ScienceDaily Environment Headlines -- for the Week of February 13 to February 20, 2011

ScienceDaily Environment Headlines

for the Week of February 13 to February 20, 2011

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Posted 2011-02-19:

• Oldest fossils of large seaweeds, possible animals tell story about oxygen in an ancient ocean
• Mind over matter: EECoG may finally allow enduring control of a prosthetic or a paralyzed arm by thought alone
• Efficacy of tuberculosis vaccine enhanced thanks to new research
• Biologists use GPS to 'map' bat teeth to explore evolutionary adaptations to diet
• Research predicts future evolution of flu viruses
• Fishing down food web leaves fewer big fish, more small fish in past century

Posted 2011-02-19:

• Fountain of youth from the tap? Environmental lithium uptake promotes longevity, scientists demonstrate
• Experts question aspects of prescribed burning
• Solar flare: Space weather disrupts communications, threatens other technologies
• Reverse genetics allow scientists to slow spread of Rubella virus
• Oxygen levels in the air do not limit plant productivity, researchers find
• Chemical guided missile could be the answer to wiping out cancer
• Leafcutter ant genome reveals secrets of fungus farming ways
• Hydrogen cartridges fuel laptops and phones for outdoor enthusiasts
• The green machine: Algae clean wastewater, convert to biodiesel
• Catching space weather in the act
• Sleeping Trojan horse to aid imaging of diseased cells
• Improving microscopy by following the astronomers' guide star
• Bears uncouple temperature and metabolism for hibernation, new study shows
• Warm weather may hurt thinking skills in people with multiple sclerosis
• World's largest lake sheds light on ecosystem responses to climate variability
• Broader psychological impact of 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill
• Pollution triggers genetic resistance mechanism in a coastal fish
• Multiple approaches necessary to tackle world's food problems, biologist argues
• Chemist focuses on education for real-world sustainability challenges

Posted 2011-02-18:

• Ozone layer’s future linked strongly to changes in climate, study finds
• Insects hold atomic clues about the type of habitats in which they live
• First skyscraper was a monument to intimidation: How Jericho's 11,000-year-old 'cosmic' tower came into being
• Scientists discover agave's tremendous potential as new bioenergy feedstock
• Global warming may reroute evolution, milkweed research finds
• Choosing your neighbors: Scientists see how microbes relate in space
• Waking up is hard to do: Scientists identify a gene important for the daily rhythms of the sleep-wake cycle
• Thawing permafrost likely will accelerate global warming, study finds
• Host genetics plays unexpected role in dance with pathogen
• Storms, soccer matches hidden in seismometer noise
• Why are vines overtaking the American tropics?
• Fossil antelopes shed new light on today's sub-Saharan mammals
• Acid oceans demand greater reef care
• New romaine lettuce lines launched; Breeding lines prove dieback resistant, show improved shelf life

Posted 2011-02-17:

• Finding a way to extend tomato shelf-life
• Iceland volcano drilling suggests magma could become source of high-grade energy
• Ultra-fast suction traps leave no chance for prey animals
• New pneumococcal vaccine approach successful in early tests; Vaccine inhibits bacteria by mimicking naturally-acquired immunity
• Sterility in frogs caused by environmental pharmaceutical progestogens, study finds
• Fossils may look like human bones: Biological anthropologists question claims for human ancestry
• New way to estimate global rainfall and track ocean pollution
• Pheromone increases foraging honey bees, leads to healthier hives
• Researchers model fetal-to-adult hemoglobin switching: Important step towards cure for blood diseases
• Inhaling 'Red Mud Disaster' dust may not be as harmful to health as feared
• Living fast but dying older is possible -- if you're a sheep
• Lavender oil has potent antifungal effect
• If greenhouse gas emissions stopped now, Earth would still likely get warmer, new research shows
• Extinction predictor to help protect coral reefs
• Atomic model of tropomyosin bound to actin
• Active harpy eagle nest found in Maya Mountains of Belize
• Monitoring killer mice from space: Green on satellite images warns of hantavirus outbreaks
• Good diets fight bad Alzheimer's genes: Diets high in fish oil have a beneficial effect in patients at risk, researcher says
• Two new plants discovered in Spain
• Uncovering the genome secrets of the Blackleg fungus

Posted 2011-02-16:

• New malaria vaccine depends on … mosquito bites?
• Method of DNA repair linked to higher likelihood of genetic mutation
• Sentries in the garden shed: Plants that can detect environmental contaminants, explosives
• Science alone does not establish source of anthrax used in 2001 mailings, report finds
• Molecular link between reproduction in yeast and humans
• Worldwide sulfur emissions rose between 2000-2005, after decade of decline
• Rising seas will affect major US coastal cities by 2100, new research finds
• Genetic evidence that antioxidants can help treat cancer
• Techniques to manipulate plant adaption in arid climates developed
• Earliest humans not so different from us, research suggests
• Vegans' elevated heart risk requires omega-3s and B12, study suggests
• Don't blame the pill for estrogen in drinking water
• World phosphorous use crosses critical threshold
• How plants near Chernobyl shrug off radiation
• Ancient Mesoamerican sculpture uncovered in southern Mexico
• Turtle populations affected by climate, habitat loss and overexploitation
• New research changes understanding of C4 plant evolution
• Macho muscle cells force their way to fusion

Posted 2011-02-15:

• X-rays show why van Gogh paintings lose their shine
• Culling can't control deadly bat disease, mathematical model shows
• Satisfied in submerged cages: Salmon happy in deeper water
• Not so fast: Differences in the first embryonic cell lineage decision of mammals
• Quest for designer bacteria uncovers a 'Spy'
• Deep-sea volcanic vents discovered in chilly waters of Southern Ocean
• Jumping genes: Tumor microvesicles reveal detailed genetic information
• Pesticide-free method takes a bite out of mosquito-borne disease
• Mummy remains show false toes helped ancient Egyptians walk
• Invasive plants can create positive ecological change
• Roses get celery gene to help fight disease
• Massive flux of gas, in addition to liquid oil, at BP well blowout in Gulf
• The recycled port? An alternative to dumping at sea
• Lost whaling shipwreck with link to Melville's Moby-Dick discovered in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
• Light shed on RNA 'on/off switches'
• Pesky bacterial slime reveals its survival secrets
• Heat therapy could be new treatment for parasitic skin disease
• Sugar residues regulate growth and survival of nerve cells
• Airborne sensor to study 'rivers in the sky'
• Gonorrhea acquires a piece of human DNA: First evidence of gene transfer from human host to bacterial pathogen
• Arctic climate variation under ancient greenhouse conditions

Posted 2011-02-14:

• Mysterious Voynich manuscript dates back to early 15th century, researchers find
• 'Hot-bunking' bacterium recycles iron to boost ocean metabolism
• Valentine's Day roses bought in UK could 'bleed Lake Naivasha dry,' warns ecologist

Posted 2011-02-13:

• Mystery of how fleas jump resolved after 44 years
• 3-D digital dinosaur track download: A roadmap for saving at-risk natural history resources
• Firefly glow: Scientists develop a hydrogen peroxide probe based on firefly luciferin
• Scientists hope to cut years off development time of new antibiotics

Posted 2011-02-12:

• New way to attack pathogens: RNA recycling system gone awry brings MRSA to a halt
• Livestock boom risks aggravating animal 'plagues,' poses threat to food security and world's poor
• Quest for extinct giant rats leads scientists to ancient face carvings
• Identifying large hurricanes through seismology
• New view of human evolution? 3.2 million-year-old fossil foot bone supports humanlike bipedalism in Lucy's species
• New hybrid drug, derived from common spice, may protect, rebuild brain cells after stroke
• LED products billed as eco-friendly contain toxic metals, study finds
• Virus, parasite may combine to increase harm to humans
• Biologists unlock chemical clues to courtship in swordtail fish urine
• Newly discovered squid pheromone sparks extreme aggression on contact
• Circulating blood antibodies are not required for HIV protection, study suggests
• Pollution controls used during China Olympics could save lives if continued, study concludes
• Vietnam’s biodiversity has deep roots in Earth’s past
• New method for reporting solar data

Posted 2011-02-11:

• Los Angeles Basin long overdue for major earthquake: Lake-effect theory sinks, but quake timing questions go on
• Success of male bustards is measured by their 'beards'
• Plant's immune defense revs up for the morning attack
• Weather extremes are growing trend in Northern Australia, corals show
• Newly discovered deep sea lobster
• Simple marine worms distantly related to humans
• Rowdy residents warn crustaceans away from perilous reefs
• Diet soda may raise odds of vascular events; Salt linked to stroke risk
• Race against time to find Apollo 14's lost voyagers: 'Moon trees'
• Chocolate is a 'super fruit': Rich source of antioxidants
• New method takes snapshots of proteins as they fold
• Single-cell marine predator's unique survival mechanisms revealed
• Understanding patterns of seafloor biomass
• Taurus XL ready to launch Glory spacecraft
• New solar cell self-repairs like natural plant systems
• Invasive comb jellyfish pose no direct threat to Baltic cod eggs and larvae, Danish study finds
• Foot bone suggests Lucy's kin had arched foot, for walking

Posted 2011-02-10:

• Soil science: Healing our planet's ills from the ground up
• Microsponges from seaweed may save lives
• Stockpiled avian flu vaccine could protect against potential pandemic
• Western Australia's incredible underground orchid
• A green way to cap an old landfill
• Primates' unique gene regulation mechanism: Little-understood DNA elements serve important purpose
• Greener process for key ingredient for everything from paint to diapers
• Ancient teeth raise new questions about origins of modern humans
• Telomere length as an indicator of life expectancy for the southern giant petrel
• Dramatic improvement in Parkinson disease symptoms following intranasal delivery of stem cells to rat brains
• Next large central US earthquake may not be along New Madrid fault lines
• Recognizing gibbons from their regional accents
• New explanation for heart-healthy benefits of chocolate
• Border patrol: Immune cells protect body from invaders
• Jatropha: Green biodiesel from African tree
• Earth warming unevenly: Tropical Atlantic sees weaker trade winds and more rainfall
• Using mining by-products to reduce algal blooms
• Challenges for biofuels: New life cycle assessment report
• Biogeochemistry at core of global environmental solutions: Coupled-cycles framework key to balancing human needs with Earth's health

Posted 2011-02-09:

• Turning bacteria against themselves
• Why leatherback turtles linger in South Pacific Gyre, and why it matters
• Detecting pathogens in waterways: An improved approach
• Tool makes search for Martian life easier: Red Planet a good fit for laser-ion funnel mass spectrometry
• Figuring out fetal alcohol syndrome in fruit flies
• Home and away: How do invasive plant species dominate native species?
• Polar bear births could plummet with climate change
• Processed food diet in early childhood may lower subsequent IQ
• Secrets of dinosaur footprints revealed, thanks to 'Goldilocks'
• Conceptualizing cancer cells as ancient 'toolkit'
• Change of heart keeps bears healthy while hibernating
• Urine-sniffing dogs: Early detection of prostate cancer
• Unexpected exoskeleton remnants found in Paleozoic fossils
• Evolution led to genetic variation that may affect diabetes, scientist says
• Giant whitefly: Presence of insect pest discovered in Indonesia
• Air-conditioned greenhouse uses alternative energy
• Play was important -- even 4,000 years ago
• Researchers turn Salmonella into antiviral gene therapy agent
• Indoor coal use associated with possible impairment of early childhood growth

Posted 2011-02-08:

• The brain knows what the nose smells, but how?
• New findings in India's Bt cotton controversy: Good for the field, bad for the farm?
• X-rays reveal hidden leg of an ancient snake: New hints on how snakes were getting legless
• When worms stick together and swim on thin water, what happens and why does it matter?
• Can breastfeeding transmit yellow fever after maternal vaccination?
• DNA engine observed in real-time traveling along base pair track
• Clay-armored bubbles may have formed first protocells: Minerals could have played a key role in the origins of life
• Roaches inspire robotics: Researchers use common cockroach to fine-tune robots of the future
• Normal air could halve fuel consumption
• Pollutants in aquifers may threaten future of Mexico's fast-growing 'Riviera Maya'
• First ever STEREO images of the entire sun
• Different evolutionary paths lead plants and animals to the same crossroads
• 3-D map of fly brain is to neuroscience what genome is to genetics
• Arctic fisheries' catches 75 times higher than previous reports
• Genetic study uncovers new path to Polynesia
• Better turbine spacing for large wind farms
• Jumping genes caught in the act: New evidence that the genome contains many mobile elements

Posted 2011-02-07:

• Secret life of bees now a little less secret
• Air pollutants from fireplaces and wood-burning stoves raise health concerns
• Heads or tails: Cells' electricity decides what to regenerate
• Rare meteorites reveal Mars collision caused water flow
• Geographer recreates ‘The Great Louisiana Hurricane of 1812’

Posted 2011-02-06:

• Discovery of jumping gene cluster tangles tree of life
• How the body’s frontline defense mechanism determines if a substance is a microbe
• Death in the bat caves: Disease wiping out hibernating bats
• Blenny bonanza: Seven new species of fish revealed by genetic analysis
• New twist on the electron beam
• Gas stations pollute their immediate surroundings, Spanish study finds

Posted 2011-02-05:

• Cross-species strategy might be a powerful tool for studying human disease
• Part of New Zealand's submerged 'Pink Terraces' found
• Boosting body's immune response may hold key to HIV cure
• Oil in Gulf of Mexico: Biologists cite need for critical data to determine ecological consequences
• Want more efficient muscles? Eat your spinach
• Oysters at risk: Gastronomes' delight disappearing globally
• Helping feed the world without polluting its waters
• Ants have big impact on environment as 'ecosystem engineers'
• Deadly tool discovered in Salmonella's bag of tricks
• Powerful new methodology for stabilizing proteins developed
• Microbiologists aim to optimize bio-ethanol production
• The 'death switch' in sepsis also promotes survival
• Underwater ridges impact ocean's flow of warm water; Findings to improve climate models
• Rare insect fossil reveals 100 million years of evolutionary stasis

Posted 2011-02-04:

• Communication pathways within proteins may yield new drug targets to stop superbugs
• Wolverine population threatened by climate change
• Two severe Amazon droughts in five years alarms scientists
• Coffee, energy drinkers beware: Many mega-sized drinks loaded with sugar, nutrition expert says
• Water flea: First crustacean genome is sequenced
• Lampreys give clues to evolution of immune system
• New drought record from long-lived Mexican trees may illuminate fates of past civilizations
• 'Red mud' disaster's main threat to crops is not toxic metals, but instead high alkalinity
• Roasting coffee beans a dark brown produces valued antioxidants, scientists find
• First new C. difficile drug in a generation superior to existing treatments
• Giant virus, tiny protein crystals show X-ray laser's power and potential
• Sea urchin embryos could be used to evaluate quality of marine environment, researcher proposes
• Sentinel of change: Waterflea genome to improve environmental monitoring capabilities
• Animal with the most genes? A tiny crustacean
• Current use of biodiesel no more harmful than regular diesel, Norwegian study finds
• Primitive vertebrates with an adaptive immune system

Posted 2011-02-03:

• Ice cores yield rich history of climate change
• NASA Aqua Satellite sees powerful Cyclone Yasi make landfall in Queensland, Australia
• Road may disrupt migration, ruin Serengeti, study finds
• In tiny fruit flies, researchers identify metabolic 'switch' that links normal growth to cancer
• Anthropologists discover earliest cemetery in Middle East
• Ritalin may ease early iron deficiency damage
• Rain in Spain is on the decline, research finds
• 'Air laser' may sniff bombs, pollutants from a distance
• NASA satellite captures U.S. 'Big Chill'
• Arctic mercury mystery: Meterological conditions in the spring and summer to blame?
• Monster cyclone Yasi eyes Australia in NASA image
• Do chimpanzees mourn their dead infants?
• Earth's life support systems discussed in an open-access special issue

Posted 2011-02-02:

• NASA satellite tracks menacing Australian cyclone
• Intermittent preventive treatment of malaria in children and insecticide-treated bednets reduce prevalence of infection by up to 85 percent
• Technology protects cotton from caterpillar's appetite
• Bacteria in the gut may influence brain development
• Biologists discover 'control center' for sperm production; Study uncovers genetic hierarchy in plant sperm formation
• NASA satellites capture data on monster winter storm affecting 30 U.S. states
• Seeking social genes: Researchers compare insect genomes to hone in on genes associated with complex social structure
• Where has all the Gulf spill oil gone?
• Cluster encounters 'natural particle accelerator' above Earth's atmosphere: How northern and southern lights are generated
• Clean streets and intact road surfaces help to keep the air clean
• Newly discovered dinosaur likely father of Triceratops
• New probiotic combats inflammatory bowel disease
• Dogs can accurately sniff out early stage bowel cancer
• Argentine ant genome sheds light on a successful pest
• Bugs might convert biodiesel waste into new fuel
• Explosive- and drug-sniffing dog performance is affected by their handlers' beliefs
• Low-energy remediation with patented microbes: Naturally occurring microbes break down chlorinated solvents
• Go green to give a boost to employee morale
• New quartet of ant genomes sequenced

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