My Picks From ScienceDaily

Mysterious Mountain Dinosaur May Be New Species:

A partial dinosaur skeleton unearthed in 1971 from a remote British Columbia site is the first ever found in Canadian mountains and may represent a new species, according to a recent examination by a University of Alberta researcher.

Memory Loss Linked To Common Sleep Disorder:

For the first time, UCLA researchers have discovered that people with sleep apnea show tissue loss in brain regions that help store memory. Reported in the June 27 edition of the journal Neuroscience Letters, the findings emphasize the importance of early detection of the disorder, which afflicts an estimated 20 million Americans.

Reverse Engineering The Brain To Model Mind-body Interactions:

When you grab a cold beverage out of the cooler this summer, what is really going on between your brain, your eyes and your hands?

Insomnia In Parents Can Result In Sleep Problems, Suicidal Behavior Among Their Offspring:

A history of chronic insomnia in parents is not only associated with elevated risk for insomnia but also with elevated risks for use of hypnotics, psychopathology and suicidal behavior in adolescent offspring, according to a research abstract that will be presented on June 12 at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

Ace Perceptual Skills Of Tennis Pros:

Tennis Grand Slam season is upon us once again with the French Open already over, and Wimbledon hot on its heels later in the month. Past studies have shown that tennis players outperform non-players at anticipating which shots will be played by their opponents and at quickly deciding what to do next under pressure but do Roger Federer and his fellow tennis players also benefit from better-developed visual information processing skills than non-players?

Delaying School Start Time By One Hour Positively Affects Adolescents' Cognitive Performance:

Delaying an adolescent's school start time by one hour has a positive effect on his or her cognitive performance, according to a research abstract that will be presented on June 12 at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).

Large Areas Of Conservation Land Needed To Save Small Frogs, Turtles And Other Marine Species:

Scientists were surprised with findings of a recent study that reveals many animal species believed to persist in small contained areas actually need broad, landscape level conservation to survive.

Dingo Urine Offers Humane Solution To Kangaroo Cull:

Tasmania's marsupials have been offered a life-line by researchers at Curtin University of Technology's Department of Environmental Biology utilising cutting edge science involving fresh dingo urine.

Australian Dinosaur Found To Have South American Heritage:

Australia's links to South America have just gotten a bit closer, but not due to economic forces, rather fossil forces. University of Queensland palaeontologist Dr Steve Salisbury was part of an international team of palaeontologists from the US, Argentina and Australia that identified a fossil that had previously only been found in South America.

Uncovering The Truth Behind The Largest Marsupial To Walk The Earth:

University of Queensland research is uncovering the truth behind the largest marsupial ever to walk the earth - the 2.5 tonne wombat-like Diprotodon.