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Ripple effect: Water snails offer new propulsion possibilities
Oct 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A UC San Diego engineer has revealed a new mode of propulsion based on how water snails create ripples of slime to crawl upside down beneath the surface.
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Atlantic snails are increasing dramatically in size
Mar 24, 2009 |
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A Queen's University biologist has discovered that the shell lengths of snails in the northwest Atlantic Ocean - an important member of the Atlantic food chain - have increased by 22.6 per cent over the past ...
Parasites keep things sexy in 'hotspots'
Jul 23, 2009 |
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The coevolutionary struggle between a New Zealand snail and its worm parasite makes sex advantageous for the snail, whose females favor asexual reproduction in the absence of parasites, say Indiana University ...
Tiny invasive snail impacts Great Lakes, alters ecology
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Aug 08, 2008 |
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Long a problem in the western U.S., the New Zealand mud snail currently inhabits four of the five Great Lakes and is spreading into rivers and tributaries, according to a Penn State team of researchers. These tiny creatures ...
Controlling schistosomiasis: buffalo or snails?
Jan 22, 2008 |
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A parasitic infection common in China and Southeast Asia could be effectively reduced by controlling snail populations, according to research published in PLoS Medicine.
Tale of two snails reveals secrets about the biochemistry of evolution
Nov 03, 2008 |
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Researchers in Spain are reporting deep new insights into how evolution changes the biochemistry of living things, helping them to adapt to new environments. Their study, based on an analysis of proteins produced ...
Giant snails a danger in Florida
Aug 10, 2005 |
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Florida officials reportedly are fearful giant South American channeled apple snails might threaten native species and endanger water quality.
50 snails shot into space
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May 13, 2007 |
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An unmanned spacecraft carrying 2.5 tons of supplies and 50 snails headed to the International Space Station Saturday after being launched from Kazakhstan.
Watching water from space could aid disease prevention in China
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Dec 18, 2008 |
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Scientists are looking to outer space for help in their attempt to prevent new outbreaks of the tropical disease schistosomiasis in southern China.
Underwater animals fart greenhouse gas: study
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Humans and farm animals were known to emit harmful greenhouse gases through digestion, but German researchers said Tuesday that aquatic worms and bugs are also culprits, releasing laughing gas.
Crikey steveirwini! Snail honour for late Aussie star
Nov 13, 2009 |
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An Australian scientist has paid an unusual tribute to late conservation star Steve Irwin by naming a rare species of snail "crikey steveirwini".
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