Pain-Killing Snails
A compound from cone snail saliva may be an extremely efficient painkiller.
Dolphin DNA
Scientists are testing a new method for obtaining DNA samples from dolphins.
Water Quality Roundup
Salt used to de-ice snowy streets causes damage to both roadways and waterways.
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ANIMALS: A new way to sample dolphin DNA, pain-relief from sea snail venom, beetles born with bifocals, and why pigeons bob their heads when they walk.
Octopus Venom
Scientists think venom from Antarctic octopi may have pain-killing properties.
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CUTTING-EDGE MEDICINE: Re-growing joints and re-constructing faces, the link between gut bacteria and multiple sclerosis, and octopus venoms that could treat pain.
Changing Oceans
The effect of climate change on the world's oceans may have dire consequences for humans.
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CLIMATE CHANGE UPDATE: The potential effects of climate change on the world's oceans, how global warming could influence carbon dioxide levels in the Arctic, and the search for more efficient air conditioners.
Marine Debris
A research vessel tracks the ecological effects of plastic debris in the Atlantic Ocean.
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HEALTH & THE ENVIRONMENT: Cutting down the Amazon rainforest leads to increased rates of malaria, tracking plastic debris in the Atlantic Ocean, choosing between "organic" and synthetic pesticides, and more.
Oxygen-Free Animals
Scientists have discovered animals that can survive in the absence of oxygen.
Ocean Creature Roundup
Small marine creatures called sea squirts are helping medical researchers test treatments for Alzheimer's disease.
Marine Epilepsy
Algal blooms can cause epileptic symptoms in sea lions and other marine mammals.
Whales & Diatoms
The diversity of ocean algae has correlated with the diversity of whale species over the past 30 million years.
Dolphin Viruses
Dolphins are the only animal besides humans known to get multiple papillomaviruses, but unlike humans they don't develop cervical cancer.
Sea Slug Photosynthesis
A species of sea slug begins to harvest energy from the sun after eating algae.
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MARINE LIFE: Photosynthesizing sea slugs, epileptic sea lions, dolphin viruses and whale diversity.
Fatherless Sharks
A new study finds that the offspring of virgin sharks are surprisingly healthy.
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ANIMALS: DNA analysis confirms virgin birth in sharks, bonobos are forever young, elephant genes fight disease, and mussel glue inspires medical sealants.
Microbe Fighting Roundup
A new nasal vaccine could combat malaria.
Antarctic Treaty
Scientists from all over the world recently gathered in Washington, DC to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty.