Large-scale forces shape local ocean life, global study shows
...d be counted. And rock walls can be found from the poles to coral reefs and leave few places for creatures to hide, so estimates would be comparable and highly accurate.To get a true snapshot of the diversity of these species around the world, Witman and his team chose 12 distinct biogeographic regions and......rs, posted in trios or larger groupings on utility poles or other listening posts, which are tuned to certain specific warning sounds with extremely high accuracy. "A simple loud noise, even an explosive noise, won't set them off," The device is listening for the entire sound pattern of the gunshot...Needling chromosomes yields insights into cell division
...his process chromatids are drawn apart to separate poles of the dividing cell so that each new "daughter" c... separate. Then, they can be drawn to the opposite poles of the dividing cell. The experiments also revealed that it is the erosion of linkages between the c...A bug's life: aging and death in E. coli
... history. They found that the cells inheriting old poles had a reduced growth rate, decreased rate of offspring formation, and increased risk of dying compared with the cells inheriting new poles. Thus, the "old pole" cell is effectively an aging parent repeatedly producing rejuvenated offspring. Stewart ...NJIT expert recommends 16 easy, affordable ways to make homes safer for people with disabilities
...nd shelves: It's easier to access clothing if the poles and shelves are within easy reach. Keep washer and dryers on the main level: A good idea to keep in mind if you are building a new property. Get rid of throw rugs: "At times throw rugs can be a real problem," Olsen said. Clean up clutter:...Carbon dioxide role in past climate revealed
...ause then we would expect both the tropics and the poles to warm. The sea temperature pattern we found points the finger squarely at CO2 rather than the ocean currents. This is a real breakthrough for those of us investigating past climate we've made a major contribution to a long standing argument and ...New bipolar survey: Patients' satisfaction influenced
...us benefit to my life in terms of controlling both poles of my mood and has enabled me to return to work and live a fully functioning life. It has provided me with the confidence to enjoy each day again." Recently-published SEROQUEL (quetiapine) data in the Journal of Current Medical Research and Opinion ...Discovering an ecosystem beneath a collapsed Antarctic ice shelf
...udies to other remote undersea environments in the poles and in other glacial settings such as Lake Vostok, also in the Antarctic, to further explore the little-understood connection where ice sheets, the seafloor, and circulating water meet. The researchers indicate that the knowledge gained from any subs......ents made by their muscles, such as springy bamboo poles to carry loads and skis to move through snow," he says. "The Suspended-load Backpack represents another passive device that may help solve a growing problem in the 21st century." The backpack, which is currently in its working prototype stage, is bas...How to avoid severe climate change discussed at CO2 conference
...ome models, the snow and ice in latitudes near the poles would melt and higher temperature bands would "march poleward" by more than 30 feet (10 meters) per day, affecting everything in the wake. If CO 2 from fossil-fuel resources is ultimately released to the atmosphere, the Antarctic and Arctic ice she......tober. CryoSat will measure the ice at the Earth's poles with previously unattained accuracy. With the aid of two radar antennas, the satellite will be able not only to determine the extent of the polar ice masses, but also their precise thickness. In addition, the radar satellite data will help explain th...International Council for Science launches International Polar Year 2007-8, an historical endeavour
...that if we don't pay considerable attention to the poles now, we will have missed a major opportunity and avoided our responsibilities as explorers of the planet," said Dr. David J. Carlson, director of the IPY International Programme Office established by ICSU and WMO and based at the British Antarctic Su...Norman R. Augustine to receive 2006 Public Welfare Medal, Academy's highest honor
...g on the Great Barrier Reef. He has stood on both poles of the Earth. Born in Colorado in 1935, Augustine attended East Denver High School and graduated magna cum laude from Princeton University, where he earned bachelor's and master's degrees in engineering. He was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi...North Pole's ancient past holds lessons for future global warming
... time. "Current models under-estimate how warm the poles were back then and are not sensitive enough to greenhouse gases," Huber said. Another important discovery of the study was t that 5 million years later, at around 50 million years ago, the Arctic Ocean was frequently covered with dense mats of the f...Salk scientists get to the root of plant cell fate
... into a seedling with two oppositely oriented root poles hence the gene's name. Long asked how mutations in TOPLESS can switch a plant cell's fate from shoot to root, hoping to discover how cells at the "basal" end of plant embryos become roots, while cells at the top or "apical" end become shoots that gi...Recent, rapid climate change is driving evolution of animal species
...species have been extending their range toward the poles and populations have been migrating, developing or reproducing earlier," said Bradshaw. "These expansions and changes have often been attributed to 'phenotypic plasticity,' or the ability of individuals to modify their behavior, morphology or physio...Ancient Arctic water cycles are red flags to future global warming
...M, temperature differences from the tropics to the poles were lower, reducing rainfall between the subtropics and the North Pole and increasing the amount of water transported to the Arctic, said Pagani. It looks like a substantial increase in precipitation led to increased river runoff, lower ocean salini...Scientists use an 'ice lolly' to find polar bacteria in their own backyard
... scientists will no longer need expeditions to the poles in order to isolate the bugs; they can find them in their own backyards....Bacteria for better ice cream and artificial snow no longer depends on trek to poles
... scientists will no longer need expeditions to the poles in order to isolate the bugs," she says. "Now they can find them in their own back yards."......stricted to cold climate habitats like the Earth's poles or mountain tops and with narrow temperature tolerances (for example, tropical corals) would be most affected by global warming. Less than a decade later, those predictions have been born out. The most sensitive species are going extinct and/or shi...