Posts Tagged ‘Stony Brook University’
Society & Culture - Jul 22, 2010 10:14 - 1 Comment
Might as well face it: We’re addicted to love
STONY BROOK (US)—Breaking up really is hard to do according to a new study that connects the anguish of rejection to areas of the brain concerned with addiction cravings, motivation, and reward. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 8, 2010 14:32 - 0 Comments
Global warming taking toll on rainforests, too
RICE (US)—Global warming may also be a threat to animal and plant life in biodiversity hot spots like Madagascar, once thought less likely to suffer from climate change. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Mar 29, 2010 12:19 - 4 Comments
Why do college grads get fewer colds?
STONY BROOK (US)—High school dropouts are roughly twice as likely to catch a cold as those with a college degree, new research suggests. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Mar 18, 2010 13:52 - 1 Comment
Catch fewer sturgeon to keep caviar coming
STONY BROOK (US)—Reducing adult mortality of beluga sturgeon would be more effective than hatchery supplementation in easing a worldwide shortage of caviar. (more…)
Earth & Environment, Science & Technology - Dec 10, 2009 16:43 - 3 Comments
Meat-eating dino alters evolutionary tree
TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Discovery of a nearly complete skeleton of a previously unknown meat-eating dinosaur may answer questions about early dinosaur evolution and a period of explosive diversification when dinosaurs spread across the supercontinent Pangaea. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 29, 2009 11:31 - 0 Comments
Global shellfish dip linked to acidic oceans
STONY BROOK (US)—Relatively minor increases in ocean acidity brought about by high levels of carbon dioxide have significant effects on the growth and survival of hard clams, bay scallops, and Eastern oysters, new research finds. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Aug 26, 2009 11:28 - 1 Comment
Timid teen sharks stay close to home
From 1995 to 2007, more than 1,700 immature lemon sharks were caught, tagged, and released. The implanted tags, plus subsequent recaptures and DNA analysis, showed that more than half of the 3- to 7-year-old sharks caught off Bimini were born locally and had lingered near their birthplace for years.
Earth & Environment - Jul 29, 2009 17:15 - 1 Comment
Amphibians don’t cozy up to warmer climes
“We could see changes to ecosystem structure and stability if cold-blooded species change their life histories to accommodate warmer temperatures but warm-blooded species do not,” says researcher Santiago Salinas.
Science & Technology - Jun 10, 2009 6:00 - 1 Comment
Photos capture debris from galactic collisions
STONY BROOK (US)—An international team of astronomers has found and photographed enormous fields of debris floating in deep space—remnants of violent galactic collisions that took place hundreds of millions of years ago. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Jun 9, 2009 7:00 - 0 Comments
Extreme makeover for dwindling prairie dog
The much-maligned prairie dog is a highly social creature and, according to a new book, ecologically vital—and near extinction.
Earth & Environment - Jun 8, 2009 13:50 - 1 Comment
Don’t let these fish be the ones that got away
Ocean core sampling could help identify the cause of forage fish depletion.
Science & Technology - Jun 4, 2009 11:57 - 0 Comments
Fancy footwork points to Hobbit existence
STONY BROOK (US)—J.R.R. Tolkien may not have been so creative after all when he created Bilbo Baggins and the rest of the inhabitants of Middle-earth. New findings add weight to the argument that the so-called “Hobbit” represents a separate species and not a deformed modern human. (more…)
