Follow the honey: can we save the bees by tracking them?
By Chris Yaylor From Mashable Colony Collapse Disorder may sound like the name of a dystopian science fiction novel, but it’s a real and present danger to the planet. For years, honey bees around the globe have been wandering from…
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South Florida premier of Guy Harvey’s documentary “Whale Sharks of the Yucatan”
Guy Harvey Ocean Foundation From Out Door Hub Conservationist and world acclaimed marine artist Dr. Guy Harvey is bringing a whale of a tale to Nova Southeastern University¹s Museum of Art Fort Lauderdale on Thursday, January 30th with the South…
SeaBird Exploration Plc: Contract award
(Thomson Reuters ONE via COMTEX) — 15 January 2014, Limassol, Cyprus SeaBird Exploration Plc (“SeaBird) will, in partnership with Acorn Geophysical Ltd (“Acorn”), commence a project in the Gulf of Guinea. The 3D acquisition program is of approximately 1,500km(2) and…
UMD professor receives $375,000 grant to develop cancer vaccine technology
Alexandra “Alex” Scott was not even a year old when she was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, a common pediatric cancer that causes nerve cells to transform into tumors. Her parents were told that if she beat cancer, she would likely never…
Elephant shark genome may hold answers for human health problems
By Ann-Marie Alcantara From Mashable Who knew elephant sharks held potential answers for health problems such as osteoporosis and poor immune systems? An international team of researchers at the Max Planck Institute of Immunobiology and Epigenetics in Germany discovered new…
Super-Earth planets may have watery earthlike climates
By Tanya Lewis, Staff Writer for Space.com From Mashable WASHINGTON — The alien worlds known as “super-Earths” may be more like our own planet than previously thought, a new study suggests. Super-Earths — exoplanets slightly larger than Earth — are…
K2M can now market Cayman minimally invasive in the USA
K2M has announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to market Cayman minimally invasive, which it says is the latest addition to its Cayman product family of plate systems that already feature Cayman anterior, Cayman buttress and Cayman…
Fluorescence is widespread in fish, study finds
By James Gorman From NY Times From sea horses that glow red to bright green eels, researchers have discovered 180 species of fish that fluoresce under blue light. It was the green eel that did it. Scientists from the American…
MakerBot unleashes giant 3D printer that prints 10 items at once
By Samantha Murphy Kelly From Mashable LAS VEGAS — 3D printing company MakerBot announced at the 2014 International CES show on Monday a collection of new 3D printers, including one that lets you print up to 10 items at one…
Welsh scientists declare bio war on SBV midges [and mosquitoes]
By Andrew Forgrave From Daily Post Welsh scientists aim to deploy biological warfare to counter the threat of Schmallenberg Virus (SBV). Researchers in Aberystwyth and Swansea hope to control midges, which carry the virus, by spraying them with a fungus….
