Living laboratory found on shoreline statues
... figures such as the inner thigh protect them from extreme harsh conditions. "This particular breed is a cross-fertilising hermaphrodite which means that once it has settled, the barnacle can produce multiple broods of larvae increasing its local population size several times in a year." Funded by the...Two miles underground, strange bacteria are found thriving
...the finding suggests life might exist in similarly extreme conditions even on other worlds. The self-sustain...hydrogen and sulfur compounds for nourishment. The extreme conditions under which the bacteria live bear a resemblance to those of early Earth, potentially off...Otherworldly bacteria discovered two miles down
... self-sustaining, bacterial community living under extreme conditions almost two miles deep beneath the surface in a South African gold mine. It is the first microbial community demonstrated to be exclusively dependent on geologically produced sulfur and hydrogen and one of the few ecosystems found on Earth ...Critical hearing gene helps send auditory messages to brain
...ng, she added, "in the sense that it operates with extreme temporal precision." In mammals, the hearing organ, or cochlea, is a snail-shaped structure of the inner ear that is filled with a watery fluid. When that liquid moves in response to sound vibrations, thousands of sensory "hair" cells are set into m...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- October 11, 2006
...farming systems. In consequence, we did not detect extreme differences in metabolite composition and quality of wheat grains." Zorb and colleagues said organic agriculture is at least an alternative to conventional agriculture, noting that it uses less fertilizer and no herbicides or pesticides, while prov...A salinity study in the Mobile Delta region
...ts of these experiments suggest that only the most extreme salinities, those observed during hurricane landfalls in the northern Gulf of Mexico, are lethal to milfoil. "Right after Hurricane Katrina, we noticed that milfoil was not as abundant in those places where it used to be plentiful," recounts Dr. V...Rising temperatures will lead to loss of trout habitat in the southern Appalachians
...ould be lost over the next century. Under the more extreme model from the Canadian Centre, 97 percent would be lost." Trout habitat in the Southern Appalachians is already fragmented due to land use change, road building, channelization, and other disturbances. Under both temperature change scenarios, this ...Record ozone loss during 2006 over South Pole
...e stratosphere combined with sunlight. This year's extreme loss of ozone can be explained by the temperatures above Antarctica reaching the lowest recorded in the area since 1979," ESA Atmospheric Engineer Claus Zehner said. Ozone is a protective layer found about 25 kilometres above us mostly in the stratos...One-of-a-kind imaging probe reveals secrets useful for drug discovery
...what made this particular method unique is not the extreme power of the magnet, which at 600 megahertz is fairly standard, but the extreme sensitivity of the probe - the component that is inserted into the magnet to obtain chemical informa...Unique gene regulation gives chilly bugs survival advantage at bottom of the world
...eins, but normally they only do so during times of extreme physical stress. Curiously, adult midges don't exp...hese proteins all the time only during periods of extreme environmental stress. Yet when most insects express stress proteins, it temporarily compromises the ...Bacteria for better ice cream and artificial snow no longer depends on trek to poles
...hods as well. Until now, scientists had to go to extreme environments, such as Antarctic lakes and glaciers, to find bacteria with properties that allow them to survive at very cold temperatures. Dr. Walker and her colleagues have developed a technique that isolates such bacteria from soil in more temperat...Scientists use an 'ice lolly' to find polar bacteria in their own backyard
To study the bacteria which survive in extreme cold, scientists no longer have to go to extreme environments, such as Antarctic lakes and glaciers. Bacteria previously isolated from polar climates...With record resolution and sensitivity, tool images how life organizes in a cell membrane
...u need a way to do analytical chemistry, only with extreme sensitivity, because we're not talking about very many molecules.'' The answer is isotopes. The NanoSIMS 50 can detect extremely small differences in mass among molecular fragments labeled with different isotopes. And the machine has five detectors,...Researchers use multiphoton microscopy to watch chromosomes in action
...sp70 genes) that protect flies from the effects of extreme heat. By cranking up the heat, the researchers could activate these genes, and by using fruit flies specifically bred to carry fluorescent proteins on HSF, they could watch the transcription factors in action. "This is the first time ever that anyone...Obesity crisis in insects? Not a problem, says expert
...ts to find out whether caterpillars could adapt to extreme changes in their nutritional environment. By man... in general can evolve metabolically to adjust to extreme nutritional environments. All animals need carbohydrates for energy and protein to build muscle an...Symposium 'Environmental Change in Siberia -- Insights From Earth Observation and Modeling'
...s like the melting of permafrost or an increase in extreme forest fire years could potentially accelerate global climate change." At the University of Leicester around 30 participating scientists from the UK, Russia, Austria, France, Italy and Germany will present new findings on the rapid environmental ch...Field Museum receives $5 million grant from John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
...cience. A tenacious researcher, Goodman has braved extreme conditions to identify dozens of new bird, insect, and mammal species, conduct rigorous biological surveys and inventories, and transform scientific knowledge of Madagascar. The Field Museum, founded in 1893 is one of the world's premier natural h...High-tech equipment may help reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions
...ct. "Despite these technologies being exposed to extreme cold, snow and rain, the project helped develop a system that detects elk reliably," Jones said. "States such as Arizona, California, Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada are all planning on adding animal detection systems to their roadways." The study ......etically determined and probably the result of the extreme selective forces in the city; as a result, those individuals that get along better with the "urban stressors" enhance their prospects of survival in a city. Why the two groups of birds did not differ in their stress response during their first autum......derate temperatures and being adapted to living in extreme heat. The results of their research, which recentl...tions, enhance crop production in areas subject to extreme temperature changes or create new resources for biofuel production that will not only provide more b...