News tagged with body temperatures
The gut could reveal effect of climate change on fish
As sea temperatures rise, stocks of some fish species can decline while others may grow, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg looking at gastrointestinal function in fish.
May 14, 2012 |
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Research reveals evolution of earliest horses was driven by climate change, global warming affected body size
When Sifrhippus, the earliest known horse, first appeared in the forests of North America more than 50 million years ago, it would not have been mistaken for a Clydesdale. It weighed in at around 12 pounds ...
Feb 23, 2012 |
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Researchers induce freezing tolerance in fruit fly
(PhysOrg.com) -- Most of what is known about the ability of some cold blooded animals and several insects to survive having their body temperature fall below freezing has led to the conclusion that those organisms ...
Feb 14, 2012 |
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Global warming could kill off snails
(PhysOrg.com) -- Climate change models must be reworked in a bid to save some of the world’s smallest and slimiest creatures from extinction, a Flinders University PhD candidate warns.
Feb 07, 2012 |
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Vesta likely cold and dark enough for ice
(PhysOrg.com) -- Though generally thought to be quite dry, roughly half of the giant asteroid Vesta is expected to be so cold and to receive so little sunlight that water ice could have survived there for ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jan 25, 2012 |
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Hotter homes produce smarter babies
(PhysOrg.com) -- A hotter home appears to produce babies with better cognitive abilities - but before you turn up the home heater to make your baby brainier, the research was conducted on the Australian lizard ...
Jan 12, 2012 |
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Novel polymers release their drug cargo in response to body temperature
A critical step in advancing medical treatment is the development of novel drug delivery methods. While a simple tablet, taken by the patient with a sip of water, may be the easiest way to administer a drug, ...
Dec 23, 2011 |
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Blood-sucking mosquitoes keep their cool
No one likes being bitten by whining mosquitoes, but have you ever considered what the experience is like for them as their cold-blooded bodies fill with our warm blood? Now researchers reporting online on ...
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Scientists find microbes in lava tube living in conditions like those on Mars
(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of scientists from Oregon has collected microbes from ice within a lava tube in the Cascade Mountains and found that they thrive in cold, Mars-like conditions.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Dec 15, 2011 |
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Taking the heat: Asian elephants simply 'ride out' high daytime heat load
Scientists at the University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna's Research Institute of Wildlife Ecology have discovered the mechanism by which Asian elephants are able to tolerate hot daytime temperatures. Their results are ...
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Woolly mammoth's secrets for shrugging off cold points toward new artificial blood for humans
The blood from woolly mammoths -- those extinct elephant-like creatures that roamed the Earth in pre-historic times -- is helping scientists develop new blood products for modern medical procedures that involve ...
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Do lazy mammals live longer?
Small furry mammals partial to a daily dose of hibernation in winter are probably extending their lifespan at the same time, according to a study published Wednesday.
Sep 14, 2011 |
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Unlocking the mystery of the disappearing bats
A McMaster researcher is working to pull one of North America's most common bats back from the brink of extinction.
Aug 08, 2011 |
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It's no sweat for salt marsh sparrows to beat the heat if they have a larger bill
Birds use their bills largely to forage and eat, and these behaviors strongly influence the shape and size of a bird's bill. But the bill can play an important role in regulating the bird's body temperature ...
Jul 20, 2011 |
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Body temperatures of dinosaurs measured for the first time
(PhysOrg.com) -- Were dinosaurs slow and lumbering, or quick and agile? It depends largely on whether they were cold or warm blooded. When dinosaurs were first discovered in the mid-19th century, paleontologists ...
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Jun 23, 2011 |
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