Translating form into function
...ritima, a microbe that normally lives at very high temperatures and pressures near volcanic ocean vents. Its structure was determined as a part of the structural genomics project, a large-scale, worldwide effort to determine the structures of enzymes and receptors. With the nature of the substrate in hand, the...MIT tool determines landslide risk in tropics
...cause it sits at a higher elevation and has cooler temperatures than most of the country, making it a popular tour...South China Sea is 142 inches (3,648 millimeters); temperatures rarely reach 80 degrees Fahrenheit (26 degrees Celsius). Deforestation due to illegal logging and sl......Earths history, the transition from extremely warm temperatures in the Paleocene and Eocene Epochs to the development of icehouse Earth conditions and permanent polar icecaps. Not only did penguins reach low latitudes during this warmer interval, but they thrived: more species are known from the new Peruvian loca...Gannet population under threat from global warming
...le other seabirds were in decline. 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. The Leeds researchers are already seeing the numbers of unprotected chicks rise and fear it can only get worse. Gannets pai...Other highlights in JNCI, June 12
...shock proteins are expressed in response to higher temperatures and help prevent disruptions in protein folding. Hsp90, in particular, is often overexpressed in cancer cells and maintains stability and function of several oncoproteins, known as client proteins. Seung Hyun Oh, Ph.D., D.V.M., of the University o...Menthol receptor also important in detecting cold temperatures
...vated by menthol also detects a wide range of cold temperatures and relays the information to the brain, according...o contributes to the detection of extreme cold, or temperatures below 15 C degrees. Cold, heat, sound, light, taste, and smell are detected and converted into ne...Research finds evidence tropical cyclones have climate-control role
...es cool the tropics, forming in response to higher temperatures and acting as a thermostat for the area, Huber sai...to account past research into the impact of rising temperatures on cyclone and hurricane intensity, is that as the world and the tropics warm, there will be an incr...For many insects, winter survival is in the genes
..., a hibernation-like state that insects enter when temperatures drop. Insects can stay in this state of arrested development for several months. "We certainly didn't expect to find that many proteins active during diapause," Denlinger said. The researchers report their findings in the current online early editi...Climate change signal detected in the Indian Ocean
...ange over the past 40 years has been identified in temperatures of the Indian Ocean near Australia. "From ocean ... of the atmosphere and have led to a rise in water temperatures in the sub-tropical Indian Ocean of around two degrees celsius. "At the same time, we are seeing c...MIT-led team uncovers malaria mechanism
...earchers also performed their experiments at fever temperatures (about 41 degrees Celsius), as well as normal body temperature (37 degrees Celsius). They found that RESA has a much greater impact on deformability at fever temperatures. The research team believes that when RESA travels to the cell membrane, it b...Scientists concerned about effects of global warming on infectious diseases
As the Earths temperatures continue to rise, we can expect a signficant chang... Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warned that rising temperatures may result in "the altered spatial distribution of some infectious disease vectors," and will have "...Novel sugar-to-hydrogen technology promises transportation fuel independence
... the thermochemical reforming systems require high temperatures and are complicated and bulky. Starch, on the other hand, can be distributed by grocery stores, Zhang points out. "So it is environmentally friendly, energy efficient, requires no special infrastructure, and is extremely safe. We have killed three ...Jaap Sinninghe Damst awarded the Vernadsky Medal for innovative use of biomarkers
...ible to predict the implications of the increasing temperatures on Earth today resulting from increased concentration of CO2 in the atmosphere. However, Sinninghe Damst emphasises that the model has to be validated using past sediments and it's also important to compare this model to as many other proxies as poss...Investigating coral reefs to help understand past and future climate change
Increasing Earth temperatures and rising sea levels. Both of these are effects o..., only live in the first 50m of the sea column, at temperatures ranging from 18-35 C and within the very narrow salinity range of 35-36 per ml. Any ecological chang...Journal details how global warming will affect the world's fisheries
...ed the range of cod and drove herring away. Higher temperatures in these areas are, therefore, likely to improve yields in cod and herring fisheries. A paper by Arne Eide, Norwegian College of Fishery Science, examines the effects of global warming on the cod fishery in the Barents Sea. He allows for cooling a...Palau's coral reefs show differential habitat recovery following the 1998 bleaching event
...jected to repeated thermal stress events and water temperatures considerably higher than historical averages. Using underwater digital video cameras, van Woesik and his team examined the rate of coral recovery at 13 different sites, and found that recovery rates increased over time; notably, shelter...Build parks to climate proof our cities
...ace in built-up centres would reduce urban surface temperatures by as much as 4C. This 4C drop in temperature, w...modest increase of 10% green space reduced surface temperatures in the urban environment by 4C, which would overcome temperature rises caused by global warming over...Healthy coral reefs hit hard by warmer temperatures
...disease outbreaks. Our results suggest that warmer temperatures are increasing the severity of disease in the ocean."...Is climate change likely to increase disease in corals?
...hat the interaction between anomalously high ocean temperatures and the extent of coral cover is likely to account...itions, often increases disease susceptibility. As temperatures rise, pathogens can reproduce more quickly. The fact that coral diseases seem to spread faster in su......f Australias coastline for six years. While higher temperatures drove the disease outbreaks, the team also discove...disease outbreaks. Our results suggest that warmer temperatures are increasing the severity of disease in the ocean," Bruno said. The results were published May 8...