 | |||||||||
 | |||||||||
|
|||||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Key: Meeting
Showing releases 201-225 out of 980. << < 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 > >>
Public Release: 21-Mar-2013
 Vision ResearchArcherfish get an eye test A modified version of an eye test used to assess visual acuity in the military has been given to archerfish by scientists to help explain how these remarkable fish are able to accurately spit down tiny insects high above the water's surface. Contact: Hannah Johnson
Public Release: 21-Mar-2013
Biomass & BioenergyMicroalgae could be a profitable source of biodiesel Dinoflagellate microalgae could be used as a raw material to obtain biodiesel easily and profitably. This is the conclusion of a study led by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona scientists, in collaboration with the Spanish National Research Council, published recently in Biomass and Bioenergy. Contact: Octavi López Coronado
Public Release: 21-Mar-2013
Comparative CytogeneticsGenetic analysis calls for the protection of 2 highly endangered Portuguese fish species A chromosome study of the endemic Portuguese fish Squalius aradensis and S. torgalensis draws attention to their current status of highly endangered species. Rapid habitat loss in combination with ongoing geographic confinement and a poor genetic bank of the two species requires the fast application of specific conservation measures to preserve the integrity of their genomes. The study was published in the open access journal Comparative Cytogenetics. Contact: Maria Joao Collares-Pereira
Public Release: 20-Mar-2013
Pew announces 2013 Marine Fellows Five distinguished scientists and conservationists based in Canada, India, Indonesia, Palau, and Rwanda, are this year's recipients of the Pew Fellowship in Marine Conservation. The fellowship program provides fellowships to outstanding scientists and other individuals across the globe to support innovative projects aimed at developing and implementing solutions to critical challenges facing the world's oceans. Contact: Jo Knight
Public Release: 20-Mar-2013
Molecular EcologyScientists discover reasons behind snakes' 'shrinking heads' An international team of scientists led by Dr Kate Sanders from the University of Adelaide, and including Dr Mike Lee from the South Australian Museum, has uncovered how some sea snakes have developed 'shrunken heads' -- or smaller physical features than their related species. Contact: Dr. Michael Lee
Public Release: 20-Mar-2013
NatureScripps scientists discover 'lubricant' for Earth's tectonic plates Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have found a layer of liquefied molten rock in Earth's mantle that may be acting as a lubricant for the sliding motions of the planet's massive tectonic plates. The discovery may carry far-reaching implications, from solving basic geological functions of the planet to a better understanding of volcanism and earthquakes. 
National Science Foundation, Seafloor Electromagnetic Methods Consortium at Scripps
Contact: Mario Aguilera or Robert Monroe
Public Release: 20-Mar-2013
Journal of Animal EcologySome Alaskan trout use flexible guts for the ultimate binge diet The stomach and intestines of certain Dolly Varden trout double to quadruple in size during month-long, salmon-egg-eating binges in Alaska each August. Because there is so little to eat the rest of the year where they reside, the fish live off the reserves they've built up and their digestive tracks shrink. It's the first time researchers have documented this fish gut flexibility in the wild.
National Science Foundation, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, Alaska Salmon Processors, University of Washington
Contact: Sandra Hines
Public Release: 20-Mar-2013
PLOS ONEWarm springs may be best winter refuge for Florida manatees Natural warm water springs may offer the best protection to Florida manatees trying to survive cold winter periods, according to research published Mar. 20 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by David Laiast of the Marine Mammal Commission in Maryland, and colleagues from the Marine Mammal Commission in Maryland, US. Contact: Alex Theg
Public Release: 19-Mar-2013
Ben-Gurion U. and UChicago announce partnership focused on water research "BGU has been at the forefront of advanced basic and applied water-related research for more than four decades and has developed a number of innovative technologies in the field," Prof. Carmi said. "The collaboration with the University of Chicago will result in the development of new technologies for the benefit of people all over the world." Contact: Andrew Lavin
Public Release: 19-Mar-2013
Environmental Research Letters Study explores long-term water quality trends in near-pristine streams For the first time, a study has compared water quality trends in forested streams across the country that are largely undisturbed by land use or land cover changes. Contact: Yasmeen Sands
Public Release: 19-Mar-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesUniversity of Maryland researchers identify fish protein that may inhibit cancer metastasis Researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine have identified a peptide, or protein, derived from Pacific cod that may inhibit prostate cancer and possibly other cancers from spreading, according to preclinical research published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
National Institutes of Health, US Army Medical Research and Material Command, University of Maryland
Contact: Karen Warmkessel
Public Release: 19-Mar-2013
NeoBiotaCan a tropical water flea invade European lakes? Daphnia lumholtzi is a small crustacean that lives in the tropics. This plankton-like creature is also an invasive species in North America -- and so far, it has never been detected in Europe's lakes and ponds. A possible invasion in Europe is examined in a recent paper, published in the open access, peer-reviewed journal NeoBiota. Contact: Meike J. Wittmann
Public Release: 19-Mar-2013
Proceedings of the Royal Society BMonster from the deep hits the surface The enigmatic giant squid is the same species in all oceans of the planet, shows new DNA-studies carried out at University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Contact: Tom Gilbert
Public Release: 19-Mar-2013
Behavioral EcologyRisk management in fish: How cichlids prevent their young from being eaten Adoption is fairly widespread in the animal kingdom, even though this fact would seem to counteract Darwin's theory of evolution, which suggests that animals should raise as many of their own offspring as possible. Franziska Schaedelin and colleagues at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna now present findings that suggest parents of fish exchange young with other parents to reduce the risk of predation. The results are published in the current issue of "Behavioral Ecology". Contact: Dr. Richard Wagner
Public Release: 19-Mar-2013
Journal of Animal EcologyFor polar bears, it's survival of the fattest One of the most southerly populations of polar bears in the world -- and the best studied -- is struggling to cope with climate-induced changes to sea ice, new research reveals. Based on over 10 years' data the study, published in the British Ecological Society's Journal of Animal Ecology, sheds new light on how sea ice conditions drive polar bears' annual migration on and off the ice. Contact: Becky Allen
Public Release: 18-Mar-2013
PLOS ONETourist-fed stingrays change their ways Researchers from Nova Southeastern University's Guy Harvey Research Institute and the University of Rhode Island studied the southern stingray population of Stingray City -- a sandbar in the Cayman Islands that draws nearly a million visitors each year to feed, pet and swim with its stingrays -- to assess how the intensive eco-tourism has affected the animals' behavior. Contact: Ken Ma
Public Release: 18-Mar-2013
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesAn oxygen-poor 'boring' ocean challenged evolution of early life A team led by UC Riverside biogeochemists has filled in a billion-year gap in our understanding of conditions in the early ocean during a critical time in life's history on Earth. During the period 1.8 to 0.8 billion years ago, oxygen likely remained low in the atmosphere and ocean, with marine life dominated by bacteria. The ocean was oxygen-free and iron-rich in the deepest waters and hydrogen sulfide-containing over limited regions on the ocean margins.
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Exobiology
Contact: Iqbal Pittalwala
Public Release: 18-Mar-2013
Marine BiologyUniversity of California's unofficial favorite sea slug poised to make a comeback After almost four decades of absence from local waters, a special sea slug appears to be making a comeback, and marine scientists at UC Santa Barbara are eagerly anticipating its return. Contact: Sonia Fernandez
Public Release: 18-Mar-2013
CSTARS awarded $16.5 million over 3 years by Office of Naval Research The University of Miami's Center for Southeastern Tropical Advanced Remote Sensing has been awarded a $16.5 million contract by the Office of Naval Research to continue collecting, processing and disseminating data from global Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite systems.
Office of Naval Research
Contact: Barbra Gonzalez
Public Release: 18-Mar-2013
Deep-Sea Research II: Topical Studies in OceanographyAntarctica's first whale skeleton found with 9 new deep-sea species Marine biologists have, for the first time, found a whale skeleton on the ocean floor near Antarctica, giving new insights into life in the sea depths. The discovery was made almost a mile below the surface in an undersea crater and includes the find of at least nine new species of deep-sea organisms thriving on the bones. Contact: Catherine Beswick
Public Release: 17-Mar-2013
Nature GeoscienceOcean plankton sponge up nearly twice the carbon currently assumed Models of carbon dioxide in the world's oceans need to be revised, according to new work by UC Irvine and other scientists published online Sunday in Nature Geoscience. Trillions of plankton near the surface of warm waters are far more carbon-rich than has long been thought, they found.
National Science Foundation, US Department of Energy, UCI Environment Institute
Contact: Janet Wilson
Public Release: 17-Mar-2013
Conservation BiologyUEA research reveals catastrophic loss of Cambodia's tropical flooded grasslands Around half of Cambodia's tropical flooded grasslands have been lost in just 10 years according to new research from the University of East Anglia. The seasonally flooded grasslands around the Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia's largest freshwater lake, are of great importance for biodiversity and a refuge for 11 globally-threatened bird species.
Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund
Contact: Lisa Horton
Public Release: 15-Mar-2013
'Dirty blizzard' in Gulf may account for missing Deepwater Horizon oil Oil from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon spill acted as a catalyst for plankton and other surface materials to clump together and fall to the sea floor in a massive sedimentation event that researchers are calling a "dirty blizzard." Contact: Jeff Chanton
Public Release: 15-Mar-2013
ScienceInspired by deep sea sponges: Creating flexible minerals Scientists at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany have created a new synthetic hybrid material with a mineral content of almost 90 percent, yet extremely flexible. Contact: Wolfgang Tremel
Public Release: 14-Mar-2013
NeoBiotaWhat do American bullfrogs eat when they're away from home? Practically everything! A control program on southern Vancouver Island provided the carcasses of over 5,000 adult and juvenile invasive alien American bullfrogs. Examination of their stomach contents confirms that bullfrogs eat virtually any organism that can fit into their large mouths, whether it be under water, at the surface, on land, even when it can defend itself with stingers, spines, or claws. So native ecosystems beware! The study was published in the open access journal NeoBiota. Contact: Stan A. Orchard
Showing releases 201-225 out of 980. << < 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 > >>
|
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Journal 
