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California Academy of Sciences becomes first aquarium in US to breed dwarf cuttlefish

California Academy of Sciences becomes first aquarium in US to breed dwarf cuttlefish

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Anchored to an algae-covered rock in a 120-gallon tank at the California Academy of Sciences' Steinhart Aquarium, a cluster of inky-colored cuttlefish eggs is beginning to swell—evidence of success for the ...


Study of alternate bearing presents recommendations for citrus growers

Study of alternate bearing presents recommendations for citrus growers

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 02, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Alternate bearing (also called biennial or uneven bearing) is the tendency of fruit trees to produce a heavy crop one year (called "on-crop") followed by a light crop or no crop the following "off-crop" year. ...


Women can quit smoking and control weight gain

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Many women don't quit smoking because they are afraid of gaining weight. That's because nicotine suppresses the appetite and boosts a smoker's metabolism.


Cornell releases predator beetle to battle hemlock pest

Cornell releases predator beetle to battle hemlock pest

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cornell researchers released a well-studied beetle predator to test its ability to ward off a hemlock-killing aphid-like insect.


El Nino Could Play A Role In Colorado's Winter Weather, Scientist Says

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- El Nino, a warming event of the tropical Pacific Ocean that affects weather patterns in the United States and elsewhere, has strengthened in recent months and already appears to have influenced Colorado's ...


New insight into predicting cholera epidemics in the Bengal Delta

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cholera, an acute diarrheal disease caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae, has reemerged as a global killer. Outbreaks typically occur once a year in Africa and Latin America. But in Bangladesh the epidemics occur twice ...


Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises (AP)

Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises

Biology / Ecology

created Nov 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

(AP) -- Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.


NASA satellites see Ida spreading out before landfall

NASA satellites see Ida spreading out before landfall

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NASA's Aqua and Terra satellites are keeping a close eye on Tropical Storm Ida, and both have instruments aboard that show her clouds and rains are already widespread inland over the U.S. Gulf coast states. ...


New radar helps monitor site of century-old tragedy

New radar helps monitor site of century-old tragedy

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Nov 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Alberta researcher has turned the site of a southern Alberta rockslide tragedy into the proving ground for new equipment meant to avert such a disaster in the future.


Researchers solve structure of NMDA receptor unit that could be drug target for neurological diseases

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A team of scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory reports on Thursday their success in solving the molecular structure of a key portion of a cellular receptor implicated in Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and other serious ...



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