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. The sequencing and assembly of the genome of the mountain pine beetle, Dendroctonus ponderosae, is published online this week in Genome Biology. The species is native to North America, where it is currently wreaking havoc in an area of forest ten times larger than previous outbreaks. This paper determines genes that may be involved in colonizing the trees, such as enzymes for degrading plant cell walls, and identifies potential sex chromosomes in the beetle. http://phys.org/news283541935.html Biology Tue, 26 Mar 2013 20:00:02 EST news283541935 Guatemala decreed an agricultural emergency Friday because of a coffee tree fungus that is ravaging crops and could cost the sector up to $400 million this year. http://phys.org/news279566524.html Biology Fri, 08 Feb 2013 17:22:13 EST news279566524 First detected in the United States a decade ago, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is now in at least 39 states, is wreaking havoc in homes and gardens, and is a major economic threat to orchard fruits, garden vegetables and row crops. It's no wonder the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) ranks this pest as its top "invasive insect of interest." http://phys.org/news276778971.html Biology Mon, 07 Jan 2013 11:02:57 EST news276778971 The United States could see its standing as a superpower eroded and Asian economies will outstrip those of North America and Europe combined by 2030, according to the best guess of the U.S. intelligence community in its latest forecast. http://phys.org/news274367957.html Other Sciences Mon, 10 Dec 2012 13:19:39 EST news274367957 (Phys.org)—Computer viruses are constantly replicating throughout computer networks and wreaking havoc. But what if they had to find mates in order to reproduce? http://phys.org/news265473014.html Biology Wed, 29 Aug 2012 15:30:22 EST news265473014 (Phys.org) -- Wheezes, whispers, coughs and sidebar remarks might one day crash into a deafening roar: There is a disconnect problem in data management policies involving the technology industry as deployed and utilized. Everyone owning some kind of computing device and connecting to the Internet faces a three-Cs looming nightmare made up of connectivity, cloud computing, and compromise. A biting account by journalist Mat Honan has been published about wreaking havoc on his digital life in one day thanks to Apple and Amazon security weaknesses. http://phys.org/news263571641.html Technology Tue, 07 Aug 2012 15:22:16 EST news263571641 A survey conducted by Michigan State University reveals strong public support for government programs to assist farmers to adapt to climate change. http://phys.org/news262438210.html Space & Earth Wed, 25 Jul 2012 12:30:18 EST news262438210 Studying the long rainy seasons in Indochina can help climatologists understand the accompanying and often threatening weather phenomenon and hopefully bring relief to its inhabitants. http://phys.org/news260009138.html Space & Earth Wed, 27 Jun 2012 10:10:01 EST news260009138 An international research team led by Virginia Tech Associate Professor Boris Vinatzer and Giorgio Balestra of the University of Tuscia in Italy has used the latest DNA sequencing technology to trace a devastating pathogen back to its likely origin. http://phys.org/news255783050.html Biology Wed, 09 May 2012 17:00:06 EST news255783050 US authorities have ordered the seizure of 36 websites engaged in selling and distributing stolen credit card numbers, officials said Thursday. http://phys.org/news254682403.html Technology Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:06:53 EST news254682403 If the sun is anything, it is reassuring. It rises, sets, and rises again, allowing us to grow crops, get tan, and power homes, just to name a few of humanity's most important life-sustaining functions. No wonder it was considered a deity by countless ancient civilizations. http://phys.org/news247817719.html Space & Earth Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:15:32 EST news247817719 When a computer attack hobbled Iran's unfinished nuclear power plant last year, it was assumed to be a military-grade strike, the handiwork of elite hacking professionals with nation-state backing. http://phys.org/news238595704.html Technology Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:35:14 EST news238595704 EU energy commissioner Guenther Oettinger is preparing legislation to force oil-drilling companies to pay for pollution caused up to 200 nautical miles off European coastlines, a source said Tuesday. http://phys.org/news222439343.html Space & Earth Tue, 19 Apr 2011 14:20:02 EST news222439343 Scientists from The University of Nottingham have joined forces with researchers in Africa to tackle a lethal disease which is devastating a vital resource and foodstuff... the coconut palm. http://phys.org/news203679457.html Biology Tue, 14 Sep 2010 10:38:21 EST news203679457 Move over, Sunbelt. The New North is coming through, a UCLA geographer predicts in a new book. http://phys.org/news203003796.html Space & Earth Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:20:01 EST news203003796 In the start of a carefully crafted emergency campaign to thwart a pest outbreak that is wreaking havoc on Thailand's vital cassava production, agricultural researchers will release a quarter of a million parasitic wasps in the northeastern part of the country. http://phys.org/news198404252.html Biology Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:00:01 EST news198404252 (PhysOrg.com) -- Caribou and reindeer numbers worldwide have plunged almost 60 per cent in the last three decades. http://phys.org/news165504111.html Biology Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:40:02 EST news165504111 This science may literally be outside the box: A briefcase-sized kit is carried to a field where thousands of tons of food are growing. The search is for microorganisms that could infect and kill the plants, wreaking havoc on the food supply and market. http://phys.org/news154628642.html Chemistry Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:24:24 EST news154628642