Oldest-known arm bone found in Pennsylvania
... in these rocks is fossil evidence of an ecosystem teeming with plant and animal life. "We found a number of interesting fossils at the site," Daeschler said, "but the significance of this specimen went unnoticed for several years because only a small portion of the bone was exposed and most of it lay ...Passing its global sight test leaves MERIS ready for work
...t were available. Journey to a cold ocean current teeming with life For open ocean data, in October 2002 ESA helped fund the South African Fisheries Research Ship Africana for a two-week cruise along the Benguela Current off the west coast of South Africa, an upwelling of cold nutrient-rich water. Exposed ...New CU-NASA research belies previous idea that Mars was once warm, wet planet
...nhouse climate, imply that Mars may once have been teeming with life," wrote the authors in Science. "In contrast, we envision a cold and dry planet, an almost endless winter broken by episodes of scalding rains followed by flash floods. "Only during the brief years or decades after the impact events would ...Global analysis finds nearly half the Earth is still wilderness
...eckers and giant cacti, to Amazonia's rainforests, teeming with biodiversity including 30,000 endemic plant species and 122 endemic primate species and subspecies. To qualify as "wilderness," an area has 70 percent or more of its original vegetation intact, covers at least 10,000 square kilometers (3,861 squ...New guide helps researchers mine genome data
BETHESDA, Md., October 15, 2002 -- The Internet is teeming with user's guides for everything from cell phones to the space station. Now, to encourage greater scientific exploration of public databases containing the human genome sequence, the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) has created "A U...Unique social system found in famous Tsavo lions
...i Plains in Tanzania where lions are surrounded by teeming herds of game, and lone males are quickly deposed by coalitions of males that rule prides in unison. In George Schallers classic study, The Serengeti Lion, none of the 12 prides he studied had lone pride masters. But the well-studied Serengeti lion ...New source of natural fertilizer discovered in oceans
New findings suggest that the deep ocean is teeming with organisms that produce essential natural fertilizers. A National Science Foundation (NSF)-funded research team led by Jonathan Zehr, a marine scientist at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has discovered a previously unknown type of pho...Scientists discover new source of natural fertilizer in oceans
...Z, CA--New findings suggest that the deep ocean is teeming with organisms that produce essential natural fertilizers. A research team led by Jonathan P. Zehr, a professor of ocean sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz, has discovered a previously unknown type of photosynthetic bacteria that fi...Scientists examine the seas our ancestors fished to better understand today's changing oceans
Imagine the worlds oceans teeming with whales, sea turtles and fishes, with shellfish so abundant they posed a hazard to navigation. Only in a Jules Verne classic fantasy? Not so. A group of scientists from several research institutions has recently depicted that such rich ocean life......ta, the scientists uncovered past evidence of seas teeming with large animals as well as abundances of oysters and shellfish so vast they posed hazards to navigation. The new data also show that historical overkill of this marine life triggered current ecological collapses -many of which have been mistakenly...Scientists sequence genome of major periodontal disease bacterium
...llion Americans have periodontitis. The mouth is teeming with bacteria, most of which do not cause disease. But when the largely gram-positive community of bacteria that normally live in the spaces between the gums and teeth are displaced by gram-negative anaerobic bacteria, periodontitis sets in. A small...Social scientists and biologists collaborate to address human dimensions of biodiversity
...orlds of the rugged Baja California desert and the teeming life of the Sea of Cortez, through the voices of several people who love this place and try to understand it: a fisherman, an ecologist, a zoologist, a naturalist and a marine biologist. The film will be presented at 7pm, March 25, at the Samuel C. J...Human stem cell research leads Science's top ten list of the best scientific advances in 1999
... life, theorists think that the universe should be teeming with more planets that await discovery. Taming Light With Photonic Crystals: Scientists took some significant steps this year in their quest to create photonic devices that will someday harness the power of light the way traditional semiconductors ......life. But even if Callisto was wet and warm and teeming with life, would Galileo have noticed? The questio...n. More information. While Earth is known to be teeming with life, the Moon is believed to be the exact opposite -- cold, barren, and lifeless throughout it...