whole fuukin' ocean. My pal Suzanne in Maine...
Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Plasmids, which are DNA molecules capable of independent replication in cells, have played an important role in gene technology.
Ars Technica (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
The aquatic ecosystems of Antarctica keep turning up surprises for scientists, who have found flourishing ecosystems comprised mostly of microorganisms. A new paper, published in Science , examined samples drawn from an Antarctic lake and tracked seasonal changes in the viruses that prey on these bacteria. They found large, diverse populations of viruses, some of which have never been seen underwater...
Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Gannets on the island of Malgas in South Africa are in a bit of a pinch. Usually they nest with one parent out fishing, while the other parent guards the chick. However, fewer fish to catch means both parents have to go hunting and leave the chick unguarded. This leaves an opportunity open for pelicans who have adopted a bizarre survival strategy. Rather than fly out to fish for themselves, they're...
Desdemona Despair (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
By JUDITH KOHLER, Associated Press Writer Judith Kohler, Associated Press Writer – Thu Nov 5, 4:51 pm ET DENVER – Airborne nitrogen pollution from vehicle exhaust and farm fertilizer is turning algae in the alpine lakes of Rocky Mountain National Park into junk food for fish, a study says. A similar phenomenon is occurring in Sweden and Norway, according to the study of about 90 high-elevation...
Treehugger (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
It looks like forest, but it's a palm oil plantation... photo: sampsadaily via flickr. Three stories coming in focusing on deforestation , climate change and biodiversity: Scientists point out that when it comes to carbon emissions from peatland loss SE Asia leads the way; development of Read the full story on TreeHugger
Bioethics.net (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Britain is using genetic tests on some African asylum seekers in an effort to catch those who are lying about their nationality, drawing criticism from scientists and provoking outrage from rights groups.
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sorapedia | 10/07/2009
Tamil Nadu-born Venkatraman Ramakrishnan, a senior scientist at the MRC Laborartory of Molecular Biology at Cambridge, has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2009 along with two others, the Nobel Committee announced today.
petercasier | 09/17/2008
Today, the Vatican said the theory of evolution is compatible with the Bible but planned no posthumous apology to Charles Darwin for the cold reception they gave him 150 years ago.
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