Ground spider diversity studied in research project
...." For people who think the only good spider is a dead spider, Henderson has this to say: A diverse spider population signifies a healthy habitat. Spiders "help maintain the balance of nature," said Dr. John Jackman, Texas Cooperative Extension entomologist in College Station, "They help keep a lid on t...NASA data helps pinpoint wildfire threats
...r greenness - defined as the proportion of live to dead plant material. Moisture levels and fuel condition... study also found that in areas where branches and dead foliage often help spread fires, changes in the proportion of green vegetation to other plants may a...Study: Living coral reefs provide better protection from tsunami waves
...rom destructive tsunami waves than do unhealthy or dead reefs, a Princeton University study suggests. In...fer the coast at least twice as much protection as dead reefs. The finding provides the first quantitative confirmation of a widely held theory regarding th...New research predicts US entry of H5N1 avian influenza
...e strategy, RSPB staff will be looking for sick or dead ducks, geese and swans this winter." Dr. Peter Ma... detected H5N1 in wild birds, it has been found in dead birds. It's critical that dead bird surveillance mechanisms be developed for the early detection of ...Glucocorticoid plays key role in skin abnormalities induced by psychological stress
...tratum corneum. The stratum corneum is composed of dead cells surrounded by lipid membranes which mediate the permeability barrier. The stratum corneum layer continuously sloughs off, and therefore must be regenerated. The epidermal cells in the lower epidermis are continuously proliferating to provide ne...Invasive ants territorial when neighbors are not kin
...considerable numbers of workers. Thomas collected dead workers along small sections of the borders weekly. She estimated that border skirmishes around one of the smaller colonies, at Lake Hodges north of San Diego, killed at least 15 million workers over the six month study. However, ants did not fight...Stormy days ahead for coral reefs
..., which can deplete the fish that eat seaweeds and dead coral and keep the reef clear for the next generation of corals. "Regardless of whether we think of more severe storms as a looming threat or just the ramping up of a natural cycle, one thing is certain," says Dr Connolly. "To predict how coral r...Fragmentation rapidly erodes Amazonian biodiversity
...inforest trees they replaced. The carbon from the dead rainforest trees is broken down by microbes and fungi to become carbon dioxide, the most important greenhouse gas. Fragmentation is affecting the forest in a lot of ways, said Laurance. These changes occur remarkably fast, and when you completel...Fingerprint technology pioneered in Leicester -- to identify the dead
...corded the first ever use of the technology on the dead over six months ago. The purpose of developing the technique is to enable rapid identification of the deceased and would be of particular benefit in cases of mass fatalities. The research has been submitted for consideration for publication to an...Extraordinary life found around deep-sea gas seeps
...so had extensive shell beds consisting of live and dead shells of various types of clams and mussels. These were fringed with stands of another type of deep-sea tube worm that is also gutless and relies on symbiotic bacteria for its nutrition. Corals and, at two of the sites, numerous sponges, were also o...Scientists design a PSA-activated protoxin that kills prostate cancer
...arance of the toxin, but the continued presence of dead tissue, suggesting that the toxin's effects could be long lasting. "Our observations suggest that injections into the prostate of this engineered, PSA-activated protoxin might have potential in treating men with locally recurrent or advanced prosta...Varied diet of early hominid casts doubt on extinction theory, says Colorado U study
... modern humans while the other was an evolutionary dead end," he said. "Since we have now shown Paranthropus was flexible in its eating habits over both short and long intervals, we probably need to look to other biological, cultural or social differences to explain its ultimate fate." A paper on the ...Male contraception: One door opens, another closes
...arked the announcement of one hot new lead and one dead end. A door opens Researchers in Italy and at the Population Council in New York have announced a breakthrough on a non-hormonal compound known as Adjudin (Nature Medicine, Oct. 29). By injecting the compound as an attachment to a modified horm......secting microscope to count the number of live and dead lice from each side of the scalp. They re-examined...ethods was assessed by comparing the percentage of dead lice and non-hatching eggs on the pre- and post-treatment sides of the scalp," the researchers expla...Researchers to study why dead zone returned to Lake Erie
...llion grant will fund a 5-year study examining why dead zones have returned to Lake Erie, and researchers ...the project. "In the 1960s and 1970s the Lake Erie dead zone was a key driver for enacting the Clean Water Act and stimulating the environmental movement. W...Deadly hypoxic event finally concludes
...worms, carpeted vast areas of the ocean floor with dead and rotting carcasses. The event, due to its sever...y, is to continue monitoring the recovery from the dead zone. OSU will work closely with the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife, and consult with local ...Discovery about evolution of fungi has implications for humans, says U of M researcher
...ts through mutualistic relationships and recycling dead organisms. He estimates that there are about 1.5 million species on the Earth, but only about 10 percent of those are known. And civilization has only identified uses for a few of those, such as using yeast to make bread, beer, wine, cheese and a few...Brain protein improves stroke symptoms in rats, even when injected after 3 days
...the stroke, which is identified by the presence of dead neurons. In this model, the animals were injected with a single dose of G-CSF at 60g/kg body weight four hours after the stroke. The researchers demonstrate that the size of the affected area is reduced by 34.5% in the rats that received G-CSF four h...Embryo fossils reveal animal complexity 10 million years before Cambrian Explosion
...es. Slight aberrations during the fossilization of dead embryonic cells even reveal what appear to be dividing nuclei. It was assumed such structures existed in early animals, but until now, no known fossils of the structures existed. The scientists procured 162 "relatively pristine" animal embryo foss...Composting may be alternative in wake of horse slaughter bill
...ng a composting trial on horses last winter, using dead horsesthat would otherwise have gone to the landfill. The horses were providedby area veterinarians . The trial tested three different "recipes" of composting materialdesigned by Auvermann: 100 percent stall cleanout (horse manure andbedding); 50...