ScienceDaily Environment Headlines -- for the Week of June 19 to June 26, 2011

ScienceDaily Environment Headlines

for the Week of June 19 to June 26, 2011

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Posted 2011-06-25:

• Modern fish communities live fast and die young
• Chemist solves riddle of killer diseases
• 'Orca ears' inspire researchers to develop ultrasensitive undersea microphone
• Lowering the color of crystals in sugar factories
• Pollinators make critical contribution to healthy diets
• Exposure to parental stress increases pollution-related lung damage in children
• Biologist discovers key regulators for biofilm development
• Hidden lives of Baltimore's Irish immigrants unearthed for first time

Posted 2011-06-25:

• Some captive chimpanzees show signs of compromised mental health, research shows
• Sepsis: Leaking blood vessels may be cause of infection-spreading condition, researchers suggest
• Mantis shrimp eye could improve high-definition CDs, DVDs
• Deep history of coconuts decoded: Origins of cultivation, ancient trade routes, and colonization of the Americas
• Northern Eurasian snowpack could be a predictor of winter weather in US, team from UGA reports
• Genes at the flick of a light switch: Human cells fitted with synthetic signaling cascade
• Ovenbirds eavesdrop on chipmunks to protect nests
• Newspaper archives help to understand coastal flooding along the South of England
• Discovering lost salmon at sea
• Protein unique to avian retina contributes to visual acuity by helping eyes 'breathe'
• Physicist's discovery alters conventional understanding of sight
• Effects of stress can be inherited, and here's how
• Scientists uncover an unhealthy herds hypothesis
• Birds 'flap run' instead if flying over obstacles to save energy
• Social amoebae rely on genetic 'lock and key' to identify kin
• No two strands are alike: New mechanism for elongation of viral genome termini
• Even in flies, enriched learning drives need for sleep, study finds
• Study of phytoremediation benefits of 86 indoor plants published; Japanese royal fern tops list for formaldehyde removal effectiveness
• Biodiversity in a changing Middle East

Posted 2011-06-24:

• Marine turtle movements tracked
• Sleep switch found in fruit flies
• Large numbers of birth defects seen near mountaintop mining operations
• Body temperatures of dinosaurs measured for first time: Some dinosaurs were as warm as most modern mammals
• Hybrid Leishmania parasites on the loose
• Model helps pinpoint cyanobacterial genes that capture the sun's energy
• Cautionary tale for people with diabetes: Dog consumed part of a sleeping patient's toe
• Birds' eye view is far more colorful than our own
• Current strategy for medicating patients may be giving many drug-resistant diseases a big competitive advantage
• Stiff sediments made 2004 Sumatra earthquake deadliest in history
• Evolution to the rescue: Species may adapt quickly to rapid environmental change, yeast study shows
• Electrical water detection
• Discovery offers molecular insights into link between Parkinson's and pesticides
• Migration patterns of marine predators
• Thermometer for dinosaurs: Researchers identify body temperature of these long-extinct giant saurians

Posted 2011-06-23:

• Teeming with life, Pacific's California current likened to Africa's Serengeti Plain
• Economic cost of weather may total 5 billion in US
• Caribou in Alberta's oil sands stressed by human activity, not wolves, research suggests
• Wild Cuban crocodiles hybridize with American crocs
• Researchers create tool to put the lid on solar power fluctuations
• Oldest Eurasian hominoids lived in Swabia: Molar tooth dated at 17 million years old
• Picky pollinators: Native U.S. bees are selective about where they live and feed
• Cutting edge training developed the human brain 80,000 years ago
• Self-cleaning anodes could facilitate cost-effective coal-powered fuel cells
• Livestock manure and agricultural by-products to produce biogas
• Surprises from the ocean: Marine plankton and ocean pH
• Lyme disease tick adapts to life on the (fragmented) prairie
• Consumer views on eating cloned animals: Americans more accepting than Europeans, study suggests
• How dense is a cell? Combining ancient principle with new technology, researchers devise new way to answer question
• Strawberries boost red blood cells, study finds
• Where will grizzly bears roam? Conservation value of roadless public land in Montana's Crown of the Continent Ecosystem
• 'Lover's lane' for birds found in Arctic
• Yeast genomes: Genetic codes for species of yeasts identified and compared
• Birds of a feather display only a fraction of possible colors
• Early-season strawberry tested in high elevation conditions
• Artificial light quality affects herbivore preference for seedlings
• Decade-long study of Pacific predators shows importance of biological 'hotspots'
• Plant growth rate, stem length unaffected by rice hull, peat substrate

Posted 2011-06-22:

• Multiple ocean stresses threaten 'globally significant' marine extinction, experts warn
• Forklift trucks that run on a green charge
• Survival of the weakest? Bacteria develop restraint for survival in a rock-paper-scissors community
• Earliest art in the Americas: Ice Age image of mammoth or mastodon found in Florida
• Blueberries help lab rats build strong bones
• Adulterated cocaine causing serious skin reactions; With up to 70 percent contaminated, doctors warn of potential public health epidemic
• Shipwrecks no more: Recycling old boats
• Can humans sense Earth's magnetism? Human retina protein can function as light-sensitive magnetic sensor
• Resveratrol studies confirms potential health boost
• Causes of melting tropical glaciers over past 10,000 years identified
• Seven new species of mammals discovered in Philippines
• Fastest sea-level rise in 2,000 years linked to increasing global temperatures
• Fighting massive declines in frog populations with bacteria and fungicides
• Madagascar marine resources plundered by international seafood markets
• Unexpected function of dyslexia-linked gene: Controlling cilia of cells
• Mimicking nature at the nanoscale: Selective transport across a biomimetic nanopore
• How the immune system responds to hepatitis A virus

Posted 2011-06-21:

• Horse blind date could lead to loss of foal
• Production of mustard oils: On the origin of an enzyme
• Fat substitutes linked to weight gain: Rats on high-fat diet gained more weight after eating low-calorie potato chips made with fat substitutes
• Enzymes will play a key role in development of sustainable society, expert says
• Atmospheric carbon dioxide buildup unlikely to spark abrupt climate change, scientists find
• 'My dishwasher is trying to kill me': New research finds harmful fungal pathogens living in dishwasher seals
• Ancient Mycenaean fortress uncovered
• Did climate change cause Greenland's ancient Viking community to collapse?
• Could bacterial predator be harnessed to mop up biofilms?
• Cholesterol boosts antibiotic resistance in H. pylori
• Surroundings matter: Researchers engineer the environment for stem cell development to control differentiation
• Arctic snow can harbor deadly assassin: Killer fungal strains
• From seawater to freshwater with a nanotechnology filter
• Finding reserves on the electrical grid
• Grab the leash: Dog walkers more likely to reach exercise benchmarks
• Salt marsh sediments help gauge climate-change-induced sea level rise
• Researchers link fastest sea-level rise in two millennia to increasing temperatures
• Hybrid lab combines technologies to make biorenewable fuels and products

Posted 2011-06-20:

• Cave researchers explore stream-filled cavern at entrance to Jerusalem
• Molecular movements could lead to new way to treat cancer
• 'Lost' bats found breeding on UK's Isles of Scilly
• Mimivirus isolated, genome amputated

Posted 2011-06-19:

• More evidence vitamin D boosts immune response
• New clues about protein linked to Parkinson's disease: Structural biologists measure energy difference between protein variants
• Dawn of agriculture took toll on health
• Ocean's harmful low-oxygen zones growing, are sensitive to small changes in climate

Posted 2011-06-18:

• Tapeworm drug inhibits colon cancer metastasis
• Size matters -- in virulent fungal spores -- and suggests ways to stop a killer
• Nitrogen-fixing bacterial symbiont promises trove of natural products
• How the immune system fights back against anthrax infections
• Gatekeepers: How microbes make it past tight spaces between cells
• Where have all the flowers gone? High-mountain wildflower season reduced, affecting pollinators like bees, hummingbirds
• Heightened immunity to colds makes asthma flare-ups worse, study suggests
• Lyme disease bacteria take cover in lymph nodes
• Landsat 5 satellite helps emergency managers fight largest fire in Arizona history
• Zebra mussel invasion in Spain is irreversible, experts say
• Scientists develop a fatty 'kryptonite' to defeat multidrug-resistant 'super bugs'
• Plants teach humans a thing or two about fighting diseases
• Scientists learn how horseweed shrugs off herbicide
• Consumers express their concern about the EHEC bacteria
• Simulation models offer clarity with regard to energy transition decisions
• For third consecutive year, Spanish Institute of Oceanography obtains massive bluefin tuna spawnings in captivity

Posted 2011-06-17:

• Important aspects of signaling across cell membranes in plants revealed
• Fly larvae used to remove organic waste on an industrial scale
• A knockout resource for mouse genetics: Mouse gene knockout resource will empower mammalian gene studies for a generation
• Neutrons, simulations reveal details of molecule that complicates next-generation biofuels
• Old, large, living trees must be left standing to protect nesting animals, study shows
• Port of Athens was once an island, French-Greek team finds
• First self-powered device with wireless data transmission
• What will climate change and sea level rise mean for barrier islands?
• Golden algae responsible for killing millions of fish is less toxic in sunlight
• Fish weight-watchers
• Life after 'Snowball Earth': New fossils suggest rapid recovery of life after global freeze
• E. coli bacteria more likely to develop resistance after exposure to low levels of antibiotics
• What makes a plant a plant?
• Early French had a taste for beer
• Scientists override errant form of genetic signaling for first time: Changing genetic 'red light' to green holds promise for treating disease
• 'Glowing hands' in the waiting room improves kids' handwashing
• Dating an ancient episode of severe global warming
• When singing mice choose a mate, a skillful song gets the gal
• Leaky genes put evolution on the fast track, researchers find
• Using olive oil in your diet may prevent a stroke
• The mushroom with no name
• Landsat 5 satellite sees Mississippi River floodwaters lingering
• Fortifying corn masa flour with folic acid could prevent birth defects, March of Dimes says
• New supercomputer will chase novel genes
• Youths in tough gangs own dogs for companionship and socializing

Posted 2011-06-16:

• NASA satellite gallery shows Chilean volcano plume moving around the world
• 'SpongeBob' mushroom discovered in the forests of Borneo
• Evidence of a natural origin for banned drug that plumps up livestock
• Malaria vaccination strategy provides model for superior protection
• European experts propose method to harmonize nuclear emergency plans
• Low-carbohydrate, high-protein diets may reduce both tumor growth rates and cancer risk
• Wild winds: Changes in weather patterns creating more severe storms
• 'Casanova gene' in female songbirds: Females inherit 'infidelity gene' from their fathers
• Using recycled cardboard in food packaging risks contaminating food with mineral oils, study finds
• Wired for sound: A small fish's brain illustrates how people and other vertebrates produce sounds
• 'Thermal pollution' in rivers not fully mediated by gravel augmentation
• Daytime sleepiness is associated with an increased craving for carbs among teens
• 3-D tracking of single molecules inside cells using new multifocal plane microscopy method
• Rainwater harvest study finds roofing material affects water quality

Posted 2011-06-15:

• Stress may lead to better bird parenting
• Flooding of farmland does not increase levels of potentially harmful flame retardants in milk, study suggests
• Why hair turns gray: Communication between hair follicles and melanocyte stem cells key to mystery
• New cell type offers immunology hope
• Salivating over wheat plants may net Hessian flies big meal or death
• Ancestry plays vital role in nutrition and disease, study shows
• Major flooding on the Mississippi River likely to cause large Gulf of Mexico dead zone
• New insights on how solar minimums affect Earth
• Poplar tree leaf bud extract could fight skin aging
• Algal turf scrubbers clean water with sunlight
• Proving Darwin right: New study supports hypothesis that competition is stronger between more closely related species
• Deadly amphibian disease found in the last disease-free region of central America
• New clues about aging: Genetic splicing mechanism triggers both premature aging syndrome and normal cellular aging
• Life-history traits of extinct species may be discoverable, large-scale DNA sequencing data suggest
• Undernourishment in pregnant, lactating females found key to next generation's disease
• Controlling starch in sugar factories
• The energy debate: Coal vs. nuclear
• Record Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' predicted due to Mississippi River flooding
• Palm oil insulation could transform transformers

Posted 2011-06-14:

• Clever tool use in parrots and crows
• Dengue virus circulating between monkeys and mosquitoes could emerge to cause human outbreaks
• Birdsong independent of brain size: Sex difference in the brain varies according to social status
• New study of storm generation could improve rainfall prediction in West Africa
• Tiny marine animals found to share 'diver's weight belt' technique with whales
• Single GFP-expressing cell is basis of living laser device
• In very narrow spaces, liquids behave more like gels
• How spiders breathe under water: Spider's diving bell performs like gill extracting oxygen from water
• First wood-digesting enzyme found in bacteria could boost biofuel production
• Deciding to stay or go is a deep-seated brain function, monkey-watching researchers find
• We are all mutants: First direct whole-genome measure of human mutation predicts 60 new mutations in each of us
• New evidence of genetic 'arms race' against malaria
• Widespread stream biodiversity declines at low levels of urban development
• Tuning 'metasurface' with fluid in new concept for sensing and chemistry
• Silver from the Americas may have entered the Spanish economy later than thought
• Walking microdroplets collect viruses and bacteria
• How prehistoric Native Americans of Cahokia made copper artifacts

Posted 2011-06-13:

• Chemistry with sunlight: Combining electrochemistry and photovoltaics to clean up oxidation reactions
• Non-alcoholic wheat beer boosts athletes' health, sport doctors say
• Citrate key in bone's nanostructure
• Using waste heat from automobile exhaust
• Eight substances added to U.S. Report on Carcinogens, including formaldehyde, may increase cancer risk
• Nighttime lights clarify economic activity: Combining lights and statistics may yield high-resolution global economic data
• Researchers link cell division and oxygen levels; Findings also solve long-standing paradox
• Chasing EHEC via computer: Scientists in Germany provide free access to enteric pathogen's genetic regulation data
• Family genetic research reveals the speed of human mutation

Posted 2011-06-12:

• Photosynthesis mechanics: Tapping into plants is the key to combat climate change, says scientist
• Key function of enzyme involved in RNA processing described
• 'Super varieties' of wheat expected to boost yields and block deadly threat to food security
• Communicating in a crisis: Researchers devise new technique to help rescuers communicate after terrorist attacks
• Earth from space: A gush of volcanic gas
• New constellations of species change ecosystems

Posted 2011-06-11:

• Biologists uncover regulatory mechanism for gene expression in the visual system
• Two isolates from E. coli outbreak sequenced
• Landsat satellite images compare before and after Massachusetts tornado
• Fighting oil-spills with air-bubbles
• New parallelization technique boosts computers' ability to model biological systems
• NASA's 'Age of Aquarius' dawns with California launch
• Venice to suffer fewer storm surges
• Meteorite holds clues to organic chemistry of early Earth
• How cells' sensing hairs are made
• Adjustable valves gave ancient plants the edge
• Chemists devise better way to prepare workhorse molecules
• Saving wildlife with forensic genetics
• Deaths and major morbidity from asbestos-related diseases in Asia likely to surge in next 20 years, experts warn
• NASA goes below the surface to understand salinity
• Genome sequence could reveal 'Achilles' heels' of important wheat disease
• Significant litter of cheetah cubs born at Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute
• European Union's 'DemoCLOCK' project to cut cost of capturing CO₂

Posted 2011-06-10:

• Why animals don't have infrared vision: Source of the visual system's 'false alarms' discovered
• Swine flu spread was much wider than first thought, scientists say
• Early agricultural piracy informs the domestication of rice
• Study confirms safety, cancer-targeting ability of nutrient in broccoli, other vegetables, researchers say
• 'Biological circuit' components developed; New microscope technique for measuring them
• Canine connection: Study explores how dogs think and learn about human behavior
• Huge ancient language dictionary finished after 90 years
• Aircraft systems in the environmental chamber
• Competition between females leads to infanticide in some primates
• Can evolution outpace climate change? Tiny seashore animal suggests not
• An alternative to antibiotics
• Ecology biased against non-native species?
• Water's surface not all wet: Some water molecules split the difference between gas and liquid
• Stable temperatures boost biodiversity in tropical mountains, study finds
• Asteroid served up 'custom orders' of life's ingredients
• Engaging high school students in soil science inquiry
• Dramatic fall in cases of meningitis A in three West African nations after new vaccine introduction
• Is free global trade too great a threat to food supplies, natural heritage and health?

Posted 2011-06-09:

• Stranding records are faithful reflection of live whale and dolphin populations, study suggests
• Planet's soils are under threat, expert warns
• Tut, tut: Microbial growth in pharaoh's tomb suggests burial was a rush job
• Dolphins use double sonar: Researchers discover that dolphins can generate two sound beam projections simultaneously
• Dangerous toxin discovered in critically endangered Hawaiian monk seal
• Lack of relationships, education top list of common American regrets
• Scientists create humanized mouse model for hepatitis C
• Mountain pine beetle activity may impact snow accumulation and melt
• Current carbon dioxide emission higher than it was just before ancient episode of severe global warming
• Bacteria that clean art: Restorers and microbiologists use bacteria to make works of art shine like new
• GPS stations can detect clandestine nuclear tests
• Bacteria on old-growth trees may help forests grow
• 'Wrong'-time eating reduces fertility in fruit flies: Study points to fertility-metabolism connection
• New bee viruses identified: Finding offers baseline to study colony collapse
• Coffee drinking improves hepatitis C treatment response, study suggests

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