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| January 24, 2014 |
 Putting 'Adam' in his rightful place in evolutionary history Sheffield, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2014 - Our most common male ancestor walked the earth 209,000 years ago - earlier than scientists commonly thought - according to new research from the University of Sheffield. The pioneering study, conducted by Dr Eran Elhaik from the University of Sheffield and Dr Dan Graur from the University of Houston, also debunked the discovery of the Y chromosome that supposedly predated humanity. I ... more |  |
 Halting crop destruction in India saves up to $309 million Blacksburg VA (SPX) Jan 24, 2014 - Virginia Tech researchers who first discovered a devastating pest in India and devised a natural way to combat it have now put an economic value on their counterattack: up to $309 million the first year and more than $1 billion over five years. That's the amount of damage the papaya mealybug would have wreaked on farmers and consumers in India without scientists' intervention. The pa ... more |  |
 A 21st century adaptation of the Miller-Urey origin of life experiments Washington DC (SPX) Jan 24, 2014 - The Journal of Visualized Experiments has published a modern approach to a famed experiment that explored one of the most intriguing research questions facing scientists today-the origin of life on earth. The protocol, titled Conducting Miller-Urey Experiments, is comprised of a modern and simplified approach to the method used by Dr. Stanley Miller and Dr. Harold Urey in 1953. Their resea ... more |  |
 Deadly pileup on snow-bound US highway Chicago (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - At least 15 large trucks were involved in a massive pileup that killed at least two people on a snow-bound highway in the US state of Indiana Thursday, officials said. "Many more" fatalities could be discovered when emergency crews are finally able to search the cars trapped underneath the big rigs, LaPorte County Coroner John Sullivan told NBC news. "It's just a mess out there right now ... more |  |
 Compact device has sensitive nose for greenhouse gases Houston TX (SPX) Jan 24, 2014 - Rice University scientists have created a highly sensitive portable sensor to test the air for the most damaging greenhouse gases. The device created by Rice engineer and laser pioneer Frank Tittel and his group uses a thumbnail-sized quantum cascade laser (QCL) as well as tuning forks that cost no more than a dime to detect very small amounts of nitrous oxide and methane. The QCL emits light fr ... more |  |
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 War on lionfish shows first promise of success Corvallis OR (SPX) Jan 24, 2014 - It may take a legion of scuba divers armed with nets and spears, but a new study confirms for the first time that controlling lionfish populations in the western Atlantic Ocean can pave the way for a recovery of native fish. Even if it's one speared fish at a time, it finally appears that there's a way to fight back. Scientists at Oregon State University, Simon Fraser University and ... more |  |
No-till soybean fields give (even some rare) birds a foothold in Illinois Champaign IL (SPX) Jan 24, 2014 - Researchers report in a new study that several bird species - some of them relatively rare - are making extensive use of soybean fields in Illinois. The team found significantly more birds and a greater diversity of bird species nesting, roosting and feeding in no-till soybean fields than in tilled fields. The team spent about 13 weeks each spring and summer in 2011 and 2012 scouring a tot ... more |  |
Pathogenic plant virus jumps to honeybees Washington DC (SPX) Jan 24, 2014 - A viral pathogen that typically infects plants has been found in honeybees and could help explain their decline. Researchers working in the U.S. and Beijing, China report their findings in mBio, the online open-access journal of the American Society for Microbiology. The routine screening of bees for frequent and rare viruses "resulted in the serendipitous detection of Tobacco Ringspot Vir ... more |  |
UM Study Finds Wolf Predation of Cattle Affects Calf Weight in Montana Missoula MT (SPX) Jan 24, 2014 - A recent study by University of Montana faculty and graduate students found that wolf predation of cattle contributes to lower weight gain in calves on western Montana ranches. This leads to an economic loss at sale several times higher than the direct reimbursement ranchers receive for a cow killed by wolves. The study found that wolves living on the landscape with cattle have no effect o ... more |  |
 Arctic Warmth Unprecedented in 44,000 Years London, UK (SPX) Jan 24, 2014 - When the temperature rises on Baffin Island, in the Canadian high Arctic, ancient Polytrichum mosses, trapped beneath the ice for thousands of years, are exposed. Using radiocarbon dating, new research in Geophysical Research Letters has calculated the age of relic moss samples that have been exposed by modern Arctic warming. Since the moss samples would have been destroyed by erosion had ... more |  |
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North and Tropical Atlantic Ocean bringing climate change to Antarctica New York NY (SPX) Jan 24, 2014 - The gradual warming of the North and Tropical Atlantic Ocean is contributing to climate change in Antarctica, a team of New York University scientists has concluded. The findings, which rely on more than three decades of atmospheric data and appear in the journal Nature, show new ways in which distant regional conditions are contributing to Antarctic climate change. "Our findings reveal a ... more |  |
 Two China anti-graft activists put on trial: lawyers Beijing (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - Two Chinese anti-corruption activists went on trial on Thursday, their lawyers said, as a key funder of their rights movement was bailed after apparently confessing to authorities. The proceedings against Zhao Changqing - a student leader during the 1989 pro-democracy protests in Tiananmen Square - and Hou Xin are seen as part of a crackdown on the loose-knit New Citizens Movement. Its ... more |  |
 US welcomes dialogue in Ukraine Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - The United States on Thursday welcomed plans for talks between Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and opposition leaders after five days of deadly clashes between protesters and security forces. Washington also said it was still looking at whether to impose sanctions on the Ukrainian government over the violence - which it says is the result of a refusal to take the grievances of the pro ... more |  |
WTO sets up panel to rule on Mexico-US tuna label feud Geneva (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - The WTO on Thursday set up a panel in a renewed attempt to settle a dispute over US "dolphin friendly" labels which allegedly hit imports of Mexican-caught tuna, trade sources said. The United States rejects Mexican charges that it has failed to fall into line with a 2012 ruling on the issue by the World Trade Organization's dispute settlement body. As a result, Mexico asked the Geneva-b ... more |  |
 Shallow 5.0-magnitude earthquake jolts Solomon Islands Sydney (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - A shallow magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck off the Solomon Islands early Friday, with seismologists putting its epicentre at just one kilometre deep, but no immediate tsunami warning was issued. The US Geological Survey said the moderate quake struck at about 4:26 am local time (1726 GMT Thursday). Its epicentre was located in the ocean 70 kilometres (43 miles) south-southeast of Chirova ... more |  |
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 Germany woos Chinese nurses Frankfurt (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - A pilot project unveiled Thursday seeks to attract Chinese nurses to Germany to make up for a staff shortage that is expected to worsen in coming years. Five young women from China have been working at a residential care home for the elderly in Frankfurt since the beginning of January as part of a wider programme aiming to bring as many as 150 trained Chinese nurses to Germany by the end of ... more |  |
 One dead, 12 missing in Indonesian landslide Jakarta (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - A woman has been killed and 12 other people are missing after torrential rains triggered a landslide that buried sleeping villagers on Indonesia's main Java island, an official said Thursday. Rescuers were digging by hand through mounds of earth in Kudus district, central Java, to reach six houses buried by the landslide as the area was too remote to be reached by heavy machinery. "The v ... more |  |
Frog's love call beckons predators, too Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - A frog's evening serenade beckons his would-be suitors but also summons competition from rivals and attracts predators, making dating a dangerous endeavor, international researchers said Thursday. The tiny brown tungara frog, found in Central and South America, seeks out females by perching in a shallow pond and making a unique mating call that comes out as a series of whines and "chuck" sou ... more |  |
Hong Kong to destroy almost 30 tonnes of ivory Hong Kong (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - Hong Kong said Thursday it would incinerate almost 30 tonnes of ivory seized from smugglers, in the world's largest such operation, following intense pressure from conservation groups. A government committee on endangered species agreed unanimously on the move to discourage the illegal trade, its chairman Paul Shin told reporters. Authorities will incinerate about 28 tonnes of the gover ... more |  |
'China Leaks' -- a new coup for journalists group ICIJ Washington (AFP) Jan 23, 2014 - Five employees, a modest Washington headquarters but a powerful strike force: the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has scored a new coup with revelations that China's elite are parking money in offshore tax havens. The expose released Tuesday and published by several major international media outlets, like Le Monde in France, The Guardian in Britain, Ming Pao in Hong Kon ... more |  |
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