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Europe's flora is becoming impoverished

Europe's flora is becoming impoverished

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

With increasing species richness, due to more plant introductions than extinctions, plant communities of many European regions are becoming more homogeneous. The same species are occurring more frequently, ...


French scientist Herwan Amire shows two pink winkle in Xelha's Cove,  south of Cancun

Mexico's conch shells yield clues into effects of warming

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Divers plumb the turquoise depths of ocean waters some 100 kilometers south of this vacation paradise, in search of the distinctive queen conch shell prized by vacationers and souvenir-seekers.


 Killer catfish? Venomous species surprisingly common, study finds

Killer catfish? Venomous species surprisingly common, study finds

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Name all the venomous animals you can think of and you probably come up with snakes, spiders, bees, wasps and perhaps poisonous frogs. But catfish?


Within a cell, actin keeps things moving

Within a cell, actin keeps things moving

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Dec 17, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Using new technology developed in his University of Oregon lab, chemist Andrew H. Marcus and his doctoral student Eric N. Senning have captured what they describe as well-orchestrated, actin-driven, ...


Researchers learn why invasive plants are spreading rapidly in forests

Researchers learn why invasive plants are spreading rapidly in forests

Biology / Ecology

created Dec 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Invasive plants are advancing into Eastern forests at an alarming rate, and the rapid spread has been linked by researchers in Penn State's College of Agricultural Sciences to forest road ...


First comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica's climate

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 01, 2009 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (12) | comments 3

The first comprehensive review of the state of Antarctica's climate and its relationship to the global climate system is published this week by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR). The review - Antarctic ...


Grant to help zoo visitors learn more about science with their cell phones

Technology / Other

created Nov 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Zoo visitors may soon use their cell phones to "Call the Wild" as part of a project led by University of Florida researchers to help the public learn more about the nature of science.



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