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Showing releases 1-25 out of 273.
Public Release: 23-May-2013
 Current BiologyScientists offer first definitive proof of bacteria-feeding behavior in green algae Researchers have captured images of green alga consuming bacteria, offering a glimpse at how early organisms dating back more than 1 billion years may have acquired free-living photosynthetic cells. This acquisition is thought to be a critical first step in the evolution of photosynthetic algae and land plants, which, in turn, contributed to the increase in oxygen levels in Earth's atmosphere and ocean and provided one of the conditions necessary for animal evolution. 
American Museum of Natural History, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science
Contact: Kendra Snyder
Public Release: 23-May-2013
Scientists announce top 10 new species An amazing glow-in-the-dark cockroach, a harp-shaped carnivorous sponge and the smallest vertebrate on Earth are just three of the newly discovered top 10 species selected by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University. A global committee of taxonomists -- scientists responsible for species exploration and classification -- announced its list of top 10 species from 2012 today, May 23. Contact: Sandra Leander
Public Release: 22-May-2013
Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentThinking 'big' may not be best approach to saving large-river fish Large-river specialist fishes -- from giant species like paddlefish and blue catfish, to tiny crystal darters and silver chub -- are in danger, but researchers say there is greater hope to save them if major tributaries identified in a University of Wisconsin-Madison study become a focus of conservation efforts. Contact: Brenda Pracheil
Public Release: 22-May-2013
Frontiers in Neural CircuitsEyes on the prey For most animal species, moving objects play a major role in the processing of sensory impressions in the brain, as they often signal the presence of a welcome prey or an imminent threat. This is also true of the zebrafish larva, which has to react to the movements of its prey. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg have investigated how the brain uses the information from the visual system for the execution of quicker movements. Contact: Johann H. Bollmann
Public Release: 22-May-2013
UC Riverside announces science research grants related to immortality Phenomena related to near-death experiences, immortality in virtual reality, and genes that prevent a species of freshwater hydra from aging are among the first research proposals funded by The Immortality Project at the University of California, Riverside.
John Templeton Foundation
Contact: Bettye Miller
Public Release: 21-May-2013
Marine Mammal ScienceStudy reveals how fishing gear can cause slow death of whales Using a "patient monitoring" device attached to a whale entangled in fishing gear, scientists showed for the first time how fishing lines changed a whale's diving and swimming behavior. The monitoring revealed how fishing gear hinders whales' ability to eat and migrate, depletes their energy as they drag gear for months or years, and can result in a slow death. Contact: Media Relations Office
Public Release: 21-May-2013
U-M Water Center awards $570K in Great Lakes restoration grants The new University of Michigan Water Center today awarded 12 research grants, totaling nearly $570,000, to support Great Lakes restoration and protection efforts. Contact: Jim Erickson
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Marine Ecology Progress SeriesAbundance and distribution of Hawaiian coral species predicted by model Researchers from the University of Hawaii, Manoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology developed species distribution models of the six dominant Hawaiian coral species around the main Hawaiian Islands, including two species currently under consideration as threatened or endangered.
National Marine Sanctuary Program, Environmental Protection Agency, National Science Foundation
Contact: Marcie Grabowski
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Unraveling the Napo's mystery In the United States, rivers and their floodplains are well-documented and monitored. Ecuador's largest river, however, remains largely mysterious.
National Science Foundation, NASA, World Wildlife Fund, National Geographic Society
Contact: Layne Cameron
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Nature GeoscienceAmazon River exhales virtually all carbon taken up by rain forest A study published this week in Nature Geoscience shows that woody plant matter is almost completely digested by bacteria living in the Amazon River, and that this tough stuff plays a major part in fueling the river's breath.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, National Science Foundation, Research Council for the State of Sao Paolo
Contact: Hannah Hickey
Public Release: 20-May-2013
Academy of Natural Sciences to guide coordinated region-wide watershed protection The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University has received a major grant from the William Penn Foundation to support watershed protection and restoration in the Delaware watershed that is intended to coordinate and demonstrate a region-wide impact on improving water quality.
William Penn Foundation
Contact: Rachel Ewing
Public Release: 20-May-2013
GeosphereNew GEOSPHERE science online covers Himalaya, Colorado River, McMurdo Sound, and more New Geosphere postings online on 7 and 16 May include additions to two special issues: CRevolution 2: Origin and Evolution of the Colorado River System II and The ANDRILL McMurdo Ice Shelf and Southern McMurdo Sound Drilling Projects. Other articles cover India-Asia collision; a Late Triassic snapshot in the US Southwest; the Alabama and western Georgia Blue Ridge; and the Jemez Mountains volcanic field. Contact: Christa Stratton
Public Release: 19-May-2013
Nature GeoscienceScientists explore roots of future tropical rainfall How will rainfall patterns across the tropical Indian and Pacific regions change in a future warming world? Climate models generally suggest that the tropics as a whole will get wetter, but the models don't always agree on where rainfall patterns will shift in particular regions within the tropics. Contact: Media Relations Office
Public Release: 19-May-2013
Nature GeoscienceSea level influenced tropical climate during the last ice age The Indo-Pacific warm pool was much dryer during the last ice age than today, because lower sea level exposed the Sunda Shelf. The large landmass, in place of the warm ocean, altered the atmospheric circulation, shifting convection further west into the Indian Ocean. These findings by scientists at the International Pacific Research Center, University of Hawaii at Manoa, and Woods Hole Institute of Oceanography, appear in the May 19, online edition of Nature Geoscience.
National Science Foundation, Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Contact: Gisela Speidel
Public Release: 19-May-2013
Shifts in global water systems -- markers of a new geological epoch: The Anthropocene A suite of disquieting global phenomena have given rise to the "Anthropocene," a term coined for a new geologic epoch characterized by humanity's growing dominance of the Earth's environment and a planetary transformation as profound as the last epoch-defining event -- the retreat of the glaciers 11,500 years ago. In Germany May 21-24, experts will focus on how to mitigate key factors contributing to extreme damage to the global water system being caused while adapting to the new reality. Contact: Terry Collins
Public Release: 17-May-2013
WetlandsFront-row seats to climate change Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns can lead to declines in southeastern frog and salamander populations, but protecting ponds can improve their plight.
US Geological Survey
Contact: hannah hamilton
Public Release: 17-May-2013
Satellite sees Tropical Storm Alvin's life end quickly The first tropical storm of the Eastern Pacific hurricane season was short-lived. Satellite imagery revealed that Tropical Storm Alvin became a remnant low pressure area 36 hours after it was named.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 17-May-2013
NASA sees Cyclone Mahasen hit Bangladesh NASA's Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission satellite known as TRMM measured Cyclone Mahasen's rainfall rates from space as it made landfall on May 16. Mahasen has since dissipated over eastern India.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 16-May-2013
NASA sees Eastern Pacific get first tropical storm: Alvin NASA's Aqua satellite and NOAA's GOES-15 satellite captured imagery of the Eastern Pacific Ocean's first named tropical storm, Alvin.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 16-May-2013
NASA sees heavy rainfall as Cyclone Mahasen made landfall NASA's TRMM satellite identified areas of heavy rainfall as Cyclone Mahasen made landfall today, May 16, in southern Bangladesh.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 16-May-2013
ScienceSea level: One-third of its rise comes from melting mountain glaciers About 99 percent of the world's land ice is stored in the huge ice sheets of Antarctica and Greenland, while only 1 percent is contained in glaciers. However, the meltwater of glaciers contributed almost as much to the rise in sea level in the period 2003 to 2009 as the two ice sheets: about one third. This is one of the results of an international study with the involvement of geographers from the University of Zurich. Contact: Tobias Bolch
Public Release: 15-May-2013
James Cameron to be publicly honored with Scripps Nierenberg Prize Ocean frontier explorer and world-renowned filmmaker James Cameron has been named by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego as the recipient of the 2013 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest. Also, Scripps's capacity to probe the deep sea has been considerably boosted with a key gift of technology from Cameron, who has donated an extreme-depth unmanned undersea exploration system known as a "lander" to Scripps for future deep-sea exploration endeavors.
The Nierenberg Family
Contact: Mario Aguilera
Public Release: 15-May-2013
NASA sees first Eastern Pacific tropical depression to open season The Hurricane Season of the Eastern Pacific Ocean officially begins today, May 15 and the first tropical depression of the season formed.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 15-May-2013
NASA satellites eye Cyclone Mahasen as Bangladesh prepares for landfall Tropical Cyclone Mahasen has been strengthening and expanding as it moves through the northern Bay of Bengal for a landfall on Thursday, May 16.
NASA
Contact: Rob Gutro
Public Release: 15-May-2013
Nature'Fish thermometer' reveals long-standing, global impact of climate change Climate change has been impacting global fisheries for the past four decades by driving species towards cooler, deeper waters, according to University of British Columbia scientists. Contact: William Cheung
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