Violent ocean motion no magic potion for reefs
...rpa brachypus, among other species. This insidious alien is closely related to Caulerpa taxifolia, which has caused billions of dollars in damage since accidental introduction to the Mediterranean in 1989. South Florida dive operators have reported for years that overgrowth was so bad at some previously po...USGS featured at AAAS - Nation's largest science meeting
...reham Hotel, Lobby Level, Congressional A Invasive alien species are any species not native to an ecosystem and whose introduction causes harm, or is likely to cause harm, to the economy, environment, or human health. Unlike chemical pollution, this "biological pollution," is self sustaining, often propaga...3-D study of immune cell interactions reveals details of an effective antibody response
...in follicles and T cells in T zones - in search of alien antigens. Upon encountering antigens, B and T lymphocytes migrate to the edges of their respective zones and compare notes. In the study led by Takaharu Okada and Jason Cyster and Mark Miller and Mike Cahalan, the authors used two-photon microscopy t...Alien woodwasp, threat to US pine trees, found in N.Y.
...d by a Cornell University expert, the adult female alien is the only one of its kind ever discovered in the...n Indiana in 2002. Experts suspect that the female alien that was trapped in Fulton County probably hitchhiked into the area on a wooden crate or in packing ...Reservoirs may accelerate the spread of invasive aquatic species, researchers say
...bance makes a landscape susceptible to invasion by alien plant species, the construction of reservoirs around the globe could be contributing to the accelerating spread of exotic aquatic species, according to a Forum article in the June 2005 issue of BioScience. John A. Havel of Southwest Missouri State Un...Plants discriminate between self and non self
...eparated may treat the former conjoined twin as an alien "enemy," according to a Penn State researcher. "We were looking at how plants determine who is a competitor when competing with other roots for limited resources," says Dr. Omer Falik, postdoctoral researcher in plant ecology. "There is no reason ......mosomes, to a book with 12 chapters, written in an alien language. "Before we could start deciphering the book, we had to take all the pages out and make about a thousand photocopies of each, to make sure we had enough genetic material for the sequencing," Wing said. He and his co-workers then put the pag...USGS Science at Ecological Society of America
...ire leaves the landscape increasingly dominated by alien species that may become aggressive invaders. In a study of the alien invasion process during the first five postfire years, the most critical factor influencing the succ...Evolution of life on Earth may hold key to finding life in outer space
...hile found, animators created a parallel imaginary alien planet on which these microbes are likely to thriv...urvive, allowing audiences to explore the types of alien worlds where scientists may one day find real alien life. "All known living organisms on Earth sha...Chickens orient using a magnetic compass
...d food, and tests involving such a response may be alien to them. It is expected that this work will facilitate current efforts to understand how birds detect the magnetic field, because the new approach does not rely on complex behaviors, such as migration or homing, that are difficult to study in the lab...Survey discovers potential threat to Maine's fishing
...ost important fishing areas has been invaded by an alien tunicate, or sea squirt, that could threaten the commercial fishing industry there. A rapid assessment survey for marine invasive species in Cobscook Bay in August found a type of sea squirt -- Didemnum sp . -- that can damage ocean floor habitats a......iotechnology means genetically modified organisms, alien species, toxic weapons, or hormone-treated beef. Yet it is also a tool to control plant and animal pests, preserve species, utilize genetic resources for health and nutrition, and protect the environment. Society's ability to manage, share and regula...Valuing biodiversity services, including its insurance against disease
...iversity and system integrity Impacts of invasive alien species on ecosystem services DIVERSITAS: An international programme of biodiversity scienceDIVERSITAS brings together biological, ecological and social sciences to address key questions that underlie our limited understanding of the current situatio...New book expands biological classifications to account for 'alien' life
What would you call an alien if you encountered it on the street tomorrow? What if that alien didn't come from another world but rather was created in a laboratory right here on Earth and functi...Give an ant a nice place to stay and it might stick around
Many alien insects enter the United States as hitchhikers on imported plants. But how many live long and prosper? Although conventional thinking says the answer lies in the numbers of insects and how many times they enter, new UC Davis findings published recent...Two new lakes found beneath Antarctic ice sheet
...itable, environment that may harbor an ancient and alien ecosystem adapted to life beneath the ice sheet. However, just how, when or even whether scientists will risk the possibility of contaminating the lakes to confirm their suspicions remains the subject of an ongoing international debate. The study was...Search for alien life challenges current concepts, says U. of Colorado prof.
...ing distant planets and solar systems for signs of alien activity, University of Colorado at Boulder Profes...bly very limited, Cleland said. "If the DNA in an alien organism was even slightly different than the DNA in life on Earth, with a different suite of nucleo...Tyler Environmental Prize winners announced
... on freshwater bodies, focusing on climate change, alien fish species and cumulative effects of human activities. While Schindler studied global pressures on small ecosystems, Shiklomanov researched small pressures on global water supplies. He is best known for describing the connection between millions o...Invasive species harms native hardwoods by killing soil fungus
... impact of accidental and intentional dispersal of alien invasive species across the globe," says Kristina ...ment and many more continue to be introduced. Some alien species cause little harm, while others can become very aggressive and radically transfigure their n...... "Habitat destruction, selective hunting, invasive alien species and global warming are all affecting natural populations of plants and animals adversely," added Peter Raven, president of the Missouri Botanical Garden, who is co-principal author of the report and a longtime collaborator with Pimm. The re...