Robbers reign of terror has residents riled up Aug 27, 2008
The fifth victim is still being warded at Hospital Raja Permaisuri Bainun for head injuries and broken ear bones, said assemblyman Su. At 4am on Tuesday, noodle deliveryman Foo Kwee Fong, 37, was working at Jalan Pasir Puteh when he was attacked. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Celebrity Body Parts: 10 Priceless Pieces of History Jul 21, 2008
Beethoven's Ear Bones. Stolen at the autopsy in Vienna and lost, but fragments of the composer's skull were purchased by San Jose University in California. (Fox News -- Politics)
Saltwater Sleuths: Seeking Clues To Help Determine Ages Of Fish And Shellfish Populations May 31, 2008
21, 2008) Researchers at NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center are finding trace radiocarbon (C-14) from Cold War nuclear bombs in the ear bones of fish, and turning this artifact of nuclear testing into a. (Mar. (Science Daily)
Fish Hatchery Controversy Takes On New Significance As Wild Chinook Salmon Populations Crash Apr 9, 2008
The researchers were able to distinguish between wild and hatchery-raised fish by analyzing the banding patterns in fish ear bones, called otoliths ... Biologist Rachel Barnett-Johnson analyzed salmon ear bones to distinguish between wild and hatchery-raised fish. (Science Daily)
Hatchery fish outnumber wild chinook salmon in troubled fall run Apr 4, 2008
The researchers were able to distinguish between wild and hatchery-raised fish by analyzing the banding patterns in fish ear bones, called otoliths. Like tree rings, characteristic light and dark bands in the otoliths reflect daily growth increments, and the width of the bands indicates growth rates. (EurekAlert!)
Reef Fish Get Lost As Climate Changes Mar 10, 2008
Climate change-induced environmental stress, including warmer and more acidic seawater, could be hindering the development of the ear bones in young reef fish, which rely on sound for navigation, the marine experts said on Friday. The scientists from the James Cook University and the Australian Institute of Marine Science found that fish with asymmetrical ear bones struggle to return to their home reef ... Asymmetrical ear bones do not appear to make the fish deaf, but might interfere with the... (Planet Ark, United States)
When seas get hot, fish get lost Mar 8, 2008
Researchers examining Australian damselfish have found small fry with asymmetrical ear bones are less likely to make it back to their reef homes after a stint out at sea (, ) ... Increased acidity reduces the amount of calcium around for making ear bones, and having to regulate internal pH against changing water pH will also have a negative impact (, ). (Nature News Service)
Warmer waters leave fish floundering Mar 8, 2008
The stresses of warmer sea temperatures and more acidic seawater may be affecting the development of ear bones in young reef fish, according to fish ecologist Dr Monica Gagliano of James Cook University (JCU) in Townsville and the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS). Dr Gagliano said the stress in their larva 00004000 l stage could make fish develop asymmetrical ear bones or otoliths, causing them to lose their way at sea during a crucial stage of their development, she said. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
To Save Or Savor? It's Decision Time For Atlantic Bluefin Tuna Feb 25, 2008
All the genetic research is backed up by new studies on the chemical composition of otoliths, or ear bones, by Jay Rooker at Texas A&M University. Rooker can tell where a fish has been swimming by the proportion of elemental isotopes, such as oxygen, in the otoliths. (Science Daily)
Age Of Fish Can Be Determined Through Cold War Era Radiocarbon Traces Feb 22, 2008
21, 2008) Researchers at NOAA's Alaska Fisheries Science Center are finding trace radiocarbon (C-14) from Cold War nuclear bombs in the ear bones of fish, and turning this artifact of nuclear testing into a timestamp for determining fish ages ... Fish ear bones, called otoliths, grow in 'rings' similar to annual growth rings found in trees. (Science Daily)
Advocates Hope Science Can Save a Big Tuna Jan 7, 2008
Analyzing facets including chemical markers in the tuna's ear bones and satellite readings generated by tags attached to migrating fish, marine biologists are beginning to decipher how separate bluefin populations travel and spawn. And those distinctions, they say, may help determine whether fishery managers can preserve the Atlantic's remaining giant tuna. (Yahoo News -- Environment & Nature)
Biologist studies lakes' carp population Oct 31, 2007
A carp's age is determined by slicing open its ear bones to count the growth rings. A sampling of fish in the lakes indicates it's been about 10 years since a baby carp grew from egg to adulthood, even though each female fish produces more than 1 million eggs a year, the researchers said. (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
Record Setting Croaker Caught Near Mathews County Sep 15, 2007
"We're quite happy to award the state record for Big Boy to Mr. Jenkins and we hope he gets the world record for this remarkable catch.'' The previous state record had been held by Jim Mitchem of Guynn, Va., for a fish he caught on October 5, 1982. That croaker was 22 inches long and was caught at the Cell. ODU scientists spent several hours on Monday partly dissecting Big Boy and removing the otoliths, internal ear bones that grow over time and form yearly rings. Those rings can be counted to... (WTKR.com, VA)
Innovative Tagging Technique May Help Researchers Better Protect Fish Stocks Aug 14, 2007
Researchers will use harmless a chemical tag that becomes a signature within the ear bones of fish ... That chemical tag is then passed to the female s offspring and becomes a chemical signature within the ear bones (otoliths) of the next generation of fish. (Science Daily)
In California, a mollusk strays and stays for dinner Aug 1, 2007
By picking out tiny ear bones of fish and squid beaks, he could tell which species, and how many victims, were eaten. Besides anchovy, the researchers have found tiny shrimplike krill, sardines, rockfish, bird feathers and morsels of fellow squids the jumbos are cannibalistic. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Warning of lightning-strike injuries with iPods Jul 15, 2007
It ruptured both ear drums, dislocated tiny ear bones that transmit sound waves, and broke the man's jaw in four places, said Dr. Eric Heffernan, an imaging specialist at Vancouver General Hospital. The injury happened two summers ago and despite treatment, the man still has less than 50 percent of normal hearing on each side, must wear hearing aids and can't hear high-pitched sounds. (CNN -- Tech)
Digital music players unsafe in storms Jul 14, 2007
That is ridiculous how much physical damage a lightning strike can do, breaking his jaw and dislocating his ear bones. Tampa TomJul 13th, 2007 - 15:28:15. (Monsters and Critics.com)
Experts warn of lightning-strike injuries with electronic devices Jul 14, 2007
It ruptured both ear drums, dislocated tiny ear bones that transmit sound waves, and broke the man's jaw in four places, said Eric Heffernan, an imaging specialist at Vancouver General Hospital. . (International Herald Tribune)
Environmental groups sue U.S. Navy over sonar exercises off Hawaii May 17, 2007
Eight of those whales died, showing hemorrhaging around their brains and ear bones, possibly because they were exposed to loud noise. More News. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Home on the Reef: A Majority of Young Fish Return to Birthplace May 5, 2007
By examining the 137Ba in the fishes' ear bones, the researchers could determine whether or not their mothers had also been denizens of the Kimbe reef. Image. (Scientific American)
Coral Reef Fish Make Their Way Home May 4, 2007
The isotopes are passed to the offspring and incorporated into the ear bones - or otoliths - of the developing embryos, said Thorrold, thereby labeling the hatchlings at birth with the isotopes as permanent traceable tags. Two months after injecting females, the scientists returned and captured newly settled fish at the same reef to determine how many had returned to their home reef and how many had migrated from other nearby reefs. (Science Daily)
Nemo finds own way home May 4, 2007
The isotope was taken up byt the yolks of the eggs and eventually incorporated into embryonic otoliths, or ear bones. Dr Allmany's team later returned to the reef and captured all the juvenile fish and then separated tagged from from untagged fish. (The Australian)
Fish Growing Faster in Warming Waters Apr 24, 2007
The shallow-living fish are growing 20 to 30 percent faster today than they were 50 years ago, according to the researchers' analysis of fish ear bones. RELATED. (National Geographic)
Study: Dinosaur demise does not spur species Mar 30, 2007
An artist's conception of a fossil of a mammal the size of a chipmunk that skittered around during the dinosaur age, with a key feature in the evolution of mammals -- the middle ear bones -- fabulously preserved, is seen in this handout. (Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
From Jaw to Ear: Transition Fossil Reveals Ear Evolution in Action Mar 27, 2007
Now hear this: early mammal fossil shows how sensitive ear bones evolved ... More importantly, the nearly complete fossil shows a separation between the jawbones and the inner-ear bones, but one that is incomplete ... In fact, they display the same layout as mammal embryos do today, before the cartilage precursors of the jaw and ear bones separate during gestation. (Scientific American)
Fossil in China sheds light on evolution of the middle ear Mar 16, 2007
The new find, 125 million-year-old Yanoconodon allini, has middle ear bones that are partly separated from the jaw, but remain connected by a bridge of ossified cartilage ... Placement of ear bones has implications for lifestyle, as well as hearing ... With the development of the tympanic membrane and the migration of the middle ear bones away from the jaw, air conduction of sound improved. (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
Odd Little Critter Sheds Light on Mammal Evolution Mar 16, 2007
WASHINGTON - Scientists have unearthed a fossil of a mammal the size of a chipmunk that skittered around with the dinosaurs, with a key feature in the evolution of mammals -- the middle ear bones -- fabulously preserved ... The ear bones in Yanoconodon are fully like that of modern mammals, but remain connected to the lower jaw, which is not the case with modern mammals. (Planet Ark, United States)
Paleontologists discover new mammal from Mesozoic Era Mar 15, 2007
The mammal middle ear bones evolved from the bones of the jaw hinge in their reptilian relatives. However, paleontologists long have attempted to understand the evolutionary pathway via which these precursor jaw bones became separated from the jaw and moved into the middle ear of modern mammals. (EurekAlert!)
Long-lived deep-sea fishes imperiled by technology, overfishing Feb 19, 2007
Scientists can determine the age of fish through their otoliths, or ear bones, which regularly accumulate rings much like trees. Variations in the size of the rings can indicate ocean productivity that year. (EurekAlert!)
Shoring up stripers through stocking effort Dec 31, 2006
"An estimated 1,779 striped bass inside the tanks and all were marked with Oxytetracycline, an antibiotic. There were also yellow "spaghetti" tags trailing from just below the dorsal fins of 500 of the fish.Subjecting fish to an OTC bath creates a ring in the ear bones that glows yellow under UV light, allowing biologists to determine if a fish has been stocked. Any fry or fingerlings caught in samples later that have no OTC markings could be one indication that stripers are successfully... (The Morning Star)
Sound investment Dec 28, 2006
Isaac always struggled with hearing loss due to his premature birth, and at the age of 6, doctors discovered that a cholesteatoma --- a skin growth that occurs in the middle ear behind the ear drum --- had destroyed the delicate ear bones that conduct sound. To reconstruct his ear, doctors used prosthetics and muscle from the area just above Isaac's ear. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
4 Arnoux's Beaked Whales observed from Polarstern expedition Dec 23, 2006
Length measurements, weight and gender determination, stomach content analyses and the removal of tiny ear bones for age structure analyses are done on board. The sum of the scientific data will provide a comprehensive indication of the fish population dynamics since the end of Antarctic commercial fishing in 1990. (EurekAlert!)
Faulty gene may cause 'glue ear' Oct 9, 2006
As the fluid increases, the child may have trouble hearing because the eardrum and middle ear bones are unable to move as freely as they should. As the infection worsens, the fluid gets thicker and glue-like and many children also experience severe ear pain. (BBC News -- Health)
Can You Hear Me Now? No? Treat It Oct 3, 2006
chronic infection, wax buildup, fusion of ear bones, diseases like diabetes and medications like the antibiotics vancomycin and gentamicin. Some anti-cancer drugs are also toxic to the ear. (The Ledger)
U.S. defense, marine safety tough to balance Jul 4, 2006
Eight of those whales died, showing hemorrhaging around their brains and ear bones, possibly because they were exposed to loud noise. But the Navy notes many factors cause marine mammals to become stranded, including pollution, disease, starvation and collisions with ships. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Stranded whale receives surfers' push back to sea Jul 1, 2006
Eight whales died, and scientists found hemorrhaging around the cetaceans' brains and ear bones, which could have been caused by exposure to loud noise. NOAA gave the U.S. Navy a permit last week to allow the use of sonar by the 35 ships in the war games. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Environmental groups sue to stop Navy sonar during Hawaii drills Jun 29, 2006
Eight whales died and scientists found hemorrhaging around the cetaceans' brains and ear bones, which could have been caused by exposure to loud noise. Joining the Natural Resources Defense Council in the suit are the International Fund for Animal Welfare, Cetacean Society International and Ocean Futures Society. (Fresno Bee -- State)
Oldest evidence yet of fish moving to land Apr 7, 2006
The fossils show that the animals bore the scales, gills and fins of fish, but also the ribs, neck, rudimentary ear bones and primitive limbs of what ultimately would become the arms and legs of the first land animals -- the ancestors of all reptiles, dinosaurs, birds and mammals, including humans, the scientists say. The primitive fish are the most important evidence yet discovered for a transitional life form that developed along the path of evolution by adapting in the water to the new land... (San Francisco Chronicle)
Did Our Ancestors Breathe through Their Ears? Jan 21, 2006
The middle ear is a mechanical audio amplifier that captures the weak sound vibrations in the air with a membrane (the eardrum), amplifies them (with the help of the ear bones) and sends them on to the inner ear ... However, the construction of the middle ear differs among different groups of land animals: while mammals have an eardrum and three ear bones (hammer (malleus), anvil (incus), and stirrup (stapes)), birds, reptiles, and frogs have only one ear bone (stirrup) that connects the eardrum... (Softpedia)
Human Ears Evolved From Ancient Fish Gills Jan 20, 2006
Researchers examined the ear bones of a close cousin of the first land animals, a 370-million-year-old fossil fish called. They compared these structures to those of another lobe-finned fish and to an early land animal and determined that Panderichthys displays a transitional form. (Fox News -- Headlines)
