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November 7, 2016

Giant Predatory Lizard Swam in Antarctic Seas

Most Mammals Life Longer in Zoos

'Mean Girl' Meerkats Can Make More Testosterone

Great Pacific Garbage Patch Worse Than Expected

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New Coral Research Exposes Genomic Underpinnings of Adaptation

Nov. 7, 2016 — Scientists have observed for the first time that separate populations of the same species -- in this case, coral -- can diverge in their capacity to regulate genes when ... read more

Japan's 'Common Octopus' Not So Common After All

Nov. 2, 2016 — Madako, which means 'common octopus' in Japanese, referred to Octopus vulgaris for over a century, but a study study has found the Japanese common octopus is in fact a different species, Octopus ... read more

Compound of Sucrose and Citric Acid as Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents Kill Bacteria

Nov. 2, 2016 — Sucrose and citric acid are common ingredients in a cup of tea. But as a NADES (Natural deep eutectic solvents) compound ... read more

Sharks Help Prevent Climate Change

Nov. 7, 2016 — Over fishing and shark finning may result on more greenhouse gasses and increased climate change, researchers suggest. Their new paper demonstrates the importance of protecting our oceans, and the ... read more

New Understanding of Rip Currents Could Help to Save Lives

Nov. 7, 2016 — A new link between breaking waves and the hazard posed by rip currents has been uncovered by a new study. The research could result in more lives being saved, ... read more

Increasing Cost of Natural Hazards as Climate Changes

Nov. 7, 2016 — A new comprehensive study of Australian natural hazards paints a picture of increasing heatwaves and extreme bushfires as this century progresses, but with much more uncertainty about the future of ... read more

'Super Emitters' Responsible for More Than Half of US Methane Emissions

Oct. 27, 2016 — Just a few natural gas wells account for more than half of the total volume of leaked methane gas in the United States, research indicates. Fixing leaks at those top emitters could significantly ... read more

'Farming' Bacteria to Boost Growth in the Oceans

Oct. 24, 2016 — Marine symbiotic bacteria may help to "fertilize" animal growth in the oceans. A microbiologist and colleagues have discovered that chemosynthetic bacteria in marine animals ... read more

'Glow-in-the-Dark' Bacteria Is Affected by the Electric (Not Magnetic) Field of Microwaves Emitted by mobile/Wi-Fi

Oct. 18, 2016 — Technology advancement has revolutionized the way in which we live with radio frequency and microwave-based technologies constantly emerging and ... read more

'Robomussels' Used to Monitor Climate Change

Oct. 17, 2016 — Tiny robots have been helping researchers study how climate change affects biodiversity. These “robomussels” have the shape, size, and color of actual ... read more

New Delhi Residents Protest Air Pollution

Hundreds Protest in New Delhi Under Blanket of Thick Smog

Bolivian Llama Conservation Efforts Pay Dividends

Tourism Boom Threatens Vietnam's 'Tonkinese Alps'

Twenty Percent of Children With Celiac Disease Do Not Heal on a Gluten-Free Diet

Nov. 7, 2016 — Even after a year on a gluten-free diet, nearly 20 percent of children with celiac disease continue to have intestinal abnormalities (enteropathy) on repeat biopsies, reports a ... read more

Salamander Research May Lead to New Strategies to Treat Infertility

Nov. 7, 2016 — Some animals, such as the axolotl salamander, have the ability to generate large numbers of eggs-or oocytes-throughout life. Investigators who recently conducted detailed analyses of the axolotl ... read more

Researchers Unravel Viruses' Strategies to Dodge Immune Systems

Nov. 7, 2016 — As mammals evolve, so do mammalian viruses. In doing so, they develop creative and effective ways to counter and evade the antiviral responses of their mammal hosts’ immune systems. Researching ... read more

Herbivory, Climate Change Factors May Significantly Increase BVOC Emissions from Boreal Conifers

Nov. 7, 2016 — Boreal conifer forests are sources of biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions into the atmosphere. Global warming exposes boreal trees to biotic stress caused by insect outbreaks and they ... read more

Gut Microbes Linked to Immunotherapy Response in Melanoma Patients

Nov. 7, 2016 — Patients with malignant melanoma - whose disease has spread - are more likely to respond to immunotherapy treatment if they had greater diversity in their gut bacteria, according to new ... read more

Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria from Chickens Pose Risk to Human Health

Nov. 4, 2016 — Isolates of a common poultry pathogen collected from animals in Indian bird markets were found to be mostly resistant to multiple classes of antibiotics. The study provides the first data on ... read more

Yesterday's Silk Road Could Be Tomorrow's Environmental Superhighway

Nov. 4, 2016 — While China is building a gigantic modern-day upgrade of the famed ancient Silk Road resplendent in global cooperation in the name of economic expansion, a group of sustainability scholars point out ... read more

How Each One of Us Contribute to Arctic Sea Ice Melt

Nov. 4, 2016 — Measurements reveal the relationship between individual CO2 emissions and the Arctic's shrinking summer sea ice. For each ton of carbon dioxide that any person on our planet emits, three square ... read more

Stressed-out Rats Consume More Alcohol, Revealing Related Brain Chemistry

Nov. 4, 2016 — Rodents that had been exposed to stress had a weakened alcohol-induced dopamine response and voluntarily drank more alcohol compared to controls, a new study has found. The blunted dopamine signaling ... read more

Chicago Wouldn’t Last Long Under Zombie Invasion, Model Finds

Nov. 4, 2016 — In the unlikely event of the zombie apocalypse, it would take less than two months for the undead to take control of the city, says a new ... read more

Impact of Sea Smell Overestimated by Present Climate Models

Nov. 4, 2016 — The most comprehensive study on the atmospheric oxidation of the natural climatic gas dimethyl sulfide has been published in a new ... read more

Informing Action on a Historic Climate Agreement

Nov. 4, 2016 — The Paris Agreement on climate change goes into effect today, but while the agreement set ambitious targets for tackling climate change, scientists say there is a long way to go to achieve it. ... read more

Significant Bronze Age City Discovered in Northern Iraq

Nov. 4, 2016 — Archeologists have uncovered a large Bronze Age city not far from the town of Dohuk in northern Iraq. The excavation work has demonstrated that the settlement, which is now home to the small Kurdish ... read more

Algal Fat Opens Window to Past Arctic Temperatures

Nov. 4, 2016 — A new paper uses alkenones from the Svalbard islands and is among the first studies that present Arctic summer temperature change over the period from the end of the last Ice Age some 12,000 years ... read more

Successful Calculation of Human and Natural Influence on Cloud Formation

Nov. 4, 2016 — When new particles develop in the atmosphere, this influences cloud formation and with that the climate too. Since a few years, these complex processes have been reproduced in a large air chamber ... read more

Scientists Decode the Genome of Chinese Licorice

Nov. 4, 2016 — A group of scientists has decoded the genome of Glycyrrhiza uralensis, or Chinese licorice, a plant that is important for its use in Chinese medicine and as a natural ... read more

Plumage Evolution: Explaining the Vivid Colors of Birds

Nov. 4, 2016 — Tropical birds are well known for their colorful appearance: vibrantly colored macaws, parakeets and parrots are widely considered to be the quintessential birds of this region. The popularity of ... read more

Herbivorous Mammals Have Bigger Bellies

Nov. 4, 2016 — Herbivorous mammals have bigger bellies than their usually slim carnivorous counterparts, an international study based on 3D reconstructions of animal skeletons reveals for the first time. In ... read more

The Destructive Effects of Supercooled Liquid Water on Airplane Safety and Climate Models

Nov. 4, 2016 — Exploring the properties of supercooled liquid water - the bane of airplane wings and climate theorists - investigators are mounting an expedition to fly huge tethered balloons in Alaska this coming ... read more

Discovery of New Bacteria Complicates Problem With Salmon Poisoning in Dogs

Nov. 3, 2016 — Scientists have discovered another bacterium that can cause symptoms similar to "salmon poisoning" in dogs - and may complicate the efforts of Pacific Northwest pet owners to keep their ... read more

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