19/10/2005

Zombie worms found in Britain's North Sea

So-called zombie worms that feed on bones of dead whales have reportedly been found in England's North Sea. Scientists say the worms belong to a new class of marine organism that scavenges whale carcasses, The Independent ...

EPA investigates oil pollution reports

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is reportedly investigating charges that up to 2,000 gallons of oil were dumped into Alaska's Beaufort Sea in 2003.

Seafloor Creatures Destroyed By Ice Action During Ice Ages

The ice ages made massive changes to the Earth's landscape. But what was happening below the ice in the oceans? Research by marine scientists reveals that it was a time of mass destruction as whole communities of animals ...

Study: lighting and how it affects health

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute scientists in Troy, N.Y., say they've discovered a way of testing architectural lighting and how it affects human health.

Mental stimulation helps raise IQ scores

University of the West Indies scientists in Jamaica say mental stimulation through play might improve IQ scores in children with stunted growth.

Microbial cleaning of pollution is refined

University of Massachusetts-Amherst scientists say strategies using microbes to clean polluted sites are becoming more refined due to gene sequencing.

Wright Brothers Upstaged! Dinos Invented Biplanes

The evolution of airplanes from the Wright Brothers' first biplanes to monoplanes was an inadvertent replay of the much earlier evolution of dinosaur flight, say two dino flight experts.

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