Antarctica served as refuge during largest mass extinction
Washington, Dec 4 (PTI) American scientists have found fossils of a new species in Antarctica which proved that some land animals have survived the largest known mass extinction in earth's ...
Press Trust of India,
Thu Dec 03 23:52:36 PST 2009
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Antarctica Served As Climatic Refuge In Earth's Greatest Extinction Event
The largest known mass extinction in Earth's history, about 252 million years ago at the end of the Permian Period, may have been caused by global warming. A new fossil species suggests tha...
redOrbit,
Thu Dec 03 14:19:33 PST 2009
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Antarctica served as climatic refuge in Earth's greatest extinction event
A new fossil species suggests that some land animals may have survived the end-Permian extinction by living in cooler climates in Antarctica. Researchers have identified a distant relative ...
Science Daily,
Thu Dec 03 11:12:07 PST 2009
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Peruvian Amazon tribe warns it's close to extinction
The Candoshi people in Peru's northern Amazon jungle are close to extinction from a hepatitis B infection that has gone unchecked since 2000, tribal leaders and health officials said Tuesda...
AFP via Yahoo! News,
Wed Dec 02 08:58:13 PST 2009
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Ancient Volcano's Devastating Effects Confirmed
A massive volcanic eruption that occurred in the distant past killed off much of central India's forests and may have pushed humans to the brink of extinction, according to a new study that...
LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News,
Fri Dec 04 07:10:40 PST 2009
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Road Test: Chrysler 300C, capable possibly risky buy
These days, a Chrysler Group vehicle might seem only slightly less risky an investment than the shares Ralph Kramden bought in a uranium mine in Asbury Park. Although Chrysler has been bail...
Newsday,
Fri Dec 04 16:43:02 PST 2009
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Amazon tribe in Peru warns it's close to extinction
LIMA: The Candoshi people in Peru's northern Amazon jungle are close to extinction from a hepatitis B infection that has gone unchecked since 2000, tribal leaders and health officials said ...
The Malay Mail,
Tue Dec 01 21:39:27 PST 2009
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Chrysler 300C, capable possibly risky buy
These days, a Chrysler Group vehicle might seem only slightly less risky an investment than the shares Ralph Kramden bought in a uranium mine in Asbury Park. Although Chrysler has been bail...
Newsday,
Fri Dec 04 11:58:27 PST 2009
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Hong Kong strives to revive Cantonese Opera's heyday
Hong Kong artist Christie To is only 16, but her aspirations to stardom are rooted in a centuries-old artform fighting extinction: Cantonese opera.
Reuters via Yahoo! News,
Thu Dec 03 12:37:33 PST 2009
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Antarctica was climate refuge during great extinction
Animals fled to Antarctica to escape global warming, suggests a fossil study
New Scientist,
Thu Dec 03 05:17:44 PST 2009
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Reid Still Seeks Common Ground On Public Option
"The public option has gone through several stages of evolution this year, but it could soon face extinction unless one of the new versions picks up political momentum," The Hill reports. "...
Medical News Today,
Fri Dec 04 09:41:11 PST 2009
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Saab's end would be mourned by a few
Saab might soon be the latest General Motors-owned brand marked for extinction, which would be a bitter end for fans of the Swedish vehicles.
The Columbus Dispatch,
Fri Dec 04 01:04:44 PST 2009
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Idaho Iconic Species Make New "Hot List"
Boise, ID - Three Idaho critters are featured on a new list of species most at risk of extinction because of a changing climate that affects habitat, breeding cycles and food supplies.
AG Weekly,
Fri Dec 04 09:19:40 PST 2009
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Stem Cells' Next Use: Fighting Extinction?
Conservationists work constantly through habitat protection and other means to save these and other endangered species. And now they are adding a new technology to their list of possible so...
The Huffington Post,
Tue Dec 01 09:15:05 PST 2009
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Hong Kong strives to revive Cantonese Opera's heyday
Hong Kong artist Christie To is only 16, but her aspirations to stardom are rooted in a centuries-old art form fighting extinction: Cantonese opera.
Reuters via Yahoo! News,
Thu Dec 03 00:48:39 PST 2009
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Ancient animals escape warming in Antarctica
Antarctica served as a climatic refuge for animals during the world's largest known, and probably global warming-fueled, mass extinction event, according to new research that focused on one...
MSNBC,
Thu Dec 03 10:03:19 PST 2009
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Habitat destruction and biodiversity loss can increase the incidence of infectious...
The extinction of plant and animal species can be likened to emptying a museum of its collection, or dumping a cabinet full of potential medicines into the trash, or replacing every local c...
News-Medical-Net,
Fri Dec 04 03:30:04 PST 2009
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Stuff your musical stockings
While there are many positive things to be said about digitaldistribution, now the primary means for buying new music and quicklydriving the CD to extinction, one thing you can't do with an...
Chicago Sun-Times,
Thu Dec 03 16:03:51 PST 2009
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Biodiversity loss will unshackle deadlier infections
Washington, Dec 4 (IANS) Extinction of plant and animal species is likely to unshackle deadlier and nastier infections, says new research.
MalaysiaNews.net,
Fri Dec 04 00:20:17 PST 2009
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