SCIENCE NEWS PICKS

Here are some very interesting science news picks from one of my favorite science news sites—ScienceDaily—that I’ve recently read and want to share with you.

CLIMATE CHANGE: Forests May Play Overlooked Role In Regulating Climate, Second Warmest October For Global Temperatures, NOAA Says, Global Warming Predictions Are Overestimated, Suggests Study On Black Carbon

EVOLUTION: Discovery Of Giant Roaming Deep Sea Protist Provides New Perspective On Animal Evolution, Flies May Reveal Evolutionary Step To Live Birth

GREEN CONSTRUCTION: Dangers Of Going Green: Industrial Hygienists Suggest Watching Out For Mold When Going Green

INVASIVE SPECIES: Earthworms’ Underground Invasion Threatens Forest Sustainability

MATHEMATICS: Mathematicians And Artists Use Algorithms To Make Complicated Paper Sculptures

POLLUTION: Polymer Sponge Catches Household Pollutants in Storm Drains

RENEWABLE ENERGY: ‘Fish Technology’ Draws Renewable Energy From Slow Water Currents

RFID CHIPS: RFID Chips: A Privacy And Security Pandora’s Box?

SEA LEVEL RISE: Sea Level Rise Alters Chesapeake Bay’s Salinity

SPACE: Strangulation Of Spiral Galaxies: ‘Missing Link’ Discovered, Hubble Captures Outstanding View Of Mammoth Stars, Mars Express Observes Aurora On The Red Planet, Mystery Of Missing Hydrogen: Apparent Absence From Distant Galaxies Puzzles Astronomers

WATER QUALITY: Environmental Scientists Use Fish Behavior To Monitor Water Quality

WETLANDS: Value Of Satellites Recognized For Conserving Wetlands

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RECOMMENDED IMAGES: MESSENGER space probe returns images from Oct. 6 Mercury fly-by

More images from MESSENGER’s Mercury fly-by can be found here, and information about the fly-by can be found here.