Cornell Researchers Precisely Date Wood From Ancient Tomb In Turkey
...econd millenium B.C. eruption of Thera, a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea, had global effects that likely influenced climate patterns as far away as the western United States. Volcanic ash from Thera blocked the sun and caused cooler, wetter weather conditions worldwide. Rings from American bristlecone ...Duke Primate Center Sets October Expedition To Find 'Juliet'
.... The pressure of human population increase on the island republicoff Africa's east coast now threatens many extant species. The precarioussituation demands widespread help for the rescue efforts made by Duke'sPrimate Center and conservation agencies in Madagascar, Glander and Simonssaid....Six-Year Drilling Project to Uncover One Million Years of Earth History
...to the inactive volcano Mauna Kea near Hilo on the island of Hawaii, to better understand a million years of... the surface area of Mauna Loa is shrinking as the island subsides faster (about 2.5 millimeters per year) than the volcano builds new flows. Fresh groundwat...'Juliet' Evades Primate Center Expedition
.... The pressure of human population increase on the island republicoff Africa's east coast now threatens many extant species....A Phoenix From A Ring Of Fire Is A Pattern For The Recovery Of Mount St. Helens
A lush volcanic island in Indonesia provides clues about Mount St. Helen... In 1930, 47 years after the eruption, a new island with its own smoking volcano suddenly appeared in the waters surrounding the battered Krakatau. Thi...Scientists Urge Further Study Of Alarming Coral Reef Decline
... on coral reef health in waters around SanSalvador island in the Bahamas. It is one of 26 field stations in16 nations where scientists have been using identical methods tomonitor coral bleaching and the decline of species diversityaround coral reefs. An example of the rapidly declining animal populatio...Isle Royale Moose Continue Decline
... this dramatic. After completing field work on the island in March of 1996, biologists estimated that there were 1,000 to 1,200 moose within the park. By then, surviving moose were severely stressed from lack of food, deep snows, and a heavy infestation of winter ticks. The moose population was dealt yet an...Hot 'Lanta: NASA, School Kids Team To Study How Trees Help Cities Keep Their Cool
...nta. In addition to kids at 10 schools - the heat island experiment will involve water vapor data taken by instruments carriedaloft by balloons, and sunlight measurements from shadow band radiometers placed at several locations around the studyarea. The Atlanta experiment was scheduled to start no earlier...First Planned Release Of Captive Lemurs In Madagascar Wilds Expected In Fall
...ny as 20 of the adaptable lemurs to theirancestral island nation over the next three years. The long-tailed, tree-climbingprimates now live in two U.S. research and breeding habitats: the Duke UniversityPrimate Center and a Wildlife Conservation Society site on St. Catherine'sIsland off the coast of Georgia...Captive Lemurs To Depart For Madagascar Oct. 17 For First Release Into The Wild
...ny as20 of the adaptable lemurs to their ancestral island nation over the next three years. The first potential release groupsof the long-tailed, tree-climbing primates now live in two U.S. research and breeding habitats: the Duke PrimateCenter and a Wildlife Conservation Society site on St. Catherine's Isl......tor neuron disease afflicting native people on the island ofGuam, in New Guinea and in part of Japan. "Our team has proposed thatcycasin/MAM may slowly kill neurons by damaging their DNA," says Kisby. "Thecumulative death of neurons may trigger a cascade of events that ultimatelyleads to clinical symptoms ...Duke Lemurs Are Released In Madagascar
... as 20 of the adaptable animals to their ancestral island nationover the next three years. Black-and-white ruffed lemurs, known for the fur that frames their facesand the lush coats of black and white fur, are among Madagascar's most endangered.They are regularly hunted for food on the island. After their...Strange South American Fossil Mammals Found In Madagascar And India
...known in South America, has been discovered on the island of Madagascar and in India. The unexpected discoveries were announced in this week's issue of the journal Nature by an international team of researchers. The team was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and led by paleontologist Davi...Widespread Genus Of Monkeys Gives Up Genealogical Secrets To Columbia Researchers
...tant ancestor to most of the mainland and offshore island Asianmacaques. Researchers examined the DNA in cell bodies called mitochondria, becausesuch DNA evolves relatively rapidly and is only transmitted through the maternalline, making it a good indicator of recent genetic changes. They determin...Three-Day Treatment Cures Decades-Old Case Of Malaria
...aria began in 1994, when the woman, from the Greek island of Karpathos, was found by a newly minted young medical graduate to have an enlarged spleen during a routine physical in a rural clinic. Following a diagnosis of lymphoma, the woman began treatment with theanti-cancer drug methotrexate. But she ...Major Wolf Die-Off Recorded On Isle Royale
... of the timber wolves present on the Lake Superior island park lastyear have died. Park Superintendent Dougl...eclines recorded sincewolves first migrated to the island during the winter of 1947-48. "We had anticipated a modest increase in wolf numbers this year...Caribbean Lizards Evolve Independently
... meteoritestriking Earth or a hurricane wiping out island species , for example -- playunpredictable roles t... twig specialist may haveevolved on a single large island that then fragmented into the four islands thatexist today. Alternatively, a twig specialist may ha...New Species Of Winged Dinasaur Named For Yale Professor
... mass extinction. It was uncovered in 1995 on the island of Madagascar byCatherine Forster of the State University of New York at Stony Brook and ScottSampson of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. Rahona ostromi had a two-foot wingspan, feathers and a sickle-shapedclaw on its second toe ...Tiny Jamaican Tree Crab Made Big And Fast Evolutionary Leap, Scientists Discover
...related to other species and when they came to the island by lookingat their genes," Hedges says. "We found that the bromeliad crab--and also theeight other species of Jamaican land crabs--are not related to crabs on theother side of the world but have evolved from one common Jamaican marineancestor very r...Genetic Study Reveals Sumatran Tigers Are A Distinct Species From All Mainland Tigers
...ease conservation management both on theIndonesian island of Sumatra, the only location where these tigers are found,and in zoos around the world. Traditionally, the tiger has been considered a single species with five livingsubspecies: the South China tiger; the Siberian tiger; the Bengal tiger; theIndoch...