Sneezing monkey, SpongeBob mushroom top new species list - Mother Nature Network
Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 01:48:20 PM
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Mother Nature Network | Sneezing monkey, SpongeBob mushroom top new species list Mother Nature Network These strange organisms and others made the top 10 list of species described in 2011. The International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of scientists issued this list for the fifth year on ... Top 10 new species of 2011 named by conservation group |
Newly discovered sensory organ in the chin of baleen whales allows them to be ... - Phys.Org
Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 01:48:20 PM
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Newly discovered sensory organ in the chin of baleen whales allows them to be ... Phys.Org Rorqual whales are among the largest vertebrates, yet they feed on some of the smallest organisms in the ocean. They race forward, engulfing more than their own body weight in water and then filter out the millions of krill and small fish inside their ... |
Light Pollution: Animals affected by HPS lighting interference - The Earth Times
Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 01:48:20 PM
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 The Earth Times | Light Pollution: Animals affected by HPS lighting interference The Earth Times Five major animal groups (see graph below) were found contributing much more to the predator and scavenger communities beneath lit areas. 1194 animals from 60 groups were collected in the pitfall traps in Cornwall, UK. While the composition of plant ... |
Shipping Threatens to Trouble Baltic Waters - The Moscow Times
Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 01:48:20 PM
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 The Moscow Times | Shipping Threatens to Trouble Baltic Waters The Moscow Times The Baltic is also much less salty than other seas, and its brackish waters host a unique ecosystem of organisms that have adapted to life in such conditions. That makes any rapid changes in water salinity or chemical content extremely dangerous for ... |
Large mercury stash recovered - Jamestown Sun
Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 01:48:20 PM
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Large mercury stash recovered Jamestown Sun Even small amounts of regular exposure can build up in living organisms and cause reproductive and neurological problems. Dealing with a spill of 64 pounds — intentional or accidental — could have been a monumental environmental and human-safety ... |
Marine Biodiversity and Maldives - haveeruonline
Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 01:48:20 PM
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haveeruonline | Marine Biodiversity and Maldives haveeruonline Biodiversity day brings to focus the issues related to the diversity of the organisms which thrive in various habitats. Our marine ecosystem consists of a large variety of organisms which is beneficial to the natural balance of the ecosystem. Biological diversity celebrated UN says half of global fisheries are exhausted and a further third depleted |
Mapping the genomes of crocodiles and alligators -- It's not for the faint of ... - Phys.Org
Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 01:48:20 PM
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Mapping the genomes of crocodiles and alligators -- It's not for the faint of ... Phys.Org Reptiles resembling these animals have existed for around 80 million years and they are among the first reptiles to have their DNA sequenced. The research could expand our knowledge well beyond crocodilians to other reptiles, birds, and even dinosaurs. |
Federal cuts called a 'disaster' for Canadian science - Canada.com
Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 01:48:20 PM
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Federal cuts called a 'disaster' for Canadian science Canada.com As curator of one of Canada's largest collections of fungi, Sigler has 11500 strains of living organisms under her care, from the fungi killing North American bats with white-nose syndrome to soil microbes that help rare orchids thrive. |
Tiny deep-sea life eats meals from dinosaur era - msnbc.com
Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 01:48:20 PM
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msnbc.com | Tiny deep-sea life eats meals from dinosaur era msnbc.com If a grain of sand falls to the seabed, it will be another 1000 years before another grain lands on top of it, said Hans Roy, aquatic ecologist at Aarhus University in Denmark and leader of the new study, published Thursday in the journal Science. |
Survival of the cutest - CNN International
Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 01:48:20 PM
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Survival of the cutest CNN International As a result, the plight of less glamorous -- but no less ecologically important organisms, such as snakes, spiders and frogs -- are often ignored. Small argues that this focus on large, spectacular species could have profound consequences for a wide ... |
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