Maples fight to push through leaf litter
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Acid rain is taking a toll on sugar maples in upper Great Lakes forests that have been largely spared the type of damage seen in mature sugar maples in the Northeast. Continue…
Monday, December 19, 2011 13:06 - 3 Comments
Science & Technology - Dec 7, 2011 11:04 - 1 Comment
Like us, wasps don’t forget a face
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Paper wasps have brains that are less than a millionth the size of the human brain, yet new research shows they have a similar ability to recognize and remember a familiar face. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 22, 2011 11:57 - 0 Comments
Worms stop and go with human-like circuits
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The strategies used by the tiny C. elegans roundworm to control its motions are remarkably similar to those used by the human brain to command movement of eyes, arms, and legs. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 18, 2011 10:02 - 5 Comments
In experimental forest, trees soak up CO2
U. MICHIGAN (US) — North American forests appear to have a greater capacity to soak up heat-trapping carbon dioxide gas than previously thought. (more…)
Science & Technology - Oct 12, 2011 12:05 - 2 Comments
Snails hitch a ride on mucus bubbles
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Instead of using slime to get around, a species of ocean-dwelling snail spends its life upside down, surfing on mucus bubbles that evolved from egg carriers to raft-like flotation devices. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 1, 2011 15:09 - 0 Comments
Dead galaxies alive and well
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Old galaxies long thought to be finished making stars are still alive and producing at low levels, according to new research. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 20, 2011 10:13 - 0 Comments
Mussel blitzkrieg threatens Great Lakes
U. MICHIGAN (US) — The invasion of two species of mussels is causing massive ecosystem-wide changes by stripping two of the planet’s largest freshwater lakes of life-supporting algae. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 7, 2011 14:35 - 1 Comment
Biodiversity’s niche is pollution control
U. MICHIGAN (US) — In an environmental division of labor, streams that are biologically diverse do a better job cleaning up pollution than purer waterways. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 28, 2011 11:31 - 2 Comments
Regional voice a win-win for forests
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Forests are more economically and ecologically beneficial when local residents have a say in how they are managed. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Dec 13, 2010 1:05 - 1 Comment
Take some advice from an extinct reptile
U. MICHIGAN (US) — As habitats shrink—and the climate warms—plants and animals could run out of options, like many reptile populations have on the Greek islands over the past 15,000 years. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 16, 2010 10:38 - 0 Comments
Shifting melanomas play hide and seek
U. MICHIGAN (US) — Melanoma tumor cells are able to switch various genes on and off, in a stealthy, shape-shifting attempt to avoid researchers seeking new treatments. (more…)
Health & Medicine - May 10, 2010 16:29 - 11 Comments
Can mental trauma alter our biology?
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may be caused by actual alterations in the body’s immune system triggered by exposure to a disturbing event. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Apr 14, 2010 13:24 - 0 Comments
Invasive duo threaten Great Lakes sport fish
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Two notorious Great Lakes invaders—the zebra mussel and the round goby—now play a central role in transferring toxic chemicals called PCBs up the food chain and into Saginaw Bay walleyes, one of that region’s most popular sport fish. (more…)
