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• Urban athletes show that for orangutans, it pays to sway
• Seabirds study shows plastic pollution reaching surprising levels off coast of Pacific Northwest
• Humidity increases odor perception in terrestrial hermit crabs
• Extreme weather conditions cost EU’s transport system at least €15 billion annually
• How cooperation can trump competition in monkeys
• Pre-industrial emissions still causing temperatures to rise
• Shrinking leaves point to climate change
• Melon genome sequenced

Urban athletes show that for orangutans, it pays to sway Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:43 AM PDT Swaying trees is the way to go, if you are a primate crossing the jungle. Using human street athletes as stand-ins for orangutans, researchers have measured the energy required to navigate a forest using different strategies and found it pays to stay up in the trees.

Seabirds study shows plastic pollution reaching surprising levels off coast of Pacific Northwest Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:43 AM PDT Plastic pollution off the northwest coast of North America is reaching the level of the notoriously polluted North Sea, according to a new study.

Humidity increases odor perception in terrestrial hermit crabs Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:41 AM PDT Olfaction in land crabs is still in an early transitional stage between life in water and on land.

Extreme weather conditions cost EU’s transport system at least €15 billion annually Posted: 04 Jul 2012 09:40 AM PDT Extreme weather conditions cost EU's transport system at least €15 billion annually. Currently, the greatest costs incurred are from road accidents, with the associated material damage and psychological suffering.

How cooperation can trump competition in monkeys Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:18 PM PDT Being the top dog -- or, in this case, the top gelada monkey -- is even better if the alpha male is willing to concede at times to subordinates, according to a new study. Alpha male geladas who allowed subordinate competitors into their group had a longer tenure as leader, resulting in an average of three more offspring each during their lifetimes.

Pre-industrial emissions still causing temperatures to rise Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:17 PM PDT When evaluating the historic contributions made by different countries to the greenhouse gasses found in Earth's atmosphere, calculations generally go back no further than the year 1840. New research shows that carbon dioxide contributions from the pre-industrial era still have an impact on our climate today.

Shrinking leaves point to climate change Posted: 03 Jul 2012 11:15 PM PDT Rcent climate change is causing leaves of some Australian plants to narrow in size.

Melon genome sequenced Posted: 02 Jul 2012 04:25 PM PDT Scientists have sequenced the melon genome, a horticultural species with high economic value around the world.

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