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Nature News in Review – Week Ending May 8, 2009

Flora The wild ancestors of common domestic fruit trees are in danger of becoming extinct. Scientists have discovered the source of the gigantic green tide of algae that almost derailed the Beijing Olympics sailing regatta. Fauna Tagging whale sharks in the Maldives. Does Homo floresiensis truly represent a new hominid species? Natural Resources and Public [...]

Nature News in Review – Week Ending April 10, 2009

Flora By sequencing the DNA of two tiny marine algae, a team of scientists has opened up a myriad of possibilities for new research in algal physiology, plant biology, and marine ecology. For bryologists, mosses and liverworts are a focus of study from which they can learn much about the habitats in which these often [...]