1 in 4 NYC adults has elevated blood mercury levels
...Department, and the elevations are closely tied to fish consumption. Asian and higher-income New Yorkers e...w York State reportable level. People who eat fish three or fewer times each week have, on average, levels of mercury below the reportable level, while...Killing only a few animals won't do any harm -- or will it?
...all other individuals.Alternatively, especially in fish populations, large individuals can limit the abund...redict for example that in harvested cannibalistic fish populations, individuals may reach giant sizes, more than double the size of those in unharvested po...Rise of dinosaurs in Late Triassic more gradual than once thought
...sors, not to mention bones of crocodile ancestors, fish and amphibians, all dating between 220 and 210 million years ago. The Science report also details their discovery of the leg bones (femurs) of the carnivorous Chindesaurus bryansmalli (SHIN dee SOAR us) and a close relative of the carnivorous Coeloph......s precisely the sort of dilemma female stickleback fish are facing in the Baltic Sea, according to a recent study published in the August issue of the American Naturalist by Dr. Bob Wong, an Australian researcher from Monash University, and his Scandinavian colleagues, Dr. Ulrika Candolin from the Univers...Liverpool amongst first in UK to install unique DNA sequencing technology
...r example we have scientists looking at the DNA of fish in understanding how genes are activated and we have veterinary scientists looking at how illnesses in domestic pets can be passed to humans. We have a team of experts at the University that are skilled in using this technology and we are therefore...New use for a cell toxin found to inhibit survival proteins in cancer cells
...ial toxin long used to control species of invasive fish in lakes has been found to selectively inhibit two "survival proteins in cancer cells. The research is a first step toward developing a molecularly-targeted drug that could eliminate cellular-level resistance to multiple types of chemotherapy and rad...Longest study finds reef fish need longer break
In the longest running study on how fish populations in coral reef systems recover from hea...ation Society (WCS) and others have found that the fish can recover, but they need lots of time decades in some cases. The study appears in a recent editi...Biocontrol of invasive water hyacinth contributes to socioeconomic and health improvements in Africa
...tened livelihoods of local communities by reducing fish populations, fouling hydroelectric power turbines,...volutionary biology because of its diverse cichlid fish populations, and it has provided livelihoods for humans for many thousands of years. With no nat...Modern brains have an ancient core
... Both of the cell types studied in Platynereis and fish are multifunctional: they secrete hormones and at the same time have sensory properties. The vasotocin-secreting cells contain a light-sensitive pigment, while RF-amide appears to be secreted in response to certain chemicals. The EMBL scientists now ...'Megafishes' project featured in Science magazine
...vation of these fish. The Mekong Rivers 1,200-plus fish species make it the worlds most biologically diver...asin of this size. Everywhere we look, the largest fish are disappearing, Hogan says, adding that the work with the worlds largest fish can only help benefi...World Wildlife Fund warns against iron dumping experiment near the Galapagos Islands
...e waters around the Galapagos, some 400 species of fish swim with turtles, penguins and marine iguanas above a vast array of urchins, sea cucumbers, crabs, anemones, sponges and corals. Many of these animals are found nowhere else on earth. Reports indicate that Planktos, Inc. is planning other large-sc...How fish punish 'queue jumpers'
... Society of London Series B. Studying small goby fish at Lizard Island on Australias Great Barrier Reef,...p acts as a powerful deterrent to keep subordinate fish from challenging those more dominant than themselves. In fact the subordinate fish deliberately di...The BBVA Foundation commits 2.4 million euros to research in Ecology and Conservation Biology
... conservation of cyprinids a family of freshwater fish in arid and semiarid zones of the Iberian Peninsula and North America. Others have flora as their subject matter, among them a study into the interactions between plants and the functioning of extreme ecosystems exposed to global change; a research ...Antarctic icebergs -- Hotspots of ocean life
...birds above and a web of phytoplankton, krill, and fish below. The icebergs hold trapped terrestrial material, which they release far out at sea as they melt. The researchers discovered that this process produces a halo effect with significantly increased phytoplankton, krill and seabirds out to a radi...JCI table of contents: June 21, 2007
...ega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids found in certain fish or fish oil, nuts, seeds, and vegetable oils may help lower prostate cancer risk in individuals with a genet...Electric fish conduct electric duets in aquatic courtship
... that in the battle of the sexes, African electric fish couples not only use specific electrical signals t...rst study to successfully sort signals in electric fish based on sex. The research, which is the cover story in the July 1 issue of the Journal of Experim...Wright State scientist receives grant to help clean up polluted American harbors
...arsenic, pesticides, PCBs) with adverse effects on fish and other aquatic life, he said. Burton and his collaborators will achieve this by dropping sensor probes into the bottom of the harbor to record data and collect water samples. The contaminants in the sediment will be measured and the biological ...Gannet population under threat from global warming
...ty of Biological Sciences reports that diminishing fish stocks around gannets natural habitats caused par... However, as sea temperatures continue to rise and fish stocks diminish, gannets are being forced further afield and are away from their nests for longer. T...Fat fish put obesity on the hook
Everyone knows that eating lean fish helps slim waistlines, but researchers from the Ce...e University in Portland, OR, have found a new way fish can help eliminate obesity. In a study to be published in the July 2007 print issue of The FASEB Jou...... a Mediterranean diet high in olive oil, nuts and fish with a standard healthy eating plan. Overall ea... diet focuses on vegetables, whole grains, fruits, fish and olive oil. High fat meats and processed foods are limited. The comparison diet is the Healthy Pe...