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Researchers find that ground-dwelling bugs prefer to live near street lights, a study in Helston says
Read More... University of Tennesse scientist elected to National Academy of SciencesWed, 02 May 2012 13:08:33 -0700
( University of Tennessee at Knoxville ) Daniel Simberloff, distinguished professor and the Gore-Hunger Professor of Environmental Science in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences in recognition of his distinguished and continuing achievements in research. Simberloff is considered one of the world's leading scientists on invasive species and a ...
Read More... Hacking code of leaf vein architecture solves mysteries, allows predictions of past climateWed, 23 May 2012 13:17:56 -0700
Life scientists have discovered new laws leaves follow as they grow and evolve. These easy-to-apply mathematical rules can be used to better predict the climates of the past, as determined from the fossil record. This research has a range of fundamental implications in global ecology, and can improve prediction and interpretation of climate in the deep past from leaf fossils.
Read More... 'Rare' Genetic Variants Are Surprisingly Common, Life Scientists ReportTue, 22 May 2012 03:05:05 -0700
A large survey of human genetic variation, published recently in the online version of the journal Science, shows that rare genetic variants are not so rare after all and offers insights into human diseases.By Stuart Wolpert
Read More... Chossat's Effect in humans and other animalsTue, 22 May 2012 04:21:13 -0700
This post was originally published on April 09, 2006 . This April 09, 2006 post places another paper from my old lab (Reference #17) within a broader context of physiology, behavior, ecology and evolution. The paper was a result of a “communal” experiment in the lab, i.e., it was not included in anyone’s Thesis. My advisor designed it and started the experiment with the first couple of birds ...
Read More... Winners and Finalists Named in the New York Academy of Sciences' 2012 Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists CompetitionMon, 21 May 2012 11:00:00 -0700
NEW YORK, May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The New York Academy of Sciences' Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists competition has named nine winners and two finalists in its 2012 competition. These eleven ...
Read More... Students get hands-on ecology lesson at DeVoeTue, 22 May 2012 18:11:51 -0700
BY JAMES McEVOY Staff Writer SPOTSWOOD — Nearly 100 students from borough schools made Lake DeVoe their own personal laboratory May 18. read more
Read More... Bloggings on Immigration LawFri, 18 May 2012 09:44:50 -0700
The Department of Homeland Security has included additional degrees to the list of Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes.
Read More... Science Cafe goes batty in final meeting until SeptemberSun, 20 May 2012 01:17:09 -0700
Timothy Gaudin, a professor in the Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, spoke at the final Dalton Science Cafe of the season recently at the Freight Depot. He presented a recent examination of bat fossils found in caves in the Chattanooga area.
Read More... New Science Building at SIUE is addressing a big campus needThu, 03 May 2012 22:00:00 -0700
EDWARDSVILLE • With an additional 14,235 students, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville reached its largest overall enrollment in the school's history last fall, representing a nearly 1 percent increase over a year earlier.
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