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Monitoring of rare whales near NY harbor ends (AP)

Monitoring of rare whales near NY harbor ends

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Monitoring for endangered right whales off New York harbor is ending because the project has lost financing in the current budget crunch.


Help for climate-stressed corals

Help for climate-stressed corals

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 18, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Banning or restricting the use of certain types of fishing gear could help the world's coral reefs and their fish populations survive the onslaughts of climate change according to a study by the ARC Centre ...


Right whale sedation enables disentanglement effort

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

On Friday, March 6, 2009, for the first time ever, a North Atlantic right whale that had been severely entangled in fishing gear, was administered a sedation mixture that made it possible for rescuers to remove 90 percent ...


Marine debris will likely worsen in the 21st century

Space & Earth / Environment

created Sep 19, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (12) | comments 0

Current measures to prevent and reduce marine debris are inadequate, and the problem will likely worsen, says a new congressionally mandated report from the National Research Council. The United States and the international ...





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Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists

Turtles' Christmas journey tracked by scientists

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The journeys of two marine turtles around the world's oceans will be available to view online this Christmas, thanks to a new research project launched by the University of Exeter.


New study finds catch shares improve consistency, not health, of fisheries

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Catch share programs result in more consistent and predictable fisheries but do not necessarily improve ecological conditions, according to a new study published online this week by the journal Proceedings of the National ...


Ancient Pacific islanders brought to light

Ancient Pacific islanders brought to light

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 21, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A find of 60 headless skeletons summer 2009 may reveal the identity of the people who first inhabited the Pacific Ocean archipelago Vanuatu 3000 years ago.


Light-Driven Nanorod Could Roll on Water

Light-Driven Nanorod Could Roll on Water

Nanotechnology / Nanophysics

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (9) | comments 1 feature

(PhysOrg.com) -- In a recent study, researchers have examined the possibility of rolling a nanorod on the surface of water. On the macroscale, perhaps the closest analogy might be the sport of logrolling, ...


Transplant guide highlights daily infection risks from factors like pets and food

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Keeping pets healthy can reduce infection risks for people who have received solid organ transplants and veterinarians should be seen as an integral part of the healthcare team. That's just one of the key pieces of advice ...


Argonne scientists use bacteria to power simple machines (w/ Video)

Argonne scientists use bacteria to power simple machines (w/ Video)

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 16, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory and Northwestern University, Evanston, have discovered that common bacteria can turn microgears when suspended in ...


US-China showdown still looms over climate talks (AP)

US-China showdown still looms over climate talks

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- In a showdown between the world's two largest polluters, China accused the United States and other rich nations Tuesday of backsliding on fighting global warming and the top U.S. envoy said Chinese ...


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Boeing's 787 Dreamliner set for maiden flight

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner jet takes to the skies for the first time Tuesday, in a critical milestone for the problem-plagued aircraft seen as key to the future of the US aerospace giant.


Researchers tackle protein mechanisms behind limb regeneration

Biology / Cell & Microbiology

created Dec 14, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The most comprehensive study to date of the proteins in a species of salamander that can regrow appendages may provide important clues to how similar regeneration could be induced in humans.


Asian carp raises fear and loathing on Great Lakes

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- After nearly four decades as a fishing guide on the Great Lakes, Pat Chrysler has seen enough damage from invasive species to fear what giant, ravenous Asian carp could do to the nation's largest bodies of freshwater.



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