Nature : Science World Report

Feb 18, 2012 05:05 PM EST

Phytoplankton Key to a Healthy Planet

Phytoplankton Key to a Healthy Planet says Canada Research Chair at the Forefront of Phytoplankton Research Maria (Maite) Maldonado, Canada Research Chair in Phytoplankton Trace Metal Physiology at The University of British Columbia, has made understanding the intricacies of marine phytoplankton he...

Feb 18, 2012 04:56 PM EST

Arctic Micro-organisms may hold Key to Dealing with Oil Spills in the North

Marcel Babin, Canada Excellence Research Chair in Remote Sensing of Canada's New Arctic Frontier at the UniversitÃ© Laval, will be discussing his research on the effects of environmental changes in the Arctic as part of an upcoming press breakfast panel discussion. The February 17 Canada Press Bre...

Feb 18, 2012 04:26 PM EST

Research at AAAS Highlights National, International 'Excellence Gaps' in Education

News media and think tanks often call attention to achievement gaps in education, highlighting test-score differences between racial, ethnic and socio-economic groups. A related issue that gets little attention is the "excellence gap," the fact that minority and underprivileged students make up a di...

Feb 18, 2012 02:49 PM EST

Window into World's Future Oceans Unveiled by NF-UBC Nereus Team

An international team from the Nippon Foundation-University of British Columbia Nereus program has unveiled the first global model of life in the world's oceans, allowing scientists and policymakers to predict â€“ and show through 3D visualizations â€“ the state of life in the oceans of th...

Feb 18, 2012 06:33 AM EST

Cranky Today? Even Mild Dehydration can Alter our Moods

Most people only think about drinking water when they are thirsty; but by then it may already be too late. Even mild dehydration can alter a person's mood, energy level, and ability to think clearly, according to two studies recently conducted at the University of Connecticut's Human Performance La...

Feb 17, 2012 04:29 PM EST

Public Health Experts to Hold International Conference on Black Health in the Western Hemisphere

The Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has now opened registration for the International Conference on Health in the African Diaspora â€“ ICHAD 2012. The conference will be held July 4-8, 2012 at the Renaissance Baltimore Harbo...

Feb 17, 2012 03:51 PM EST

AAAS-SFU Research: Linking Human Evolution and Climate Change

It's not a take on climate change we often hear about. But Mark Collard, a Simon Fraser University Canada Research Chair and professor of archaeology, will talk about how climate change impacts human evolution at the world's largest science fair.

Feb 17, 2012 03:34 PM EST

Social Workers should Reclaim role in Juvenile Corrections System, MU Researcher Says

In the pioneering days of the juvenile corrections system, social workers often served as the primary probation officers who rehabilitated young offenders. As the field of corrections became dominated by law enforcement officers, the role of social workers was marginalized. A University of Missouri ...

Feb 17, 2012 02:56 PM EST

Study Finds Caribbean-American Women at Higher Risk for Elevated Mercury Levels

A new study published by researchers at SUNY Downstate Medical Center's School of Public Health assesses mercury levels in pregnant women and examines dietary and environmental sources of exposure to mercury. The research, which focuses on an urban immigrant community, examined risk factors that may...

Feb 17, 2012 08:26 AM EST

International Ranking for Infant Mortality Flawed: Canadian Study

Canada's ranking in international child health indexes would dramatically improve if measurements were standardized, according to a new study by researchers from the University of British Columbia, Dalhousie University, McGill University, the University of Calgary, and the Public Health Agency of Ca...

Feb 16, 2012 04:48 PM EST

Why Do Dinosaur Skeletons Look so Weird?

Many fossilized dinosaurs have been found in a twisted posture. Scientists have long interpreted this as a sign of death spasms. Two researchers from Basel and Mainz now come to the conclusion that this bizarre deformations occurred only during the decomposition of dead dinosaurs.

Feb 16, 2012 01:24 PM EST

Great News For Chimpanzees

The Republic of Congo has formally expanded NouabalÃ©-Ndoki National Park to protect an increasingly rare treasure: one of Africa's most pristine forests and a population of "naÃ¯ve" chimpanzees with so little exposure to humans that the curious apes investigate the conservationists who study th...