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Plastic bait strips now banned 'on sea' to protect marine life

New regulations on the possession of plastic bait straps will reduce waste and make the sea safer for marine life.

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Moles, not magic, make worm 'grunting' work

(AP) -- Gary Revell gets up every morning before sunrise, heads into the woods and grunts. Not because it's so early. It's the term for coaxing worms from the ground by the hundreds to be scooped up and plopped in a tin ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 12, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (4) | comments 1




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Marine mammals on the menu in many parts of world

The fate of the world's great whale species commands global attention as a result of heated debate between pro and anti-whaling advocates, but the fate of smaller marine mammals is less understood, specifically ...

Biology / Ecology

created Jan 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 5

Picture book portrays a 'hoppy' future for endangered frogs

Move over Kermit, there's a native frog rising in the West.

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

U Arizona Wild Cat Research Center to study jaguar presence in the Southwest

The recent sighting of an adult male jaguar in Cochise County in southeastern Arizona came as a reminder that even though the big spotted cat usually is associated with dense rainforests in central and southern ...

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Nanoparticles harvest invisible cancer biomarkers

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cancer biologists have long presumed that tumor cells shed telltale markers into the blood and that finding these blood-borne biomarkers could provide an early indicator that cancer is developing somewhere ...

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Catch limits debated for 'most important fish in sea'

A big fight is brewing over a little fish - a fish that no one wants to eat but that many regard as the most important in the sea.

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 5

Scientists film hagfish anti-shark slime weapon

(PhysOrg.com) -- The hagfish found in New Zealand’s deepest waters is grotesque enough, thanks to its scary protruding teeth straight from a horror film.  Now, scientists have witnessed the full ...

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Oct 28, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 6

Non-native earthworms are damaging hardwood forests

Think of earthworms and a few things come to mind: they make great bait for fishing, they aerate the soil, and they're an excellent addition to a compost pile. But what a lot of people don't know is many earthworms are actually ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 13, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Forests under threat from exotic earthworm invasion

It is widely acknowledged that human beings are largely responsible for the widespread alteration of ecosystems on the planet. A recent study by Dara Seidl and Peter Klepeis of Colgate University in New York traces the ways ...

Biology / Ecology

created Sep 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 4

Looking to quell critics, Twitter ramps up business model

It's among the most recognized brands on the Internet and a bona fide cultural phenomenon, with as many as 400 million monthly users and a brand-new $800 million funding deal - one of the largest ever.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 10, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Great gray owls find a surprising home on timber firm's land

Flip through a field guide to western birds and you'll discover the great gray owl occupies the narrowest of ecological niches in California: dense conifer forests next to moist mountain meadows.

Biology / Ecology

created Jul 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1


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