Here are some interesting links related to my science novels:
Giant viruses:
http://www.pnas.org/content/111/11/4274
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/jun/19/neanderthal-faces-spanish-cave
http://www.theguardian.com/science/2014/aug/21/neanderthals-lived-among-us-study
Arctic Sea Dumping
http://www1.american.edu/ted/arctic.htm , http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-21119774
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2013/04/125-mammoth-tusks/larmer-text
Ocean acidification
http://ocean.nationalgeographic.com/ocean/critical-issues-ocean-acidification/
Thawing of permafrost:
http://sciencenordic.com/thawing-permafrost-emits-more-carbon-expected
Toxoplasmosis
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/03/how-your-cat-is-making-you-crazy/308873/
http://www.vet.cornell.edu/FHC/health_resources/toxoplasmosis.cfm
Infections changing the behavior of their hosts:
http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0063602
Bears can see in color:
http://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=wildlifenews.view_article&articles_id=136