Biodiversity hotspots identify conservation priorities
The new book Hotspots Revisited identifies 34 regions worldwide where 75 percent of the planet's most threatened mammals, birds, and amphibians survive within habitat covering just 2.3 percent of the Earth's surface (roughly equivalent to the combined areas of the five largest U.S. states). This habitat originally covered 15.7 percent of the Earth's surface, an area equivalent in size to Russia a...Chimpanzee study reveals genome variation hotspots
Researchers believe that dynamic regions of the human genome -- "hotspots" in terms of duplications and deletions -- are potentially involved in the rapid evolution of morphological and behavioral characteristics that are genetically determined. Now, an international team of researchers, including a graduate student and an associate professor from Arizona State University, are finding simi...Hotspots of mercury contamination identified in eastern North America
A US and Canadian research team surveying mercury contamination in fish and birds in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada has identified five "hotspots" where concentrations of the element exceed those established for human or wildlife health. The team focused on levels of the potent neurotoxin in yellow perch and common loons, but it also took into account contamination in othe...Antarctic icebergs -- Hotspots of ocean life
Global climate change is causing Antarctic ice shelves to shrink and split apart, yielding thousands of free-drifting icebergs in the nearby Weddell Sea. According to a new study in this week’s journal Science these floating islands of ice – some as large as a dozen miles across – are having a major impact on the ecology of the ocean around them, serving as “hotspots” for ocean life, with thri...Wisconsin gets "biotech hotspot" designation from industry newsletter
Wisconsin has earned another national mention as a "biotech hotspot," this time in e-mail newsletter FierceBiotech. In aggregate this kind of recognition raises the state's profile and is just what the biotech industry has been asking for. Joining Wisconsin on the list of five hotspots were California, Maryland, New Jersey and Singapore. John Carroll, the editor responsible for compiling...The Scientist magazine names Madison "hotspot" for biotechnology
Jim Leonhart, executive vice...Midwest states in top 10 small-tech hotspots
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Researchers surveying mercury contamination in fish and birds in the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada has identified five "hotspots" where concentrations// of the element exceed those established for human or wildlife health. The US and Canadian research team focused on levels of the potent neurotoxin in yellow perch and common loons, but it also took into account cont...Antarctic Icebergs Serve as 'hotspots' for Ocean Life
Antarctica's icebergs have a major impact on the ecology of the ocean around them, serving as 'hotspots' for ocean life, according to a new study by American researchers. The icebergs hold trapped terrestrial material, which they release far out at sea as they melt. This process produces a "halo effect" with significantly increased nutrients, chlorophyll and krill out to a radius of...