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Eye in the sky: satellite-based observation to protect life on Earth
How can we protect our health against natural ultraviolet radiation? To what extent are our forests threatened by fires, insects and climatic anomalies? How can we protect ourselves better against the climatic disasters generated by El Ni'ħo? And how can we fight the pollution of our coastal areas? Better management of our environment requires an... view more... (1999-10-06)
Animals on runways can cause serious problems at small airports
It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a potentially deadly combination. view more (2009-05-05)
Naked turkey
WHAT`S the secret of great-tasting Christmas turkey? Let it get naked. Whipping the foil off a cooking turkey to allow the skin to brown induces a previously unrecognised process that concentrates the meat flavours at the surface. Chefs have always known that browning the bird with direct heat creates flavour. But more important than the heat,... view more... (2001-12-19)
Horse antibodies against the bird flu virus H5N1 are effective as treatment in mice
Antibodies against the bird flu virus H5N1, derived from horses, prevent mice infected with H5N1 from dying from the virus. view more (2006-03-28)
Tangerine Ruff 'n' Sniff: new clue to bird social behaviour
Scientists believe they have opened the door to an overlooked area of bird behaviour - the use of social scents. The basic assumption is that vision and hearing are the main senses that birds use to signal each other, e.g. the colour of plumage; the sound of birdsong. This is questioned by new experimental evidence observed in the Crested Auklet,... view more... (2003-05-12)
Crane hatching marks a first for Smithsonian's National Zoo
Smithsonian's National Zoo has announced a first in its 118-year history — the hatching of a rare wattled crane chick. view more (2007-04-23)
Structure of influenza B virus protein gives clues to next pandemic
Determining the structure of a protein called hemagglutinin on the surface of influenza B is giving researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University in Houston clues as to what kinds of mutations could spark the next flu pandemic. view more (2007-10-16)
Three new species of lemurs identified
Researchers have identified three new species of lemurs, the small, big-eyed primates native to the island of Madagascar. view more (2006-02-23)
Restoring seagrass beds: Is it for the birds?
Although most people consider bird droppings a nuisance, scientists at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab see them as a rich source of phosphorus, a natural fertilizer for grassbeds which have been destroyed by boat propellers. view more (2006-04-11)
Gassed by gannets!
This is one of the subjects being investigated in the GANE (Global Atmospheric Nitrogen Enrichment) research initiative funded by NERC. The first meeting of the principal investigators will be on Thursday, 9th March, when they will share information on progress of the various projects that form the initiative. view more (2000-03-08)
Bird flu study highlights need to vaccinate flocks effectively
Incomplete vaccination of poultry flocks could make the spread of deadly strains of avian flu such as H5N1 worse, scientists at the Universities of Edinburgh and Warwick have found. view more (2006-08-21)
Why wind turbines can mean death for bats
Power-generating wind turbines have long been recognized as a potentially life-threatening hazard for birds. But at most wind facilities, bats actually die in much greater numbers. view more (2008-08-26)
Birds and plants do not prosper under agri-environment schemes
Lapwing, Oystercatcher, Redshank and Godwit prefer common grasslands. The agri-environmental schemes to improve biodiversity in Dutch agricultural landscapes are not effective. A profound study which compares fields with management agreements with common managed fields, finds no positive effects on plant and bird species diversity. Meadow birds... view more... (2001-10-15)
UCI scientists reconstruct migration of avian flu virus
UC Irvine researchers have combined genetic and geographic data of the H5N1 avian flu virus to reconstruct its history over the past decade. They found that multiple strains of the virus originated in the Chinese province of Guangdong, and they identified many of the migration routes through which the strains spread regionally and internationally. view more (2007-03-06)
Some forest birds can survive in agricultural countryside with limited habitat conservation, study finds
Some tropical forest birds can survive alongside humans if given a helping hand, according to a recent study by Cagan H. Sekercioglu, senior scientist at the Stanford University Center for Conservation Biology. view more (2007-05-25)
Expert dispels bird flu paranoia
The risk of human bird flu infection is small in Australia and people can still safely eat chicken and keep pet birds, according to bird medicine specialist Dr Bob Doneley. view more (2005-11-04)
Planes leading edges in a single piece
The basque company SK10, which works in the integration of aeronautical structures, has given a significant step forward in its innovation range within compound materials of carbon fibre. Recently, SK10 has signed with the company EADS-CASA a contract for the development, industrialisation and subsequent mass production of the leading edges of... view more... (2002-11-25)
Newly described 'dragon' protein could be key to bird flu cure
Scientists and researchers have taken a big step closer to a cure for the most common strain of avian influenza, or "bird flu," the potential pandemic that has claimed more than 200 lives and infected nearly 400 people in 14 countries since it was identified in 2003. view more (2008-07-16)
Limited climate tracking in European trees despite 10,000 years of postglacial warmth
The relative roles of environment and history as controls of large-scale species distributions is a crucial issue in biogeography and macroecology. In the forthcoming issue of Ecology Letters Svenning & Skov use bioclimatic modelling to show that among 55 native European tree species, 36 occupy less than 50% of their climatically suitable... view more... (2004-06-10)
Upland birds in peril from climate change
New evidence suggests that rarely studied upland birds may be as vulnerable as songbirds to climate change. view more (2005-02-01)
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