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Legal ruling may put endangered species in danger

...s, and jaguars are among the species that could be hurt by the new definition, which limits endangered species to those simply "at risk of extinction." The scientists and philosophers protesting the ruling say that the original law defined an endangered species as one "at risk of extinction throughout all...

Negative effects of caffeine are stronger on daytime sleep than on nocturnal sleep

...a night shift or a night of studying will strongly hurt their recovery sleep the next day. The study published in the current issue of Neuropsychopharmacology was conducted by Dr. Julie Carrier from the Department of Psychology at the Université de Montréal. Dr. Carrier runs the Chronobiology Laboratory a...

Bacterial protein shows promise in treating intestinal parasites

...f mammals or other vertebrates, Cry proteins can't hurt humans. "Crystal proteins had been used for decades to kill insects by organic farmers who sprayed their crops with Bt," said Aroian. "Until now, however, no one has used a purified Cry protein to treat a parasitic nematode." Aroian met Cappello,...

South Pacific plant may be missing link in evolution of flowering plants

...the Indian Ocean Bottlenose dolphins may have been hurt by pollution or underwater noise. Author, Dr. Jonathan David, MCIWEM, suggests that mitigation measures be put in place to help prevent any adverse impacts upon dolphin populations. Operations should be restricted to low tide and suspended during c...

Dolphins at risk

...the Indian Ocean Bottlenose dolphins may have been hurt by pollution or underwater noise. Author, Dr. Jonathan David, MCIWEM, suggests that mitigation measures be put in place to help prevent any adverse impacts upon dolphin populations. Operations should be restricted to low tide and suspended during c...

Pollution threatens coral health by preventing lesions from healing, UCF study shows

...oss of coral harms natural reef ecosystems and can hurt Florida's tourism economy if divers decide to go elsewhere. Reefs also help to protect coastal areas from hurricanes, as they break up storm surge in the same manner that sea walls do. "We're losing places where animals can hide and fish can feed,"...

Study: Competition for sex is a 'jungle out there'

...reas -- and there are lots right now ?is going to hurt the situation even more than we think and perhaps drive certain species to extinction." ...

Alaskan puzzles, monitoring provide insight about North Pacific salmon runs

...etter economic benefit. Alaska fishermen have been hurt by competition from farmed fish so that much of the fleet is no longer economically viable, Hilborn says. Last year only 1,200 of the 2,000 licensed boats even bothered to fish and the value of a license to fish there has dropped from a high of $250,...

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