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FARMINGTON, Conn., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Recent scientific findings from a synthetic biology study have created a new strand of E.coli bacteria. Why is this E.coli more special? It's "addicted" to caffeine. The new caffeine-addicted E.coli may lead to practical breakthroughs for wastewater decontamination and bioproduction of medications. Significant environmental pollution has resulted as a consequence of widespread use of caffeine and other methylxanthines in...
AURORA, Ill., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Flooding can create extremely dangerous driving conditions for motorists on roadways. AAA Chicago advises motorists to prepare themselves and their car. Motorists are advised to monitor weather conditions and follow advice from authorities. If it is not safe to travel and you don't have to travel, don't drive. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100506/AAACHILOGO) AAA's Emergency Services are also seeing extremely high call...
Four New Suites aboard Seabourn Quest Feature Spa Access, Amenities, Concierge SEATTLE, April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Seabourn is enhancing its spacious, all-suite accommodations with the introduction of Penthouse Spa Suites on its award-winning new trio of intimate ships. Seabourn Quest will emerge from a scheduled drydock in May, 2013 boasting four new elegant Penthouse Spa Suites located directly above the industry leading Spa at Seabourn facility. The Spa at Seabourn has twice...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Blasting sound waves through the ocean to the seafloor in search of fossil fuels may do more harm than good, according to environmentalists. But the US Department of Interior has been considering giving large oil and gas companies permission to do just that. According to estimates, scores of marine mammals would be injured and possibly killed along the east coast if these companies follow through with their dangerous sonar...
The calendar says it's Spring, but due to cooler than normal temperatures, the water is very cold. Madison, Wisconsin (PRWEB) April 17, 2013 Cold weather safety for paddlers must be more than an afterthought. Dressing for cold water is paramount. "A prepared paddler is going to be dressing for the temperature of the water, not the air temperature," said Darren Bush, owner of Rutabaga Paddlesports. "Water can pull heat away from your body 25 times faster than air of...
MIAMI, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Carnival Cruise Lines, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), today announced that it has implemented a program to significantly enhance emergency power capabilities, introduce new fire safety technology, and improve the level of operating redundancies across its entire 24-ship fleet. This enhancement program will cost more than $300 million, and rapid upgrades have already begun. To view the multimedia assets...
COLCHESTER, England, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- LIFESAVER systems commenced selling direct into the USA in April with its award-winning and revolutionary product line. Brainchild of founder and inventor Michael Pritchard, LIFESAVER is the world's first and only portable technology to eradicate all waterborne bacteria and viruses such as cholera, polio and Hepatitis A without the use of chemicals, UV light or the need for power. LIFESAVER bottles and jerrycans produce safe, sterile...
Sen. Erickson's bill would provide important option for local governments HARRISBURG, Pa., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PennFuture today praised the Pennsylvania Senate for passing Senator Ted Erickson's Senate Bill (SB) 351 as a wise move forward in giving local governments another tool to address flooding and improve stormwater management through the creation of municipal stormwater authorities. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130211/DC57616LOGO) "SB 351,...
New research tracking the movement of dredged sediment around Liverpool Bay could save millions of pounds, according to scientists at the National Oceanography Centre in Liverpool. Each year, sediment has to be dredged from the port and deposited elsewhere to maintain access for commercial vessels. But according to the new study, the dredged material appears back in the port again within just a few weeks of its removal, carried by sea currents. "There are two competing sediments coming...
RIVIÈRE-DU-LOUP, QC, April 16, 2013 /CNW Telbec/ - Premier Tech is pleased to announce that its Business Unit Premier Tech Aqua has introduced a world first to the onsite wastewater treatment market: its Self-Cleaning DpEC unit. It is the very first industrialised phosphorus removal solution applicable to individual dwellings in wastewater treatment. The cumulative discharges of phosphorus into lakes and rivers lead to the periodical outbreak of blue-green algae that make water...
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The Mediterranean feather star is a filter feeder that obtains food by straining suspended matter and food particles from water. The star has a stalk that has up to forty tendrils, (threadlike organs) which help the star cling to hard surfaces. The “body” of the star is called a calyx and is shaped like a small cup. This calyx is surrounded by feathery pinnules bearing arms. These arms are quite unique in the fact that they can regenerate if one should get broken off; these arms extend to...
The harp seal (Pagophilus groenlandicus), also known as the saddleback seal, is a true seal in the Phocidae family. It is native to northern areas of the Atlantic Ocean and to some areas of the Arctic Ocean. Its scientific name means "ice-lover from Greenland,” and it was previously classified within Phoca genus, although studies have shown that it is unique enough to be in a distinct genus. It holds two recognized subspecies, P. groenlandicus groenlandicus and P. groenlandicus oceanicus....
The Baikal seal (Pusa sibirica), also known as the nerpa or the Lake Baikal seal, is a true seal in the Phocidae family that is native to Lake Baikal located in Siberia. This species is one of three seals that reside solely in fresh water areas. It is not known exactly how these seals came to inhabit such an isolated area, but some experts assert that a sea-passage was formed that linked the Arctic Ocean and Lake Baikal. The Baikal seal is one of the smallest of all true seal species,...
The Caspian seal (Pusa caspica) is one of the smallest species in the true seal family that is native only to the Caspian Sea. It can be seen on shorelines, rocky islands, and ice blocks that occur throughout the sea. In warmer months, these seals will inhabit northern areas of this range, but in colder months, they inhabit cooler waters and the mouths of the Ural and Volga rivers. It is thought that these seals only occur in the Caspian Sea because they moved there during the Quaternary...
The Buller’s Shearwater (puffinus bulleri) is a Pacific species of seabird in the Procellariidae family; it is also known as the Grey-backed Shearwater or New Zealand Shearwater. It is a member of the black-billed wedge-tailed Thyellodroma group, among the bigger shearwaters of the proposed genus Ardenna; it creates a superspecies with the Wedge-tailed Shearwater. The adult birds are 46 to 47 cm in length, with a 97 to 99 cm wingspan, and they have been recorded to weigh 342 to 435g. The...
