News tagged with natural environments
Scientists find universal rules for food-web stability
Aug 06, 2009 |
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The findings, published in this week's issue of Science, conclude that food-web stability is enhanced when many diverse predator-prey links connect high and intermediate trophic levels. The computations also reveal that s ...
Researcher uncovers koalas' creature comforts
Mar 10, 2009 |
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University of Queensland Master of Science student Maren Dammann is aiming to uncover what makes a koala's wish list when it comes to choosing a place to live.
Common soil mineral degrades the nearly indestructible prion
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Jan 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In the rogues' gallery of microscopic infectious agents, the prion is the toughest hombre in town.
Neither Rain Nor Sleet Will Stop NASA's Ares Rockets
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 03, 2008 |
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Barry Roberts wants to help build a better rocket…one that can fly despite record low temperatures, one that hail and rain can’t stop.
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A walk in the park a day keeps mental fatigue away
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 18, 2008 |
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If you spend the majority of your time among stores, restaurants and skyscrapers, it may be time to trade in your stilettos for some hiking boots. A new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Ps ...
'Armored' fish study helps strengthen Darwin's natural selection theory
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Aug 28, 2008 |
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Shedding some genetically induced excess baggage may have helped a tiny fish thrive in freshwater and outsize its marine ancestors, according to a UBC study published today in Science Express.
Rainforest rehab in every sense
Jun 12, 2009 |
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Sophisticated sensors that measure leaf wetness, soil moisture and temperature are helping rehabilitate rainforest in the Springbrook World Heritage precinct in south-east Queensland.
To swim or to crawl: For the worm it's a no brainer (w/Video)
Mar 31, 2009 |
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A study at the University of Leeds has shown, for the first time, that C. elegans worms crawl and swim using the same gait, overturning the widely accepted belief that these two behaviours are completely different.
Nature Makes Us More Caring, Study Says (w/ Video)
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 30, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Want to be a better person? Commune with nature. Paying attention to the natural world not only makes you feel better, it makes you behave better, finds a new study to be published October ...
Geography and history shape genetic differences in humans
Jun 05, 2009 |
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New research indicates that natural selection may shape the human genome much more slowly than previously thought. Other factors -- the movements of humans within and among continents, the expansions and contractions of populations, ...
New evidence supports 19th century idea on formation of oil and gas
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Nov 04, 2009 |
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Scientists in Washington, D.C. are reporting laboratory evidence supporting the possibility that some of Earth's oil and natural gas may have formed in a way much different than the traditional process described ...
Old before their time? Aging in flies under natural vs. laboratory conditions
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Sep 05, 2008 |
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Evolutionary studies of aging typically utilize small, short-lived animals (insects, worms, mice) under benign conditions – constant temperature and humidity, no parasites, superabundant food – in the laboratory. ...
Eat soybeans to prevent diseases
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Soybeans contain high levels of several health-beneficial compounds including tocopherols, which have antioxidant properties. These molecules can be used in the development of functional foods, which have specific health-beneficial ...
Coral Triangle could die by century's end: WWF
May 13, 2009 |
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Coral reefs could disappear entirely from the Coral Triangle region of the Pacific Ocean by the end of the century, threatening the food supply and livelihoods for about 100 million people, according to a ...
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