(Phys.org) —What do marbled and spotted salamanders in ponds in eastern North America have to teach us about biodiversity patterns elsewhere on Earth?

Biology - Evolution

May 29, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

By sequencing the genome of a Bactrian camel, researchers at the Vetmeduni Vienna have made a significant contribution to population genetic research on camels. The study has laid the foundation for future ...

Biology - Biotechnology

May 28, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

A marine research expedition sponsored by the U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has led to the discovery of perhaps the world's largest methane cold ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

May 23, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

When UC Santa Barbara doctoral student Seeta Sistla and her adviser, environmental studies professor Josh Schimel, went north not long ago to study how long-term warming in the Arctic affects carbon storage, ...

Space & Earth - Environment

May 16, 2013 5 / 5 (9) 13 |

The impact of industrial fishing on coastal ecosystems has been studied for many years. But how it affects food webs in the open ocean―a vast region that covers almost half of the Earth's surface―has ...

Biology - Ecology

May 13, 2013 5 / 5 (3) 0 |

(Phys.org) —A multi-institutional team from the Department of Energy's Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center (GLBRC) used metagenomic and metaproteomic approaches to provide insight into the symbiotic relationship ...

Biology - Cell & Microbiology

May 13, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0 |

(Phys.org) —Whether reaching for a book out of a cluttered cabinet or pruning a bush in the backyard, a person's arm frequently makes contact with objects during everyday tasks. Animals do it too, when ...

Electronics - Robotics

Apr 30, 2013 not rated yet 2 |

The circum-Antarctic Southern Ocean is an important region for global marine food webs and carbon cycling because of sea-ice formation and its unique plankton ecosystem. The origin of its ecosystems can be ...

Space & Earth - Earth Sciences

Apr 18, 2013 not rated yet 0 |

Epidemiological studies have indicated that dietary habits and antioxidants from diet can influence the incidence of neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. In the recent years, a number ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Apr 15, 2013 not rated yet 0

Combined research efforts by scientists involved in the Gulf of Maine Toxicity (GOMTOX) project, funded by NOAA's Ecology and Oceanography of Harmful Algal Blooms (ECOHAB) program, and administered by the ...

Space & Earth - Environment

Apr 10, 2013 not rated yet 1

It is not obvious when examining a wrapped lettuce or a microwavable bowl of Chinese soup. But plastic food packaging is made of multiple layers designed to act as a barrier for oxygen or bacteria. "Each ...

Chemistry - Other

Apr 09, 2013 5 / 5 (2) 1

In the battle against thrips, Cornell breeder Martha Mutschler-Chu has developed a new weapon: a tomato that packs a powerful one-two punch to deter the pests and counter the killer viruses they transmit.

Biology - Biotechnology

Apr 03, 2013 5 / 5 (1) 0

Amongst the range of domestic livestock species, the goat is not just the 'black sheep' but a resource of survival in impoverished countries, and many breeds are at great risk of disappearing. This is the ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 23, 2013 not rated yet 0

Innovative University of Maryland research went to print last week in two leading scientific publications. Faculty members and a Ph.D. student from the Department of Geographical Sciences (Behavioral and ...

Biology - Ecology

Jan 23, 2013 not rated yet 0

A website dedicated to all aspects of food safety for the fresh produce industries of Australian and New Zealand launches today.

Other Sciences - Other

Jan 17, 2013 not rated yet 0