NASA satellites detect 'glow' of plankton in black waters
...hytoplankton die, sink to the ocean bottom and are eaten by bacteria. The bacteria consume the algae and deplete oxygen from the water that leads to fish kills. Chuanmin Hu and Frank Muller-Karger, oceanographers at the College of Marine Science of University of South Florida, St. Petersburg, Fla., used fl...PCB breakdown in rivers depends on sediment-specific bacteria, find Carnegie Mellon U. scientists
...es convincing evidence that how quickly a PCB gets eaten and what it becomes depends on where it settles. Using DNA fingerprinting, the Carnegie Mellon team discovered distinct bacterial populations in the first-ever side-by-side comparison of PCB-laden sediments taken from separate, contaminated rivers. T...'Weed from hell' found in Texas
...ples" contain more than 100 seeds and are readily eaten by cattle and wildlife, including deer, wild hogs, raccoons and birds. The seeds, which are not digested, may be quickly distributed over a wide area, Redmon said. The weed is native to Argentina and central Brazil. In the United States, it was fir...Whales, seals or men? Who stole all the fish?
...n seems enormous. Estimates put the amount of fish eaten by marine mammals worldwide at more than 800 million tonnes annually, or roughly 10 times the worldwide ocean fish harvest, says Kristin Kaschner, a marine biologist at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver. However, the picture cha...Phytoplankton may stimulate uptake of CO2
...ppen," said Hales. "If the phytoplankton are just eaten at the surface, or don't sink to any great depth then the carbon is eventually released back into the atmosphere." Another complication in phytoplankton production is the availability of silicate, which is potentially a limiting factor in the growt...A&M researcher studying genes of mosquitoes
...rly and susceptible to being slapped by a human or eaten by a predator," she explained. "We want to know how the mosquito gets rid of all this water so fast. It is very complex process." To do so, researchers are cloning mosquito genes and studying cell receptors, the proteins in the cell......-round. They may have hunted one deer a season and eaten it over several months. We can go to the supermarket and buy as much meat as we want." "I think we can learn a lesson from this," Stanford said. "Eating meat is fine, but in moderation and with a lot of exercise."...As obesity skyrockets, Joslin Diabetes Center urges action to stem the tide of type 2 diabetes
...ories on a giant cookie snack assuming the portion eaten will be only one quarter of the cookie. And the health care and health insurance industries must not only increase study of the fundamental mechanisms of obesity and diabetes, but also the focus on public education," he said. "These efforts...Toxin combo common in fish appears capable of impairing motor skills
...the effects of exposure to toxicants in fish being eaten in large quantities by Laotian and Hmong refugees in Green Bay and Appleton, Wis. In the study, female rats were exposed to just PCBs or just MeHg or to both chemicals, beginning four weeks before breeding and ending when their pups were ...Food tastes stronger when you're hungry
... 16 male undergraduates to forgo breakfast, having eaten a set dinner at 6.30 the previous evening. He then asked the students to sip sugar, salt or quinine solutions of different concentrations, and let him know when they thought they were tasting sweet, salty or bitter drinks. One hour after lunch, the v...Want a side of algae with that? Hawaiian farmers sell seaweed by the seashore
... The alga, known as "long ogo" by the Japanese, is eaten by people in Hawaii, Asia and the Pacific and is a...esearch focus is the Molokai project. Long ogo is eaten fresh and often combined with other foods. Glenn says, "It's crunchy and slightly salty, like a pick...Measuring perchlorate levels in lettuce
...le crop species sampled, including most vegetables eaten as roots and fruits. The exception was leafy vegetables, such as lettuce, where the foliage is consumed. However, for iceberg lettuce most of the perchlorate was in the frame and wrapper leaves that are discarded and not the head, which is consumed. ...Global warming may cause songbirds to avoid certain foods
..., they also showed a preference for foods they had eaten previously. "Previous experience does affect thei...itted to humans if we eat beef from cows that have eaten feed with the disease. So to safeguard our beef, we feed cows food that does not contain the diseas...The Lions of Tsavo: Exploring the Legacy of Africa's Notorious Man-eaters
... Two Tsavo lions are famous for having killed and eaten as many as 135 railway workers in 1898-1899, halting the construction of a railroad across British East Africa between Lake Victoria and the Indian Ocean. Their story was made famous by the major motion picture "The Ghost and The Darkness" (Paramount...Social stress adversely affects digestive function in subordinate cichlid fish
...er size in dominant and subordinate males that had eaten equal amounts of food. The scientists discovered not only were the gall bladders in the subordinate fish much larger, they were filled with dark "bad bile," unlike the pale bile in the dominant fish. The difference in gall bladder function also likel...Pest control breakthrough from a spider's stomach
...nt of spiders' guts to identify the prey they have eaten in the field. Money spiders or Linyphiidae - are a vital controller of pest numbers on farms because their prey includes aphids. However, aphids have poor nutritional value and are sometimes toxic, so the spiders need to balance their diet with othe...Climate linked to reproduction of right whales
...North Atlantic affect the abundance of zooplankton eaten by right whales, one of the most endangered species of marine mammal. New models developed by these scientists can be used to explain the relationships among climate changes, atmospheric temperatures and winds; patterns in ocean currents, water tempe...OHSU researchers reveal relationship between weight gain and female hormones
...research relates to the long-held belief that food eaten late at night may lead to weight gain and to changes in metabolism with age. The results of the study will be presented on Wednesday, Nov. 12, at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting currently taking place in New Orleans. "Perhaps most importantly, t...Familiarity decides if wolf spider loves 'em or eats 'em
...amiliar female probably is doomed to be killed and eaten by the female. "Finding this behavior is really surprising. Social experience influences mate choice," says Eileen Hebets, a Cornell postdoctoral researcher in the Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, whose findings will be published in the on...Awareness of GM foods increasing, while overall support slipping
...ngly, only 26% of Americans believe they have ever eaten GM foods, though this represents a 6% increase since 2001. "Most Americans have no idea that foods with genetically modified ingredients are already for sale in the United States," says Dr. William Hallman, Associate Director of the Food Biotechnolog...