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Largest transiting extrasolar planet found around a distant star
An international team of astronomers with the Trans-atlantic Exoplanet Survey announce today the discovery of TrES-4, a new extrasolar planet in the constellation of Hercules.   view more (2007-08-07)

A Very Massive Stellar Black Hole in the Milky Way Galaxy
VLT ISAAC Uncovers an Enigmatic Microquasar   view more (2001-11-27)

Why are cod stocks collapsing?
Sudden collapses in many ecological systems are the rule rather than exceptions to the rule. This is shown by Professor Lennart Persson of Ume'å University, Sweden, in the latest issue of the scientific journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Among other things, the article... view more (2002-09-23)

Los Alamos Observatory Fingers Cosmic Ray 'Hot Spots'
A Los Alamos National Laboratory cosmic-ray observatory has seen for the first time two distinct hot spots that appear to be bombarding Earth with an excess of cosmic rays. The research calls into question nearly a century of understanding about galactic magnetic fields near our solar system.    view more (2008-11-24)

The Observatory on Bioethics and Law expresses its support for the production of human embryonic stem cells for therapeutic purposes
In response to the controversy that has recently arisen about the use of human embryos for therapeutic and non-reproductive purposes, the Opinion Group of the Observatory on Bioethics and Law of the Barcelona Science Park has drawn up a Declaration on this issue. This document provides information... view more (2001-12-17)

Double-star systems cycle between big and small blasts
Certain double, or binary, star systems erupt in full-blown explosions and then flare up with smaller bursts, according to new information gathered by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX) and analyzed by a team of astronomers, including postdoctoral researcher Mark Seibert of the Carnegie... view more (2007-03-08)

Bison can thrive again, study says
Bison can repopulate large areas from Alaska to Mexico over the next 100 years provided a series of conservation and restoration measures are taken, according to continental assessment of this iconic species by the Wildlife Conservation Society and other groups.   view more (2008-04-30)

Ecological Changes in the North Sea as a Consequence of Biological Globalisation and Climate Change
Long-term monitoring studies at the 'Biologische Anstalt Helgoland' (BAH), part of the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, document rapid ecological changes in the North Sea. Scientists explain these changes primarily with the introduction of non-native species and global... view more (2005-01-31)

Scientists unravel feeding habits of flying reptiles
Scientists at the University of Sheffield, collaborating with colleagues at the Universities of Portsmouth and Reading, have taken a step back in time and provided a new insight into the lifestyle of a prehistoric flying reptile.   view more (2007-07-24)

Royal Entomological Society Awards For The Best Entomological Publications
The Royal Entomological Society have established a series of awards for the best papers published in their six scientific journals over the preceding two years. The winners are decided by the Editors and Editorial Board of each of three journals each year. This year the journals selected are:... view more (2002-06-20)

UGA study reveals function of ubiquitous yet poorly understood microorganisms
Discovered in the late 1970s, archaea are one of the three main branches on the tree of life, with bacteria and eukaryotes such as plants and animals on the other two branches.   view more (2007-05-23)

Auger Observatory links highest-energy cosmic rays with violent black holes
Scientists of the Pierre Auger Collaboration, which includes New York University Physics Professor Glennys R. Farrar, have concluded that active galactic nuclei are the most likely candidate for the source of the highest-energy cosmic rays that hit Earth.   view more (2007-11-09)

Dutch Minister of Science Visits ESO Facilities in Chile
Mrs. Maria van der Hoeven, the Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, who travelled to the Republic of Chile, arrived at the ESO Paranal Observatory on Friday afternoon, May 13, 2005.   view more (2005-05-17)

Astronomers shed surprising light on our galaxy's black hole
In the most comprehensive study of Sagittarius A (Sgr A), the enigmatic supermassive black hole in the center of the Milky Way Galaxy, astronomers - using nine ground and space-based telescopes including the Hubble Space Telescope and the XMM-Newton X-ray Observatory - have... view more (2006-01-11)

Living laboratory found on shoreline statues
A team from the University of Liverpool's School of Biological Sciences have found that the 100 life-size statues which make up Antony Gormley's 'Another Place' art installation on Crosby Beach have become a haven for a settlement of a particular breed of barnacle-Elminius modestus.   view more (2006-10-23)

Where there's muck there's grass
The oldest ecological experiment in the world, set up almost 150 years ago to see whether inorganic fertilisers could produce more grass than traditional animal manures, is becoming an important source of evidence on the impact of climate change on genetic variation in plants. Speaking at the... view more (2003-09-01)

Innovative model connects circuit theory to wildlife corridors
Scientists at Northern Arizona University and the National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis have developed a model that uses circuit theory to predict gene flow across landscapes.   view more (2007-12-21)

Ice, Oil, And Birds
Russia is ready to implement a unique project to develop an oil field on the Arctic shelf. Ina world first drilling for crude oil will take place within the area covered by ice for most time of year. The oil will be carried away by ice-breakers. Reports on the estimated impact of the oil field... view more (2004-05-28)

Scientists reveal the lifestyle evolution of wild marine bacteria
Marine bacteria in the wild organize into professions or lifestyle groups that partition many resources rather than competing for them, so that microbes with one lifestyle, such as free-floating cells, flourish in proximity with closely related microbes that may spend life attached to zooplankton... view more (2008-05-23)

Highly sensitive weather radar a gain for climate research
TU Delft has taken a new weather radar system into use, the 'Drizzle Radar', which can observe even the lightest of drizzles. This is an enormous gain for climate researchers and is attracting international attention.   view more (2007-08-27)

Integral identifies supernova rate for Milky Way
Using ESA's Integral observatory, an international team of researchers has been able to confirm the production of radioactive aluminium (Al 26) in massive stars and supernovae throughout our galaxy and determine the rate of supernovae-one of its key parameters.   view more (2006-01-09)

Ecologists work to link kids with nature
"Cable television and video games are winning out over more traditional outdoor recreation for the time and interest of our young people.   view more (2007-08-08)

Without ecology we are failing to reap the rewards of agri-environment schemes
Ecological evaluations must become an integral part of European agri-environment schemes if the billions of Euros spent on them are to result in real ecological benefits, leading ecologists have warned. A comprehensive review of the biodiversity benefits of agri-environment schemes, published in... view more (2003-12-04)

PPARC Welcomes Outcome Of Prior Options Review Of Royal Observatories
Professor Ken Pounds, Chief Executive of the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), today welcomed the announcement by Minister for Science and Technology, Ian Taylor accepting the recommendations of the Steering Committee of the review of the Royal Observatories. Professor... view more (1996-04-25)

New Window Opens on the Secret Life of Microbes: Scientists Develop First Microbial Profiles of Ecosystems
Nowhere is the principle of "strength in numbers" more apparent than in the collective power of microbes: despite their simplicity, these one-cell organisms--which number about 5 million trillion trillion strong (no, that is not a typo) on Earth--affect virtually every ecological process,... view more (2008-03-14)
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