Ants, not evil spirits, create devil's gardens in the Amazon rainforest, study finds
For the first time, scientists have identified an ant species that produces its own natural herbicide to poison unwanted plants. Stanford University biologist Deborah M. Gordon and her co-workers describe the findings in the Sept. 22 issue of the journal Nature. The discovery was made during a four-year field study led by Stanford graduate student Megan E. Frederickson in the Amazon jungl...CSIRO scientists join fight to save 'Tassie devil'
Researchers from CSIRO’s Livestock Industries’ Australian Animal Health Laboratory (AAHL), Textiles and Fibre Technology and Land and Water, are working together to hunt down the cause of Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) and possibly devel...Breakthrough In Tasmanian Devil Disease
Scientists in northern Tasmania have revealed that they might have made a breakthrough in the mystifying tumor disease affecting Tasmanian devils. // These tumors spread by biting and feeding and could also be transferred when the animals are mating, the researchers said. Devil researcher Anne-Maree Pearse from the state's Primary Industries Department said that unlike most cancers thes...Devil in The Dock: Fraud Doctor Swindles Immigrants with Fake tests gets freaked out!
A San Francisco fraud doctor without license has been impersonating as a licensed medical practitioner and conducting fake medical tests on immigrants, providing them with false certificates and medical records. // He was slapped 106 felonies after his guilt was established, according o the prosecutors. Stephen Brian Turner, 51, without any license, hood winked immigrants by injecting t...Dairy products not the devil in weight gain: according to a new study
Contradictory to previous bulky claims a new study claims that calcium intake was not associated with weight gain in men over a 12-year period. //This study was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. 19,000 and above healthy men aged 40-75 years who were enrolled in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study were taken as the study sample. An evaluation on the link and...Tasmanian Ecology Affected By Devil Facial Tumor Disease
The Tasmanian devil facial tumor disease has affected the ecological balance existing between native and feral species in Tasmania//. Due to this disease the number of devils has sharply reduced. David Pemberton a researcher said that there is a 40% drop in the devil population in the Mt William National Park. The ecology of the area has changed and one can see carcasses lying around t...Child Abuse - When God’s Gifts Land in Devils’ Clutchs
“Child abuse casts a shadow the length of a lifetime.” // Little Sana was home alone, happy in her imaginative world of fairies and angels, while her mom eked out a living in a neighborhood household. A knock on the door jolted her out of her joyous reverie. She hastened to answer the door bell. The man, her uncle...DeVilbiss Pulmo-Aide® Compact Compressor/Nebulizer With Reusable Neb
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