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Spawning Ground Of Deep-Sea Sharks Found In Scotland
EDINBURGH, Scotland (UPI) — Marine scientists in Scotland say they’ve discovered a deep-sea shark spawning ground on the country’s only inshore coral reef. Researchers from Edinburgh’s Heriot-Watt University, who had discovered the reef itself, said they observed egg cases of the blackmouth catshark on the Mingulay Reef in the Outer Hebrides, the BBC reported Tuesday. […]
Scientists Say Pearls ‘Ratchet’ Themselves To Form Perfect Spheres
GRANADA, Spain (UPI) — Spanish researchers say pearls are the most perfectly spherical large objects in nature because they turn inside oyster tissue in response to movement. Researchers at the University of Granada note flawless and highly prized pearls have perhaps the most perfectly spherical shape among all the objects in nature that are visible […]
Agricultural Runoff Could Create Record Gulf Of Mexico ‘Dead Zone’
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPI) – Spring floods across the Midwest are expected to result in a very large and potentially record-setting 2013 Gulf of Mexico “dead zone,” researchers say. Farmland runoff containing fertilizers and livestock waste, some of it from as far away as the Corn Belt, is the main source of the nitrogen and phosphorus […]
U.N. Puts Area Of Solomon Islands On List Of Endangered Sites
UNITED NATIONS (UPI) — The United Nations says the East Rennell area of the Solomon Islands has been placed on a list of endangered sites due to logging’s effect on the ecosystem. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization World Heritage Committee determined logging “is threatening the outstanding universal value of East Rennell,” and […]
Slow Slide For U.S. Gasoline Prices
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The average U.S. retail price for a gallon of regular unleaded gasoline was down a penny as commuters settled into the work week, AAA reports. AAA said the average retail price was $3.60 a gallon nationwide for regular unleaded Tuesday, down about a cent from Monday. The Energy Information Administration, the U.S. […]
New Language Discovered In Australia Gives Development Insights
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (UPI) — A new language discovered in a remote indigenous community in northern Australia reveals insights into how languages develop, a U.S. linguist says. University of Michigan linguist Carmel O’Shannessy has studied a language she has dubbed Light Warlpiri spoken in a small region of Australia’s Tanami Desert. Residents there speak a […]
Pesticides In Global Rivers And Streams Said Reducing Biodiversity
WASHINGTON (UPI) — Pesticides commonly used in Europe and Australia are reducing the regional diversity of invertebrates in streams and rivers by up to 42 percent, scientists say. A team of German and Australian researchers analyzed the impact of pesticides, including insecticides and fungicides, on the biodiversity of invertebrates in flowing waters using data from […]
NASA Issues Challenge To Find, Study All Asteroids Threats
WASHINGTON (UPI) – NASA says it is instituting a “Grand Challenge,” with the goal of finding all asteroid threats to human populations and deciding what to do about them. Complementing the recently announced mission to redirect an asteroid and send humans to study it, the initiative will use multidisciplinary collaborations and a variety of partnerships with […]
Mars Curiosity Rover To Be Offered As Official Lego Toy
BILLUND, Denmark (UPI) — Danish toymaker Lego says it will produce a version of NASA’s Mars Science Laboratory Curiosity rover requested in an online vote by customers. The rover was selected from a number of candidate creations that passed 10,000 votes on Lego’s Cuusoo website, CNET reported Tuesday. “The product aligns well with the Lego […]
Scientists Discover Glowing Protein In Sushi Eel
TOKYO (UPI) — A freshwater eel, a popular sushi component, holds the first fluorescent protein found to have naturally occurred in a vertebrate, Japanese researchers said. A study published in Cell described what Japan’s Riken Brain Science Institute researchers named UnaG, the first glow-in-the-dark protein found to have come from a vertebrate, Christian Science Monitor […]
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