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Bubonic plague threatening western wildlife
The effects of bubonic, or black plague on wildlife may be underestimated, according to research published today.
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VHSV: Virulent fish virus found for first time in Lake Superior
For the first time, the presence of an exceptionally virulent fish virus (viral hemorrhagic septicemia virus or VHSV) has been identified in fish from Lake Superior by researchers at the Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine and confirmed by scientists at the USGS Western Fisheries Research Center in Seattle.
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Water Striders - It pays to be polite
How does the typical male water strider manage to be fruitful and multiply? Not by being pushy, says a new study.
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Savanna elephants: 2,000 dead
Since 2006, 2,000 savanna elephants have been killed in and around Chad's Zakouma National Park. Read on >>
DNA analysis for ancient manuscripts
Thousands of manuscripts produced in medieval times still exist today, but scholars have long bickered over when and where most of these works came into being. Now North Carolina State University's Timothy Stinson is revealing their origins with DNA.
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Dust Bunnies - A new study reveals their source
Where do dust bunnies come from? Mostly from outside your house -- and despite their friendly name, they're often laden with toxins.
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Fish Oil and Fish Extinction
According to a new report, claims that fish oil is great for your health are not well established. And yet, widespread belief in the benefits of fish oil is helping push wild fish populations to the brink. Read on >>
Mexican beaded lizard shares venom source with shrew
A new study says similar molecular changes have converted the same harmless digestive enzyme into a venom in two very different types of animals -- a lizard and a shrew -- giving both a venomous bite. Read on >>
Male dinosaurs: Super dads? Study says male dinosaurs were super dads and possibly polygamists. Read on >>
Pride for the clan! The cave bear mitochondrial genome has been sequenced. Read on >>
Six more obesity genes identified In a recent study of more than 90,000 people, six new obesity genes have been identified. Read on >>
Gators find true love
Who says a reptile hasn't got a heart? A new study says American alligators are faithful mates, typically remaining together for years. Read on >>
Researchers discover structure of viral nanomotor
The atomic structure of a nanomotor that packages DNA into the head segment of the T4 virus during its assembly has been determined by researchers at Purdue University and The Catholic University of America. The finding may eventually lead to a new way to attack viruses. Read on >>
Ardipithecus ramidus - New findings for an ancient hominid
Articles in a recent issue of the journal Science reach some interesting new conclusions about this ancient hominid. Read on >>
Fast balls: Bad Calls!
When fast balls graze the tennis baseline, how can referees see whether they're in or out? Well, in fact, they can't, says a study published in the journal Current Biology.
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Dinosaurs may soon show true colors
A new study has determined the colors of 40-million-old feathers, opening up the possibility of decoding the pigments of dinosaurs. Read on >>
Least Sea Ice in 800 years
A new study says there is less ice today in the Fram Strait between Svalbard Island and Greenland than at any time since the 13th century.
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Measuring gene activity in real time
In a new study researchers have invented a system for monitoring fruit fly gene expression even while the flies are zipping around inside their cages. Read on >>
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Shiva Impact - The dinosaurs' true demise?
What is being called the Shiva Impact, might have created the Shiva Basin off the west coast of India -- perhaps the largest impact crater on earth. A new study suggests this impact -- and not the better known Yucatan impact, which occurred at about the same time -- was responsible for killing off the dinosaurs. Read on >>
Reefer Madness - Not! - Study says pot won't drive you nuts
The reefer madness hypothesis has had a setback -- A new study has shown you would have to stop thousands of marijuana users in order to prevent a single case of schizophrenia.
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New insights into extinct Tasmanian tiger
In 1902, the National Zoo in Washington D.C. arranged to have a unique and endangered doglike animal called the thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, brought to the United States from Tasmania. By the mid-1930s, the thylacine was extinct, leaving behind only preserved museum specimens. In a study published online in Genome Research, researchers sequenced DNA from thylacine museum specimens, including the one brought to the National Zoo more than a century ago.
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Alien life on Earth?
Scientists are looking for weird alien life right here on Earth. They are also wondering how organisms from our planet would fare if transferred to other worlds. Read on >>
Polar bears eating goose eggs
As polar bears adjust to a warming Arctic -- a frozen seascape that thaws sooner each spring -- they are finding relief in an unlikely source: snow goose eggs. Read on >>
Jellyfish populations mushroom
Massive jellyfish swarms are transforming fisheries and tourist destinations into veritable jellytoriums, intermittently jammed with these stinging, pulsating, gelatinous creatures. Read on >>
European earthworm invasion
An earthworm invasion, spawned by agriculture and fishing, is engulfing forests in the formerly glaciated part in North America -- forests that evolved without native earthworms. Read on >>
Giant stingray: Not so giant afterall?
If you couldn't believe your eyes when you saw the recent photo of a purported record-breaking 771-pound stingray, you might have been on to something.
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New hydrogen production method may cut use of fossil fuels
University of Aberdeen scientists have created an entirely natural and renewable method of hydrogen production to generate electricity which could drastically reduce our dependence on fossil fuels. Read on >>
Magnetic Nanoparticles - A bright future in medicine
Whether it's magnetic nanoparticles (mNPs) commanding an army of white blood cells to invade a deadly tumor's territory, or their use to target specific nerve channels and induce a heartbeat, mNPs have come a long way in the last decade.
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New super-efficient power system
A super-efficient micro-power system that has the potential to power, heat and cool homes is being developed in the UK. Read on >>
Ozone stunting trees
Tree growth is seven percent slower today than the late 1800s, and is expected to decrease another ten percent by the end of the century. A new study says modern-day ground level ozone pollution is the culprit. Read on >>
Oetzi's mossy eatsies
Oetzi the Iceman ate moss. No one has ever found moss in the gut of any other glacier mummy. So this is one Tyrolean iceman who has some explaining to do! Read on >>
Famous Biologists: Carolus Linnaeus - Featured Biography
People unfamiliar with Linnaeus' work often describe him as a creationist. In reality, he was one of the first scientists to propose a theory of evolution.
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