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Happy Endangered Species Day!
The black-footed ferrets are just one of 447 endangered animal species listed by the USFWS. They've been considered extinct a few times, and have managed to survive with help from the Endangered Species Act. Check out how to speak up for endangered species today: http://bit.ly/12H8Xhj #speciesday  

2013-05-17 17:04:13 (1 comments, 3 reshares, 7 +1s)

"Archaeologists have made a discovery in southern subtropical China which could revolutionise thinking about how ancient humans lived in the region.  They have uncovered evidence for the first time that people living in Xincun 5,000 years ago may have practised agriculture –before the arrival of domesticated rice in the region."

2013-05-17 17:00:39 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 5 +1s)

Front-Row Seats to Climate Change: Increasingly erratic rainfall patterns can lead to declines in southeastern frog and salamander populations, but protecting ponds can improve their plight -- read our blog at http://www.usgs.gov/blogs/features/usgs_top_story/front-row-seats-to-climate-change/?from=title or visit our amphibian research page at http://armi.usgs.gov/

Photo: Courtesy of Alan Cresler. Federally threatened flatwoods salamander at St. Mark's National Wildlife Refuge, Fla.

#USGS   #climatechange   #climatescience   #climate   #frogs   #salamander   #globalchange  

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2013-05-17 03:21:00 (3 comments, 2 reshares, 7 +1s)

Materials Science Blooms

Scientists have discovered a set of design rules that govern how two different materials - basically chalk and glass - assemble together. By simply altering the pH or temperature of a solution, or the exposure to Carbon Dioxide (CO2), the assembling material may take on a number of conformations including a spiral that resembles a stem, a leaf-like structure, or a blooming flower.

By turning those dials at just the right time, the researchers grew a variety of luscious-looking blooms that resemble tulips, crocuses, and roses. Discovering similar design rules for magnetic, metallic, and electronic materials, the researchers say, may allow them to pattern catalytic materials and electronic devices over entire surfaces—for making things like cheap solar cells—by simply controlling the conditions under which they are grown.

Via +ScienceNOW:h... more »

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