Unique Sulawesi frog gives birth to tadpoles
Berkeley CA (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
University of California, Berkeley, herpetologist Jim McGuire was slogging through the rain forests of Indonesia's Sulawesi Island one night this past summer when he grabbed what he thought was a male frog and found himself juggling not only a frog but also dozens of slippery, newborn tadpoles.
He had found what he was looking for: direct proof that the female of a new species of frog does ...
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3-D culture system for pancreatic cancer could change therapeutic approaches
Bethpage NY (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
Pancreatic cancer is one of the most deadly forms of cancer, with only 6 percent of patients surviving five years after diagnosis. Today, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) and The Lustgarten Foundation jointly announce the development of a new model system to grow both normal and cancerous pancreatic cells in the laboratory.
Their work offers the potential to change the way pancreatic c ...
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Soil's large carbon stores could be freed by increased plant growth
Princeton NJ (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
An increase in human-made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could initiate a chain reaction between plants and microorganisms that would unsettle one of the largest carbon reservoirs on the planet - soil.
Researchers based at Princeton University report in the journal Nature Climate Change that the carbon in soil - which contains twice the amount of carbon in all plants and Earth's atmosphe ...
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National model of restoration: Nine Mile Run
Pittsburgh PA (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
A stream runs through it. A much nicer, healthier stream. Pittsburgh's Frick Park is home to Nine Mile Run, a stream that had been known as "Stink Creek." From 2003 to 2006, the City of Pittsburgh and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers poured $7.7 million into restoring 2.2 miles of the stream and tributaries into waterways approximating what they were prior to urban development.
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Yellowstone's thermal springs - their colors unveiled
Washington DC (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
Researchers at Montana State University and Brandenburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany have created a simple mathematical model based on optical measurements that explains the stunning colors of Yellowstone National Park's hot springs and can visually recreate how they appeared years ago, before decades of tourists contaminated the pools with make-a-wish coins and other detritus.
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New challenges for ocean acidification research
Kiel, Germany (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
To continue its striking development, ocean acidification research needs to bridge between its diverging branches towards an integrated assessment. This is the conclusion drawn by Prof. Ulf Riebesell from GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and Dr. Jean-Pierre Gattuso from the French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS) and Universite Pierre et Marie Curie.
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Ancient, hydrogen-rich waters discovered deep underground
Toronto, Canada (SPX) Jan 02, 2015 -
A team of scientists, led by the University of Toronto's Barbara Sherwood Lollar, has mapped the location of hydrogen-rich waters found trapped kilometres beneath Earth's surface in rock fractures in Canada, South Africa and Scandinavia.
Common in Precambrian Shield rocks - the oldest rocks on Earth - the ancient waters have a chemistry similar to that found near deep sea vents, suggesting ...
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