One In Six European Mammals Threatened With Extinction:
The first assessment of all European mammals, commissioned by the European Commission and carried out by the World Conservation Union (IUCN), shows that nearly one in every six mammal species is now threatened with extinction. The population trends are equally alarming: a quarter (27%) of all mammals has declining populations and a further 33% had an unknown population trend. Only 8% were identified as increasing, including the European bison, thanks to successful conservation measures.
Scientists Concerned About Effects Of Global Warming On Infectious Diseases:
As the Earth's temperatures continue to rise, we can expect a significant change in infectious disease patterns around the globe. Just exactly what those changes will be remains unclear, but scientists agree they will not be for the good.
Whales In Hot Water: Global Warming's Effect On World's Largest Creatures:
Whales, dolphins and porpoises (cetaceans) are facing increasing threats from climate change, according to a new report published by WWF and the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society.
Scientists Evolve New Proteins From Scratch:
Nature, through the trial and error of evolution, has discovered a vast diversity of life from what can only presumed to have been a primordial pool of building blocks. Inspired by this success, a new Biodesign Institute research team, led by John Chaput, is now trying to mimic the process of Darwinian evolution in the laboratory by evolving new proteins from scratch. Using new tricks of molecular biology, Chaput and co-workers have evolved several new proteins in a fraction of the 3 billion years it took nature.
Reason For Mammals' Aging Lies In The Brain:
To date, there are two basic concepts of reasons for aging. The first one is death as a result of damage accumulation, and the second is death as a suicide program. There are multiple arguments in favour of both concepts. A new - astrocytic - hypothesis has been put forward by Aleksei Boyko, Ukrainian researcher, specialist of the National Agrarian University of Ukraine. In the framework of this hypothesis, aging is treated as a result of changes in cerebrum cells. The key role is played by transmutation of cells of the radial neuroglia into stellate cells - astrocytes. Since such cell transmutation is a programmed process, the researcher is inclined to the opinion that aging and following death have been programmed.
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I guess you have alot to say about climate change. I think it's obvious, you can see it with bare eyes. Still, many people just deny it for now.
The most important place to look for explinations is the ocean. We keep discussing cars, energy consumption, but shouldn't we say a word about oceans? Are they so insignifiant or so small that they don't matter?
If you look at www.1ocean-1climate.com, you will see the events that occured in in the oceanic life in the past 150 years and also the way climate has changed in those periods. If you ask me, there are too many links to be considered coincidences.
Also, on www.arctic-warming.com, there is an attempt to explain the warming in the early 20th century. Is there a pattern that can be found in today's warming?