Scientists to map carbon effect on Barrier Reef
Scientists are hoping a new study will help predict how rising levels of carbon dioxide will affect the Great Barrier Reef off Queensland. abc.net.au |
Prizes honor studies in vision loss, obesity
By MALCOLM RITTER 2010-09-21T04:01:54ZNEW YORK (AP) -- Three scientists have won prestigious medical prizes - one for devising a treatment for a major cause of vision loss and two for laying the groundwork for an explosion in obesity research.... hosted.ap.org |
Psychiatric experts assess parental alienation
By DAVID CRARY 2010-10-02T03:38:23ZNEW YORK (AP) -- The American Psychiatric Association has a hot potato on its hands as it updates its catalog of mental disorders - whether to include parental alienation, a disputed term conveying how a child's relationship with one estranged parent can be poisoned by the other.... hosted.ap.org |
Scientist at Work: Waking in the Clouds to a Chorus of Birds
By day, night and everything in between, scientists observe natural life high in the cloud forest of Kolombangara Island, listening to birdsong, collecting specimens, revealing mystery. feeds.nytimes.com |
Group seeks endangered listing for Franklin's bumblebee
A conservation group filed a petition Wednesday to add a bumblebee from Southern Oregon and Northern California to the endangered species list. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |