Colombian frog believed extinct found alive
...ystem services by consuming insects and serving as indicators of overall environmental health of an ecosystem. The disappearance of amphibians could cause numerous consequences, including an increase in illnesses such as malaria due to the disappearance of amphibians that feed on mosquitoes carrying the disease...A new view on Lyme disease: Rodents hold the key to annual risk
... long-held view that deer and climate are the best indicators of disease risk. I. scapularis larvae hatch in midsummer and acquire infection after feeding on an infected mouse or other small animal. Larvae detach after several days of feeding, then molt into nymphs and enter a nearly year-long dormant stage. A...ESA to host Atmospheric Science Conference
...an inputs. Earth Observation will provide reliable indicators for the changes in the atmosphere and help model its current situation as well as predict the future consequences of our actions on the atmosphere and their likely effects on the Earth....Male rivalry increases when females at most fertile, say researchers
... to ovulation. "Face shape and structure are good indicators of dominance. Men with large eyes, rounded chin and full lips, are viewed as more feminine and are chosen as long-term partners. They are not, however, seen as dominant. During the female's most fertile phase, she tends to prefer faces that indica...Global warming capable of sparking mass species extinctions
...ercent of the world's plant species, they are good indicators of the magnitude of global species that might be affected by rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere. "These species lose their last options if we allow climate change to continue unchecked," said Dr. Lara Hansen, Chief Climate Scientist at global con...NASA helps researchers diagnose recent coral bleaching at Great Barrier reef
...ntists use ocean temperatures and ocean "color" as indicators of what is happening with coral. Coral is very temperature sensitive. Ocean "color," or the concentration of chlorophyll in ocean plants, is important because it informs scientists about changes in the ocean's biological productivity. NASA satellites...Racial disparities in cancer not as simple as black and white
...status, and they appear to have similar prognostic indicators with high-grade and ER-negative tumors, be they African-American or white". "Our results suggest that low socioeconomic status, regardless of race, is associated with a particular tumor phenotype." Other research attributes the poorer prognosis for b...New beginning of 'natural spring' announced by UNH scientist, group
...lier than it did a century ago." All of the major indicators of climate in the Northeast, from temperature and ...week earlier now than it was in1850. The following indicators show average changes as indicated:Growing season: 8 days longer Spring bloom: ...Magdalenian Girl is a woman and therefore has oldest recorded case of impacted wisdom teeth
...the researchers to make sense of a number of other indicators in the skeleton that suggested an age significantly older than 18-21. "There had always been some tension between the young age suggested by the state of dental development and the much older age suggested by a number of developmental and degenerat...Tomorrow's endangered species: Act now to protect species not yet under threat
...rom their biological traits. Particular biological indicators of elevated risk in a species were large body mass, a low rate of reproduction and geographical restriction to a small part of the world. The research reveals the top twenty hotspots for latent extinction risk in mammals, which include New Guinea, w...Biomarkers may hone anti-aging therapies
...Center investigators have identified new molecular indicators -- or "biomarkers" -- of aging in the skin that could be used to evaluate anti-aging therapies. Their findings are reported in the February issue of the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. "There's a lot of interest in the pharmaceutical and cosmet...... their namesake species. In addition to being good indicators of an ecosystem's health, bonefish are a valuable asset to South Florida for another reason. They bring in a significant amount of tourism. Bonefish sport fishing contributes approximately $1.0 billion annually to the Florida economy, making sport ...Two NIH initiatives launch intensive efforts to find roots of common diseases
... metals and solvents. NIH also will assess disease indicators like inflammation and oxidative stress that are known to be influenced by environmental toxins. The National Center for Biotechnology Information, a part of the National Library of Medicine at NIH, will develop databases to manage the va...Scientist named first Ruth Patrick Chair in Environmental Science
...lants called diatoms and other algae as ecological indicators and their use in influences on aquatic ecosystems. He has published nearly 100 scientific articles, papers and technical reports, served as associate editor of the Journal of Paleolimnology and led the creation of a website to distribute research res...New Zealand tops environmental scorecard at World Economic Forum in Davos
...comes to these goals. It ranks 133 countries on 16 indicators tracked in six established policy categories: Environmental Health, Air Quality, Water Resources, Biodiversity and Habitat, Productive Natural Resources, and Sustainable Energy. As a quantitative gauge of pollution control and natural resource manage......nd more extensive division of labor, may be better indicators of why Neanderthals disappeared than hunting practices. "The establishment of larger social networks allowed the replacement of Neanderthals in the Caucasus," write the authors. "Our study also indicates that this process of replacement by modern hum...Study links Alzheimer's disease to abnormal cell division
...ental possibilities using the cell cycle events as indicators of neuronal distress." Dr. Herrup and his colleagues are now trying to determine if feeding the mouse models the drug ibuprofen can stop abnormal cell cycling in neurons and halt neurodegeneration. Ibuprofen is an anti-inflammatory drug that reduc...Carnegie Mellon researchers find links between happiness and health, but questions remain
...ures of positive emotions may themselves be direct indicators of physical health. For example, adjectives such as "energetic," "full-of-pep," and "vigorous" may reflect a positive mood, but may also reflect how healthy one feels. Self-rated health has been found to predict illness and longevity above and beyond...Finally, male water fleas exposed
...'coal-mine canaries,'" said Taylor. "They are good indicators of environmental change." In stable environments, female water fleas generally reproduce asexually, essentially cloning themselves and resulting in populations of females that are practically impossible to tell apart. Water flea populations grow muc......ation over relatively short times and before other indicators - such as genetic markers - show any change," they say. Sharing song types - when a male replies to a rival's song with the same song sequence - with neighbours is common in birds, and is thought to act as a threat signal between males, which would e...