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Prairie dogs: influencing the accumulation of metals in plants?

Prairie dogs: influencing the accumulation of metals in plants?

Biology / Plants & Animals

created Jun 23, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prairie dogs may seem like harmless little creatures, but they can inflict serious injury on plants simply by snacking on them. Plants cannot flee from their furry predators, so how do they avoid becoming ...


Prairie dog research promotes caring, conservation

Biology / Ecology

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The Northern Arizona University biology professor states the case for protecting the species in Prairie Dogs: Communication and Community in an Animal Society, recently published by Harvard University Press.


Ouch! Taking a shot at plague

Biology /

created Jul 16, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Endangered black-footed ferrets, like children, aren't exactly lining up to be stuck with a vaccine, but in an effort to help control an extensive outbreak of plague in South Dakota, some of the ferrets are getting dosed ...





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Polluting pets: the devastating impact of man's best friend

Space & Earth / Environment

created 9 hours ago | popularity 2.3 / 5 (7) | comments 12

Man's best friend could be one of the environment's worst enemies, according to a new study which says the carbon pawprint of a pet dog is more than double that of a gas-guzzling sports utility vehicle.


CDC: Rare infection passed on by Miss. organ donor

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 19, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- An extremely rare infection has been passed from an organ donor to at least one recipient in what is thought to be the first human-to-human transfer of the amoeba, medical officials said Friday.


Smart phones are making Wi-Fi hotspots hot again

Technology / Telecom

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

Lisa Helminiak, who uses her iPhone as a computer as much as to talk, has declared her independence from the slow cell phone network. Instead of using AT&T's network, she's using her phone's Wi-Fi capability to connect to ...


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French find puts humans in Europe 200,000 years earlier

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (15) | comments 0

Experts on prehistoric man are rethinking their dates after a find in a southern French valley suggested our ancestors may have reached Europe 1.57 million years ago: 200,000 years earlier than we thought.


Nearly 100 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2009

Nearly 100 new species described by California Academy of Sciences in 2009

Biology / Ecology

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

In 2009, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 94 new relatives to our family tree. The new species include 65 arthropods, 14 plants, eight fishes, five sea slugs, one coral, and one fossil ...


Penn State scientist at center of a storm

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Dec 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (8) | comments 4

A few words culled from some hacked e-mails in Britain have generated chaos in the world of climate science -- throwing dark clouds over Pennsylvania State University and stirring up negative publicity for the field that ...


Think again about keeping little ones so squeaky clean

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (15) | comments 5

A new Northwestern University study suggests that American parents should ease up on antibacterial soap and perhaps allow their little ones a romp or two in the mud --- or at least a much better acquaintance with everyday ...


Swine flu toll includes a few pets (AP)

Swine flu toll includes a few pets

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- A handful of pets have been sickened with swine flu in recent weeks, but here are doctors' orders: Wash your hands and don't panic.


NC State vets lead way in disaster response for animals

NC State vets lead way in disaster response for animals

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 08, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Most people can picture the first responders who come to the rescue in the wake of a natural disaster. But who provides emergency help for the dogs, cats and horses that people love? And who takes care of ...


Evidence unearthed of possible mass cannibalism in Neolithic Europe

Evidence unearthed of possible mass cannibalism in Neolithic Europe

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created Dec 07, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (12) | comments 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Archaeologists studying a 7,000-year-old site in what is now south-west Germany have found evidence suggesting that more than 500 people may have been the victims of cannibalism.



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