ScienceDaily Environment Headlines -- for the Week of July 24 to July 31, 2011

ScienceDaily Environment Headlines

for the Week of July 24 to July 31, 2011

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Posted 2011-07-30:

• How bats stay on target despite the clutter
• Warming climate could give exotic grasses edge over natives
• Largest-ever map of plant protein interactions
• Powerful fluorescence tool lights the way to new insights into RNA of living cells

Posted 2011-07-30:

• Fall of the Neanderthals: Volume of modern humans infiltrating Europe cited as critical factor
• Oral interferon may prevent and control avian influenza virus infection
• Doggedly tracking badgers
• Gene discovery in truffle dogs sheds new light on mechanisms of childhood epilepsy
• Genetic evidence clears Ben Franklin: Invasive tree afflicting Gulf Coast was not brought to U.S. by famed statesman
• NASA measures wildfire pollution pour over Niagara Falls
• Aging brains are different in humans and chimpanzees; Evolution of human longevity led to both a large brain and brain shrinkage
• Emulating nature for better engineering
• Common Korean surname tells tale of nationhood
• Sea level rise less from Greenland, more from Antarctica, than expected during last interglacial
• Ongoing global biodiversity loss unstoppable with protected areas alone
• Earth's atmosphere may be more efficient at releasing energy to space than climate models indicate, satellite data suggest

Posted 2011-07-29:

• World population to surpass 7 billion in 2011; Explosive population growth means challenges for developing nations
• Unexpected discovery on hormone secretion
• Geographic analysis offers new insight into coral disease spread
• Toucans wearing GPS backpacks help Smithsonian scientists study seed dispersal
• Researchers tap yeasts as source of 'green' surfactants
• Reservoirs of ancient lava shaped Earth
• Organized crime is wiping out wildlife, report finds
• Researchers look to dogs to better understand intricacies of bone cancer
• Artificial cilia open new nanotech possibilties; One step closer to learning how cilia movement is coordinated
• NASA's WISE finds Earth's first 'trojan' asteroid
• German E. Coli code cracked: Rapid, high-tech study of ongoing epidemic creates new paradigm for outbreak
• Bacterial spite: When kamikaze-like behavior is a good strategy
• Growing up on livestock farm linked to increased risk of blood cancers
• Social media poised to drive disaster preparedness and response
• Wave power can drive sun's intense heat
• Cod resurgence in Canadian waters
• A new target to inhibit malaria and toxoplasmosis infection
• Bacteria can 'fertilize' copper-polluted soil
• Closer look at cells: Fluorescence microscopy lets scientists observe exchanges across cell membranes
• Scientists report dramatic carbon loss from massive Arctic wildfire
• Scientists map attack tactics of plant pathogens
• First large-scale map of a plant's protein network addresses evolution, disease process
• Plant immunity discovery boosts chances of disease-resistant crops
• Veterinary medicine students experience higher depression levels than peers, research finds

Posted 2011-07-28:

• Tundra fires could accelerate climate warming
• Social deficits associated with autism, schizophrenia induced in mice with new technology
• More powerful 'lab-on-a-chip' made for genetic analysis
• How early reptiles moved
• Social networking elephants never forget
• Can amphibian fungal disease be beaten?
• Are cancers newly evolved species?
• Seeing the wood for the trees: New study shows sheep in tree-ring records
• How the modular structure of proteins permits evolution to move forward
• Electronic publishing 'goes live': News from the International Botanical Congress in Melbourne
• Largest recorded tundra fire yields scientific surprises

Posted 2011-07-27:

• Heavy metal hardens battle: Body armor hindered Medieval warriors
• Detailed picture of ice loss following the collapse of Antarctic ice shelves
• Reforestation's cooling influence is a result of farmers' past choices
• New mouse model for testing cancer drugs
• Beetles play an important role in reducing weeds
• Newly developed fluorescent protein makes internal organs visible
• Modeling plant metabolism to optimize oil production
• Newly discovered gene sheds light on the evolution of life on Earth
• What is war good for? Sparking civilization, suggest archaeology findings from Peru
• Little crayfish is big glutton in Arctic waters
• Unique volcanic complex discovered on Moon's far side
• Antibiotic appears more effective than cranberry capsules for preventing urinary tract infections
• Biofuels: Novel gene increases yeast's appetite for plant sugars
• Turtles next to lizards on family tree, discovery based on microRNAs shows
• Making biological images sharper, deeper and faster
• World's largest sheep is an international traveler
• IV fluids may reduce severity of kidney failure in kids with E. coli infection
• Pacific Northwest trees struggle for water while standing in it
• Winning the battle against the Asian tiger mosquito
• Saving fuel while plowing
• Mitochondria share an ancestor with SAR11, a globally significant marine microbe
• Global bioterrorism threat analyzed for world animal health office

Posted 2011-07-26:

• Eat, prey, rain: New model of dynamics of clouds and rain is based on a predator-prey population model
• Catching the West Nile virus in action
• Hot species for cool structures: Complex proteins in 3-D thanks to simple heat-loving fungus
• Climate change to increase Yellowstone wildfires dramatically
• Dolphins' 'remarkable' recovery from injury offers important insights for human healing
• Scavenger cells accomplices to viruses
• Epigenetic 'memory' key to nature versus nurture
• The origin of malaria: The hunt continues
• New photonic crystals have both electronic and optical properties
• Chromosome number changes in yeast
• Climate-change-induced wildfires may alter Yellowstone forests
• Warming climate likely to dramatically increase Yellowstone fires by mid-century
• Underwater video camera opens window into the behavior of jellyfish
• Animal species large and small follow same rule for how common they are in ecosystems
• Double jeopardy: Tuna and billfish

Posted 2011-07-25:

• Battle of the microbes: Pseudomonas breaches cell walls of rival bacteria without hurting itself
• Cellular stress can induce yeast to promote prion formation
• U.S. Northwest Forest Plan has unintended benefit – carbon sequestration

Posted 2011-07-24:

• Fool's gold gives scientists priceless insight into Earth's evolution
• New target found for nitric oxide's attack on salmonella bacteria

Posted 2011-07-23:

• How to combat hospital-acquired infections and life-threatening toxins
• Collaboration encourages equal sharing in children but not in chimpanzees
• Quick test to diagnose bacterial or viral infection
• Fingerprinting fugitive dust: Tracking soil microbes back to their source
• Identical virus, host populations can prevail for centuries
• Deepwater Horizon crude less toxic to bird eggs after weathering at sea
• Computer simulations aid understanding of bacterial resistance against commonly used antibiotics
• Diamonds pinpoint start of colliding continents
• Software helps synthetic biologists customize protein production
• Juvenile diarrhea virus analyzed down to the atomic level
• Targeting toxin trafficking in plants and bacteria
• Butterfly study sheds light on convergent evolution: Single gene controls mimicry across different species
• New mechanism in the regulation of human genes
• NASA catches three tropical cyclones at one time

Posted 2011-07-22:

• Parasites help reveal new ecological rules: Animal species large and small follow same rule for how common they are in ecosystems
• Proteins enable essential enzyme to maintain its grip on DNA
• 'Freaky mouse' defeats common poison: House mice found unexpected ways to evolve resistance, study shows
• Nanotechnology for water filter
• Researchers identify seventh and eighth bases of DNA
• Paternity testing helps fill in family tree for Puget Sound's killer whales: Inbreeding could reduce whales' genetic diversity
• Unlisted ingredients in teas and herbal brews revealed in DNA tests by high school students
• Controlling movements with light
• Seaweed as a rich new source of heart-healthy food ingredients
• Full moon indicates impending danger from lion attack, study shows
• Mother knows best for urban fox families
• Evolution provides clue to blood clotting
• Prehistoric crocodile Terminonaris was Texas native, fossil suggests
• Eye gene colors butterfly wings red
• CARE positions disaster relief with promising discipline of humanitarian logistics
• Texas experts bring science and policy to hydraulic fracturing debate
• With secondhand gene, house mice resist poison

Posted 2011-07-21:

• Bold new approach to wind 'farm' design may provide efficiency gains
• EHEC 2011 outbreak: Scientists publish prospective genomic characterization
• Technology to throw new light on ancient artifacts
• Gene required to maintain male sex throughout life discovered: Loss of gene Dmrt1 leads to male cells becoming female
• How the honey bee tolerates some synthetic pesticides
• First artificial neural network created out of DNA: Molecular soup exhibits brainlike behavior
• Newly designed molecule blocks chlamydia bacteria
• The tallest tree in all the land
• Ancient footprints show human-like walking began nearly 4 million years ago
• Environmental pollutants lurk long after they 'disappear'
• New 'electronic tongue' system assesses the antioxidant power of juices and fruit
• Hummingbirds catch flying bugs with the help of fast-closing beaks
• Engineering excitable cells for studies of bioelectricity and cell therapy
• Vegetarian diet may protect against common bowel disorder
• Rapid venom evolution in pit vipers may be defensive; Marsupials that prey on venomous snakes also evolve rapidly
• Gene therapy delivered once to blood vessel wall protects against atherosclerosis in rabbit studies
• Decoding slowness: How sloths perfected energy saving
• Marquesas Islands in French Polynesia yield 18 new species of rare ferns and flowering plants
• World's forests' role in carbon storage immense, research reveals
• Landsat satellites track continued Missouri River flooding
• Chemical make-up of Gulf of Mexico plume determined

Posted 2011-07-20:

• Avian 'Axe effect' attracts attention of females and males
• Stated calories on menus of certain restaurants appear to be accurate overall
• Making blood sucking deadly for mosquitoes
• Soil samples reveal urban mercury footprints
• Solar panels keep buildings cool
• How dairy farms contribute to greenhouse gas emissions
• The face of a frog: Time-lapse video reveals never-before-seen bioelectric pattern
• Research in 'Westie' dogs may hold answers to similar human diseases
• Fewer aphids in organic crop fields, study finds
• Soy/milk protein dietary supplements linked to lower blood pressure
• Bacteria use Batman-like grappling hooks to 'slingshot' on surfaces, study shows
• Scientists analyze, explain the chemical makeup of Gulf plume
• Antibiotic disrupts termite microflora, reducing fertility, longevity
• 2011 Gulf of Mexico 'dead zone' could be biggest ever
• Cadmium selenide quantum dots degrade in soil, releasing their toxic guts, study finds
• Dry onion skin has a use
• Six new species of Eucalantica micro-moths discovered from the New World
• Reinventing the toilet for safe and affordable sanitation

Posted 2011-07-19:

• Monitoring cellular interactions at nano-scale in more detail than ever before
• Origami in seed capsules: Lids on seed cases of the ice plant unfold when honeycomb structure swells inside them
• Gene migration helps predict movement of disease
• Down-under digestive microbes could help lower methane gas from livestock
• Parasitism: Wasp uses ladybug as 'zombie bodyguard'
• Study of soil effects from March 11 Japan earthquake could improve building design
• Rising oceans: Too late to turn the tide?
• Grand Cayman blue iguana: Back from the brink of extinction
• Lab-grown meat would cut greenhouse gas emissions and save energy, research suggests
• Natural chemical found in grapes may protect against Alzheimer's disease
• When minor planets Ceres and Vesta rock Earth into chaos
• Non-Africans are part Neanderthal, genetic research shows
• Massive enzyme footballs control sugar metabolism
• What keeps Earth cooking?
• Deep below the Deepwater Horizon oil spill: New molecular model better explains diffusion of spill under water
• Equinome launches elite performance test for thoroughbred horses
• Efficiency -- not cost -- drives value of hospital environmental services, study finds

Posted 2011-07-18:

• Early talking doll recording discovered
• Lymphoma drug shrinks dog tumors, could lead to human treatment

Posted 2011-07-17:

• Fossil forensics reveals how wasps populated rotting dinosaur eggs
• NASA's Aura satellite measures pollution 'Butterfly' from fires in Central Africa

Posted 2011-07-16:

• High social rank comes at a price, wild baboon study finds
• The genome guardian's dimmer switch: Regulating p53 is a matter of life or death
• Strong El Niño could bring increased sea levels, storm surges to US East Coast
• Dramatic climate swings likely as world warms: Ancient El Niño clue to future floods
• Novel compound selectively kills cancer cells by blocking their response to oxidative stress
• Virtual natural environments and benefits to health
• Separated for 20 million years: Blind beetle from Bulgarian caves clarifies questions
• Swarms of locusts use social networking to communicate
• Link found between increased crops and deforestation in Amazon, but issue not so cut and dry
• First adenovirus to jump between monkeys and humans confirmed
• Protein switch controls how stem cells turn into new heart tissue
• Wood products part of winning carbon-emissions equation, researchers say
• Editing the genome: Scientists unveil new tools for rewriting the code of life
• Fast-shrinking Greenland glacier experienced rapid growth during cooler times
• Brainy lizards pass test for birds
• 'Dry rot' genome offers lessons for biofuel pretreatment processes: Breaking down cellulose without blasting lignin

Posted 2011-07-15:

• Enzymes for cell wall synthesis conserved across species barriers
• Loss of large predators has caused widespread disruption of ecosystems
• Cancer gene therapy from camels
• Life in 'inner space': Joint mission to film marine life three kilometers down
• Print your own teeth: Rapid prototyping comes to dentistry
• Brain network connections revealed
• Tsunami airglow signature could lead to early detection system
• New way to store sun's heat: Modified carbon nanotubes can store solar energy indefinitely, then be recharged by exposure to the sun
• Unsolved mystery of kava toxicity
• Genetically modified Atlantic salmon mating study reveals danger of escape to wild gene pool
• Soil microbes accelerate global warming
• Spread of fungus-farming beetles is bad news for trees
• Breathing restored after spinal cord injury in rodent model
• Colorful boundary trespassers: Burrowing parrots crossed the Andes 120,000 years ago
• Loss of large predators disrupting multiple plant, animal and human ecosystems
• Loss of top animal predators has massive ecological effects
• Latin American blueberries found to be 'extreme superfruits'
• New clues to the structural dynamics of BK channels
• Dust storms: New way to undercut dust emissions

Posted 2011-07-14:

• Snow leopard population discovered in Afghanistan
• Insight into new drug resistance in hospital microbes
• Twin ARTEMIS probes to study moon in 3-D
• Atomic structure discovered for a sodium channel that generates electrical signals in living cells
• Climate adaptation of rice
• Molasses extract decreases obesity caused by a high-fat diet, research suggests
• African and non-African populations intermixed well after migration out of Africa 60,000 years ago, genome studies show
• New understandings of circadian rhythms
• Popular fungicides failing, may cause hard choices for apple growers
• Last dinosaur before mass extinction discovered
• Cat litter to become an edible product?
• Ancient algae: Genetically engineering a path to new energy sources?
• Newly discovered molecule essential to resetting 'body clocks'
• Intelligent street lighting saves up to 80% on energy
• Biologists identify new strategy used by bacteria during infection
• Landscape change leads to increased insecticide use in U.S. Midwest, study finds
• A novel enzymatic catalyst for biodiesel production
• No substantial link between swine flu vaccine and Guillain-Barre syndrome, experts confirm
• Innovative system for producing carpets
• Biologists discover an 'evening' protein complex that regulates plant growth

Posted 2011-07-13:

• Pesticide pathways into the atmosphere
• Border fences pose threats to wildlife on US-Mexico border, study shows
• Greener disaster alerts: Low-energy wireless sensor networks warn of hurricanes, earthquakes
• One in 10 species could face extinction: Decline in species shows climate change warnings not exaggerated, research finds
• Eating nuts daily could help control Type 2 diabetes and prevent complications, study suggests
• Long distance: Research shows ancient rock under Haiti came from 1,000+ miles away
• Switch from corn to grass would raise ethanol output, cut emissions
• Lie of the land beneath glaciers influences impact on sea levels
• Energy-storage capacity of ancient microorganism could lead to power source for synthetic cells
• Hypoallergenic dogs don't have lower household allergen levels than other dogs, study finds
• Tarantula's double beating heart revealed by MRI
• Malaria parasites use camouflage to trick immune defences of pregnant women
• 'Resilience' of U.S. metros measured by online index developed by researchers
• Forest trees remember their roots
• Climate change could turn oxygen-free seas from blessing to curse for zooplankton
• Plants in cities are an underestimated carbon store
• Most of world's 'missing species' live in known hotspots, study finds
• E. coli can survive in streambed sediments for months
• Telomeres: Two genes linked to why they stretch in cancer cells
• Researchers urge awareness of dietary iodine intake in postpartum Korean-American women who consume brown seaweed soup

Posted 2011-07-12:

• Owl study expands understanding of human stereovision
• When viruses infect bacteria: Looking in vivo at virus-bacterium associations
• California groundwater management trickles up from local sources
• Genetic switch for limbs and digits found in primitive fish: Before animals first walked on land, fish carried gene program for limbs
• Biofilters reduce carbon footprint of old landfill sites

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