http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. An international team of scientists have revealed a new species of ichthyosaur (a dolphin-like marine reptile from the age of dinosaurs) from Iraq, which revolutionises our understanding of the evolution and extinction of these ancient marine reptiles. http://phys.org/news287773718.html Other Sciences Tue, 14 May 2013 19:00:02 EST news287773718 (Phys.org) —A new study from researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Argonne National Laboratory could herald a sea change in how we think about microbes in the ocean. http://phys.org/news284966361.html Space & Earth Fri, 12 Apr 2013 06:19:43 EST news284966361 A research team led by biogeochemists at the University of California, Riverside has filled in a billion-year gap in our understanding of conditions in the early ocean during a critical time in the history of life on Earth. http://phys.org/news282829515.html Space & Earth Mon, 18 Mar 2013 15:00:10 EST news282829515 This new study uses model selection methods available only in the last several years and is an excellent example of an emerging revolution in scientific inquiry as new techniques are used to breathe new life into old data. http://phys.org/news273166894.html Biology Mon, 26 Nov 2012 15:41:46 EST news273166894 As the Arctic warms, greenhouse gases will be released from thawing permafrost faster and at significantly higher levels than previous estimates, according to survey results from 41 international scientists published in the Nov. 30 issue of the journal Nature. http://phys.org/news241882155.html Space & Earth Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:29:38 EST news241882155 Preliminary research suggests that higher than normal levels of the protein albumin in urine is associated with an increased risk for blood clots in the deep veins of the legs or lungs (venous thromboembolism; VTE), according to a study in the May 6 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news160763198.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 May 2009 17:27:14 EST news160763198