|
 
An Elusive preyWorcester, MA (SPX) Aug 01, 2011 Escape responses are some of the most studied behaviors by neurobiologists who want to understand how the brain processes sensory information. The ability to evade predators plays a vital role in the process of natural selection. Animals explore their environment to find food, find mates and locate new habitats, and have developed distinct escape responses to avoid predators, thereby increasing their chances for survival. Yet there are few examples that illustrate a complete understanding of the b ... read more |
. |
 |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| .. |
  UC Riverside chemists transform acids into bases Chemists at the University of California, Riverside have accomplished in the lab what until now was considered impossible: transform a family of compounds which are acids into bases. As our ch ... more | .. |
 Ongoing global biodiversity loss unstoppable with protected areas alone Continued reliance on a strategy of setting aside land and marine territories as "protected areas" is insufficient to stem global biodiversity loss, according to a comprehensive assessment published ... more | .. |
  Pacific Northwest trees struggle for water while standing in it Contrary to expectations, researchers have discovered that the conifers of the Pacific Northwest, some of the tallest trees in the world, face their greatest water stress during the region's eternal ... more | .. |
 |
|
| .. |
 Dissecting the genomes of crop plants to improve breeding potential Scientists on the Norwich Research Park, working with colleagues in China, have developed new techniques that will aid the application of genomics to breeding the improved varieties of crop needed t ... more | .. |
 Hummingbirds catch flying bugs with the help of fast-closing beaks The shape of a hummingbird's beak allows for a "controlled elastic snap" that allows it to snatch up flying insects in a mere fraction of a second -with greater speed and power than could be achieve ... more | .. |
  The First True View of Global Erosion Every mountain and hill shall be made low, declared the ancient prophet Isaiah. In other words: erosion happens. But for the modern geologist a vexing question remains: how fast does this erosion ha ... more | .. |
 How bats stay on target despite the clutter In a paper published this week in Science, researchers at Brown University and from the Republic of Georgia have learned how bats can home in on a target, while nearly instantaneously taking account ... more |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| . | . |
  
US urges China to keep Iran from shutting key trade route
Nuclearn Deploys Gamma2 AI to Revolutionize Nuclear Plant Operations
Tesla to build first grid-scale power plant in China | .. |
 Cows clock-in for monitored mealtimes Electronic ear tags are being used to provide an early warning system that will help farmers identify sick animals within a herd. The new system, being trialled by scientists at Newcastle Univ ... more | .. |
 New study outlines economic and environmental benefits to reducing nitrogen pollution A new study co-authored by Columbia Engineering professor Kartik Chandran and recently published in the journal, Environmental Science and Technology, shows that reducing nitrogen pollution generate ... more | .. |
  Pope urges end to 'indifference' over Somalia famine The pope on Sunday urged the world not to be "indifferent" to the Horn of Africa famine, as the African Union prepares to host a donors conference for victims on August 9. ... more | .. |
  Rain leaves trail of destruction in North Korea Heavy rains that left 59 people dead in South Korea last week also affected the North, flooding farmland, destroying bridges and damaging roads and railways, Pyongyang's state media reported Sunday. ... more |
| .. |
  Tropical Storm Eugene forms over North Pacific Tropical Storm Eugene has formed over the North Pacific Ocean and is expected to strengthen in the coming days though it remained far from the Mexican coast, the US forecasters said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Deadly violence hits China's restive Xinjiang Knife-wielding attackers killed 13 people in China's Xinjiang region and another five were shot dead by police as a wave of violence swept the ethnically-torn area, state media and officials said Sunday. ... more | .. |
  Scot wave power project loses big backer The German power utility RWE pulled out of a planned wave energy project in Scotland this week the in the latest sign of investor balkiness in the field. ... more | .. |
  Russia may lose 30% of permafrost by 2050: official Russia's vast permafrost areas may shrink by a third by the middle of the century due to global warming, endangering infrastructure in the Arctic zone, an emergencies ministry official said Friday. ... more |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
Israel targets Iran Guards, Tehran prison in fresh wave of strikes
Israel says struck to 'obstruct access routes' to Iran's Fordo
IAEA seeks access to Iran nuclear sites to 'account for' highly enriched uranium stockpiles | .. |
  British PM praises Australia's carbon plan: report British Prime Minister David Cameron has written to Australian leader Julia Gillard in support of her planned tax on carbon to combat climate change, describing it as a "bold step", a report said. ... more | .. |
  New antibody propels hunt for universal flu vaccine The first human antibody that can knock out all influenza A viruses has been shown effective in lab mice, an exciting step forward in the hunt for a universal vaccine, researchers said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Strong quake shakes Japan's Fukushima A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck off northeast Japan's Fukushima region, home to a crippled nuclear power plant, early Sunday, but there was no risk of a tsunami, seismologists said. ... more | .. |
  Philippine storm toll hits 52 as more go missing The death toll from tropical storm Nock-ten rose to 52 in the Philippines even as another approaching storm left two more people missing, the civil defence office said Sunday. ... more |
| .. |
  Mass resignations may mark end of era for Turkey military The shock mass resignation of Turkey's top brass could mark the end of an era when the country's military, which ousted four past governments, played a key political role, analysts said Saturday. ... more | .. |
Seven killed in knife attack in China's Xinjiang Seven people died and 28 others were injured in China's restive Xinjiang when knife-wielding attackers stabbed bystanders in a crowd, state media said Sunday, in the region's latest bout of unrest. ... more | .. |
Knife attack in China's Xinjiang leaves seven dead Seven people were killed and 28 others wounded by two knife-wielding assailants in China's ethnically-tense Xinjiang region, authorities said Sunday, in the latest bout of unrest to hit the area. ... more | .. |
 Battles rage in Mogadishu as emergency aid flights continue Islamist fighters battled pro-government troops in Mogadishu Friday and dead bodies were dragged in the streets even as the UN flew in a second batch of aid for drought-hit children. ... more |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
 
Lunar dust poses lower health risk than urban air pollution study shows
Macron says Europe must become 'space power' again
NASA raises chance for asteroid to hit moon | .. |
Weakened Don downgraded as it moves into Texas Tropical storm Don lost most of its punch and was downgraded to a tropical depression late Friday as it moved ashore into drought-stricken Texas. ... more | .. |
Japan urges 180,000 to evacuate flood area Japan Friday issued evacuation advisories for more than 180,000 people in central Niigata region and tsunami-hit Fukushima, as heavy rains triggered floods which left five missing, reports said. ... more | .. |
China extends journalist's jail sentence A Chinese journalist jailed in 2007 after reporting on corruption and due to be released this year has had his sentence extended, rights activists and his lawyer said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Seoul officials under fire as storm toll hits 59 South Korean city planners and developers were blamed Friday for allegedly causing "man-made" disasters that killed at least 59 people and left thousands homeless after record rainfall this week. ... more |
| .. |
 Cambodian girl dies from bird flu: WHO A four-year-old Cambodian girl has become the seventh person to die from bird flu in the country this year, officials said Friday. ... more | .. |
 GMO Crops Could Eventually Make Own Nitrogen Fertilizer Two University of Alberta researchers have published a step by step plan to one-day end the use of environmentally harmful chemicals on commercial crops by developing plants that produce their own f ... more | .. |
Tropical storm Don aims for Texas coast Tropical storm Don strengthened slightly on Thursday as it churned through the Gulf of Mexico toward the southeast coast of Texas, the National Hurricane Center said. ... more | .. |
 AU forces battle rebels in drought-hit Mogadishu Somali government forces and African Union troops battled insurgents in the capital Mogadishu Thursday in a bid to secure aid routes for drought victims. ... more |
| Previous Issues | Jul 31 | Jul 29 | Jul 28 | Jul 27 | Jul 26 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| The contents herein, unless otherwise known to be public domain, are Copyright 1995-2011 - SpaceDaily. AFP and UPI Wire Stories are copyright Agence France-Presse and United Press International. ESA Portal Reports are copyright European Space Agency. All NASA sourced material is public domain. Additional copyrights may apply in whole or part to other bona fide parties. Advertising does not imply endorsement, agreement or approval of any opinions, statements or information provided by SpaceDaily on any web page published or hosted by SpaceDaily. Privacy statement |
|
Free Newsletters - Delivered Daily Via Email - Space - War - Terra - Energy |
| Buy Advertising | Media Advertising Kit | Editorial & Other Enquiries | Privacy statement |
