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First nearshore survey of Antarctic krill reveals high density, stable population in shallow waters
— 5 Aug 2010 10:10 | BiologyUsing smaller vessels that allow access to shallow, nearshore waters, researchers from Stony Brook University and the Southwest Fisheries Science Centre conducted the first multi-year…
In the brain, early-stage intense passionate love seems to be universal
— 29 May 2010 13:18 | HealthClose relationship researchers have previously found that Easterners (those from collectivistic cultures such as China) seem to regard love differently from Westerners (those from individualist…
New research shows fishery management practices for beluga sturgeon must change
— 20 Mar 2010 13:41 | EnvironmentA first-of-its-kind study of a Caspian Sea beluga sturgeon (Huso huso) fishery demonstrates current harvest rates are four to five times higher than those that would sustain population…
Sea Grant report synthesises recent research on New York's clams
— 23 Apr 2009 12:59 | EnvironmentNew York Sea Grant (NYSG) announces the release of The Hard Clam Research Initiative: Factors Controlling Mercenaria mercenaria Populations in South Shore Bays of Long Island, NY, a…
Developing fruit fly embryo is capable of genetic corrections
— 9 Mar 2009 22:00 | BiologyAnimals have an astonishing ability to develop reliably in spite of variable conditions during embryogenesis. New research, published in parallel this week in PLoS Biology and PLoS…
'Undesirable' evolution can be reversed in fish
— 4 Mar 2009 18:40 | Biology'Undesirable' evolution in fish - which makes their bodies grow smaller and fishery catches dwindle - can actually be reversed in a few decades' time by changing our 'take-the-biggest-fish'…
Top minds in 'Hobbit' debate gather at Stony Brook University
— 7 Feb 2009 12:44 | Geology and palaeontologyAs the debate rages on about whether Homo floresiensis - so called 'Hobbit' - fossils discovered on the Indonesian island of Flores in 2003 represent a separate human species, researchers…
Country music star Clay Walker donates to National Paediatric MS Centre
— 3 Dec 2008 08:34 | HealthCountry music singer Clay Walker's non-profit charity, Band Against MS (BAMS), donated $100,000 to the National Paediatric MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Centre at Stony Brook University Medical…
Researchers confirm second-ever case of virgin birth by shark
— 12 Oct 2008 11:44 | BiologyResearchers have confirmed the second-ever case of a 'virgin birth' in a shark, indicating once again that female sharks can reproduce without mating and raising the possibility that…
Scientists use CT technology to virtually reconstruct Hadropithecus skull
— 29 Jul 2008 12:46 | Geology and palaeontologyFossils recovered in a remote cave in the Southeast corner of Madagascar by William L. Jungers, Ph.D., a paleoanthropologist at Stony Brook University Medical Centre, and his colleagues…