Daily non-political popular news in brief.

UF scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands

Your bird field guide may be out of date now that University of Florida scientists discovered a new genus of frogmouth bird on a South Pacific island.

Read more »

Keywords: scientists, discover, genus, frogmouth, bird, solomon, islands, scientist, genu, island

« Previous | Next »

Similar news on "UF scientists discover new genus of frogmouth bird in Solomon Islands":

1. Scientists discover novel way to remove iron from ferritin
   11-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A new study led by Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute senior scientist, Elizabeth Theil, PhD, is the first to suggest that a small protein or heptapeptide could be used to accelerate the removal of iron from ferritin. The results of this study may help scientists develop new medications that dramatically improve the removal of excess iron in patients diagnosed with blood diseases such as B-Thalassemia (Cooley's anemia) or sickle cell disease.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
2. New study sheds light on Galápagos hawk evolutionary history
   10-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Scientists at the University of Missouri-St. Louis used DNA sequences from feather lice to study how island populations of their host, the Galápagos Hawk might have colonized the Galápagos islands, home to the endangered and declining raptor.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
3. Scientist's Persistence Sheds Light On Marine Science Riddle
   09-29-2006 · ScienceDaily
   When he started compiling an online database of seashells 15 years ago, Dr. Gary Rosenberg did not envision that his meticulous record-keeping would eventually shed light on a 40-year-old evolutionary debate. The debate involves the mechanism underlying the island rule: that small animals isolated on islands evolve to be larger than their mainland relatives, and large animals evolve to be smaller.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
4. Arizona State University scientist finds Martian ice is patchy and variable
   05-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
   For the first time, scientists have found that water ice lies at variable depths over small-scale patches on the Red Planet. The discovery draws a much more detailed picture of underground ice on Mars than was previously available. The new results, by a researcher in Arizona State University's School of Earth and Space Exploration, will appear in Nature. The findings come from data sent back to Earth by THEMIS on NASA's Mars Odyssey orbiter.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
5. Satellite shows regional variation in warming from sun during solar cycle
   11-13-2007 · EurekAlert!
   A NASA satellite designed, built and controlled by the University of Colorado at Boulder is expected to help scientists resolve wide-ranging predictions about the coming solar cycle peak in 2012 and its influence on Earth's warming climate, according to the chief scientist on the project.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
6. New bird, bat species revealed by extensive DNA barcode studies
   02-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
   At unprecedented levels of difficulty involving highly biodiverse and continent-sized landscapes, scientists have successfully tested their ability to identify and DNA "barcode" entire assemblages of species -- the prelude to a genetic portrait of all animal life on Earth.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
7. Scientists discover way to block growth of prostate cancer cells
   11-08-2006 · EurekAlert!
   Scientists have discovered for the first time a specific biochemical pathway by which the sex hormone, androgen, increases levels of harmful chemicals called reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the prostate gland that play a role in the development of prostate cancer, the 18th EORTC-NCI-AACR Symposium on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics in Prague heard on Wednesday.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
8. Researchers discover gene responsible for Restless Legs Syndrome
   07-18-2007 · EurekAlert!
   An international team of researchers has identified the first gene associated with Restless Legs Syndrome, a common sleep disorder affecting tens of millions of people worldwide. The work was led by scientists at Emory University and deCODE Genetics Inc. in Reykjavik, Iceland.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
9. Scientists discover genetic variant associated with prostate cancer in African Americans
   10-31-2007 · EurekAlert!
   Researchers report a new genetic variant that is linked to higher incidence of prostate cancer in African-American men. This study emphasizes the importance of characterizing genetic markers associated with prostate cancer in high-risk populations.
   Similar news · Read more »
   
10. Using nanotechnology, UCLA researchers discover cancer cells 'feel' much softer than normal cells
    12-02-2007 · EurekAlert!
    A multidisciplinary team of UCLA scientists were able to differentiate metastatic cancer cells from normal cells in patient samples using leading-edge nanotechnology that measures the softness of the cells.
    Similar news · Read more »