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A 'Liquid Goldmine' In The Quest For New Drugs (October 10, 2007) -- The fjords and arctic waters of Norway have become a 'liquid goldmine' for prospecting for the next blockbuster drugs for cancer, AIDS, and other ills, according to a new article. Norway may not seem ... > full story

Hydrothermal Vents: Hot Spots Of Microbial Diversity (October 5, 2007) -- Thousands of new kinds of marine microbes have been discovered at two deep-sea hydrothermal vents off the Oregon coast. The findings are the result of the most comprehensive, comparative study to ... > full story

Sea Otter, Peregrine Falcon Back From The Brink Of Extinction But Other Species At Risk In Canada (October 4, 2007) -- There's good news and bad news in the Committee on the Status of Endangered Wildlife in Canada (COSEWIC) report. The good news: The peregrine falcon and the sea otter no longer face extinction. The ... > full story

Biologists Close In On Mystery Of Sea Turtles' 'Lost Years' (October 3, 2007) -- Biologists have found a major clue in a 50-year-old mystery about what happens to green sea turtles after they crawl out of their sandy nests and vanish into the surf, only to reappear several years ... > full story

Saving Microscopic Threatened Species (October 2, 2007) -- The Smithsonian's National Zoo recently acquired 12,000 new animals -- microscopic Elkhorn coral larvae harvested by National Zoo scientists in Puerto Rico -- as part of an international ... > full story

Chesapeake Bay's Habitats Threatened By Global Warming (October 1, 2007) -- A new report on the impact of global warming on the Chesapeake Bay (near Washington D.C., USA) calls for a major shift in how land is managed in the bay to protect the nation's most prized hunting ... > full story

Does The Victim Affect Snake Venom Composition? (September 30, 2007) -- A snake's intended prey might affect the type and evolution of toxins in their venom. In snakes, venom composition varies both between species and within a particular species. Land snakes feed on a ... > full story

Crabs Prefer A Take-out Meal (September 29, 2007) -- Shore crabs catch their food at food-rich spots and subsequently eat it elsewhere. With this take-out strategy the crabs maximize their food uptake and keep competing crabs at a distance, according ... > full story

Forests Of Endangered Tropical Kelp Discovered (September 28, 2007) -- Forests of a species of kelp previously thought endangered or extinct in deep waters near the Galapagos Islands has just been discovered. This discovery has important implications for biodiversity ... > full story

For Salmon And Human Communities, 'Resilience' Emerging As Key Concept (September 27, 2007) -- In a world in which instability, whether driven by people or nature, seems to be increasing, "resilience" is emerging as a key concept -- a desirable characteristic of both natural and human systems ... > full story

New Species Of Bacteria Feeds On Natural Gas (September 26, 2007) -- Newly discovered anaerobic bacteria in marine sediments feed on propane or butane. The bacteria employ an unprecedented biochemical mechanism for transforming what are essentially unreactive ... > full story

Rare Albino Ratfish Has Eerie, Silvery Sheen (September 26, 2007) -- A ghostly, mutant ratfish caught in Washington state's Puget Sound is the only completely albino fish ever seen by both the curator of the University of Washington's 7.2 million-specimen fish ... > full story

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The Reef Aquarium: A Comprehensive Guide to the Identification and Care of Tropical Marine Invertebrates (Volume 1)
This book is the "bible" on the subject of Reef Aquarium keeping, covering the biology of coral reefs and relating it to the biological, chemical, and physical parameters considered when creating a ... > read more

The Reef Aquarium: Science, Art, and Technology, Vol. 3
The Reef Aquarium Volume Three: Science, Art, and Technology Reefkeeping science involves the interplay of biology, chemistry, and physics. However, a reef aquarium is not simply a product of ... > read more

The Reef Aquarium: A Comprehensive Guide to the Identification and Care of Tropical Marine Invertebrates (Vol 2)
This second volume in the series features the anemones and soft corals associated with reefs, detailing their biology and husbandry requirements, and featuring numerous species descriptions, with the ... > read more

A PocketExpert Guide to Marine Invertebrates: 500+ Essential-to-Know Aquarium Species
Following in the wake of the hugely popular PocketExpert Guide to Marine Fishes is this eagerly awaited title in the Microcosm/T.F.H Professional Series. Interest in marine invertebrates is exploding ... > read more

Marine Fishes: 500+ Essential-To-Know Aquarium Species (The Pocketexpert Guide Series for Aquarists and Underwater Naturalists, 1)
---Comprehensive: 500+ species photographs, covering all popular and commonly available aquarium species ---Authoritative: expert advice on feeding and captive care ---Informative: aquarium ... > read more

Gen-e-sis: The Scientific Quest for Life's Origins
Life on Earth arose nearly 4 billion years ago, bursting forth from air, water, and rock. Though the process obeyed all the rules of chemistry and physics, the details of that original event pose as ... > read more

Flood Your Body with Oxygen
Flood Your Body With Oxygen is "Mr. Oxygen" Ed McCabe's follow-up to his best-seller Oxygen Therapies, and is the seminal work on the subject and encompasses its' entirety. DISEASES CAN'T LIVE IN ... > read more

Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World
You probably enjoy eating codfish, but reading about them? Mark Kurlansky has written a fabulous book--well worth your time--about a fish that probably has mattered more in human history than any ... > read more

Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual
Do yourself a favor: if you own a boat, you should also own the Boatowner's Mechanical & Electrical Manual. Written in a simple, accessible style, the Manual is aimed at helping the nonexpert solve ... > read more

Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results
Here's another management parable that draws its lesson from an unlikely source--this time it's the fun-loving fishmongers at Seattle's Pike Place Market. In Fish! the heroine, Mary Jane Ramirez, ... > read more