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• Weather-worn lizards might adapt to new climates
• Engineers invent a bubble-pen to write with nanoparticles
• Unique breathing cycles may be an important defense for insects
• Toxins related to 'red tides' found in home aquarium

Weather-worn lizards might adapt to new climates Posted: 15 Jan 2016 07:09 AM PST Lizards exposed to rain, hail and shine may cope better with extreme weather events predicted as a result of climate change than their fair-weather cousins, suggests new research.

Engineers invent a bubble-pen to write with nanoparticles Posted: 14 Jan 2016 09:17 AM PST Researchers have developed a device and technique, called bubble-pen lithography, that can gently and efficiently handle nanoparticles -- the tiny pieces of gold, silicon and other materials used in nanomanufacturing.

Unique breathing cycles may be an important defense for insects Posted: 13 Jan 2016 01:24 PM PST Insects exhibit breathing patterns called discontinuous gas-exchange cycles that include periods of little to no release of carbon dioxide to the environment. Researchers who studied the respiratory patterns of 15 species of ground beetles found that these cycles may minimize the risk of infestation of an insect's tracheal system by mites and other pathogens.

Toxins related to 'red tides' found in home aquarium Posted: 13 Jan 2016 10:28 AM PST Many shore residents and beach-goers are already familiar with the health risks of 'red tide,' algal blooms along coastlines that can trigger respiratory illness and other effects in people who inhale the toxins the algae release. Now scientists report new evidence that similar effects can occur on a much smaller scale among home aquaria owners.

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