Saturday, May 31, 2008

For Saturday, May 31, 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7428955.stm

BBC NEWS South Asia Baby leopard spotted in house

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7429300.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Italy track rescued turtles

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7424281.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Fossil reveals oldest live birth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080530204454.htm

Possible Ice On Mars Seen By Phoenix Lander Robotic Arm Camera

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080529141344.htm

Slide Rule Sense: Amazonian Indigenous Culture Demonstrates Universal Mapping Of Number Onto Space

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munduruku

Munduruku - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080529091128.htm

Fruits, Vegetables And Teas May Protect Smokers From Lung Cancer, Researchers Report








Cimicidae



Thursday, May 29, 2008

For Thursday, May 29, 2008


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080529/od_nm/israel_bird_odd_dc;_ylt=AlJsoH3TtRfut2CDyrUU9aus0NUE

Israel names biblically banned Hoopoe national bird - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoopoe

Upupa epops


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080528/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_brain_monkey;_ylt=AjcLIBDaVxUT1YYVVSpDyyvtiBIF

Monkey think, monkey do - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080529/ap_on_fe_st/odd_hotel_bear;_ylt=AnStqXzky4jvtplKxZu96UHtiBIF

Bear spotted taking a dip at the Hard Rock Hotel - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080529/ts_afp/indonesiawildlifeanimalspeciesrhino;_ylt=AuU5nycPj4IJ7MlTrqBsNq4PLBIF

Cameras catch glimpse of world's rarest rhino: WWF - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7424918.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Rarest rhinoceros wrecks camera

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Javan_Rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080529/ap_on_sc/ice_seals;_ylt=Avu7sYF3CDSuSqI5RF680LkPLBIF

Conservation group petitions to protect ice seals - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080529/sc_nm/fish_evolution_dc;_ylt=Alxj0o.JoMtkJHTTwW4yYpgLBIFP

Fossilized fish reveals first vertebrate sex - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materpiscis_attenboroughi

Materpiscis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080529/sc_livescience/courtclaimchimpsarepeopletoo;_ylt=Ar0Jdwmp_j1aoWqJKUqOs1QPLBIF

Court Claim: Chimps Are People, Too - Yahoo! News


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7426273.stm

BBC NEWS Business UN warns about higher food costs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7424535.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Nature loss 'to hurt global poor'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7425073.stm

BBC NEWS UK England London Bug used to suck zoo animal blood

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/edinburgh_and_east/7423470.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Edinburgh, East and Fife Malaria parasites 'family plan'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaria

Malaria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080528140303.htm

'Barren' Seafloor Teeming With Microbial Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080527201804.htm

Authentic Viking DNA Retrieved From 1,000-year-old Skeletons

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking

Viking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24874002/

Japanese brewery testing 'space beer' - Space- msnbc.com


http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/28/dining/28flavor.html?no_interstitial

The Miracle Fruit, a Tease for the Taste Buds - NYTimes.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synsepalum_dulcificum

Miracle fruit - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miraculin

Miraculin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

For Wednesday, May 28, 2008




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cumbria/7423035.stm

BBC NEWS UK England Cumbria Squirrel hunters set 1,000 traps

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7419183.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Glasgow, Lanarkshire and West Beavers to return after 400 years

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Beaver

Castor fiber

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080527201814.htm

Giant Flying Reptiles Preferred To Walk

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azhdarchidae

Azhdarchidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080527091910.htm

Nanotechnology Risks: How Buckyballs Hurt Cells

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buckminsterfullerene#Buckminsterfullerene

Fullerene - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080523201046.htm


Melting Glaciers May Release DDT And Contaminate Antarctic Environment

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DDT

Dichloro-Diphenyl-Trichloroethane

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080527101003.htm

Organic Free Grazing Cows Are Cream Of The Crop

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521114919.htm

Saltwater Sleuths: Seeking Clues To Help Determine Ages Of Fish And Shellfish Populations

http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/

Northeast Fisheries Science Center

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080527105742.htm

Fundamental Building Block In Flowering Plants Evolved Independently, Yet Almost Identically In Ancient Plants

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080523064620.htm

Miracle Leaves That May Help Protect Against Liver Damage

http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HIRH80

PLANTS Profile for Hippophae rhamnoides (seaberry) USDA PLANTS

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080526153329.htm

Rice In Your Gas Tank: Boosting Biofuel Production From Rice Straw


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24846610/

Female albatrosses shack up - LiveScience- msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laysan_Albatross

Phoebastria immutabilis



http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080528/od_nm/vietnam_ufo_dc;_ylt=AtDr6RWUXyofzRfUN6U7zmas0NUE

Vietnam reports "UFO" explosion - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080526/ap_on_fe_st/australia_giant_squid;_ylt=Al2K9kyHsiTv7MIVtB01QK8PLBIF

Australian fishermen net 500-pound squid - Yahoo! News


Saturday, May 24, 2008

For Saturday, May 24, 2008


Photo licensed under Creative Commons by alfonsotar
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_re_eu/germany_ebay_baby

German parents post baby on eBay for 1 euro - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/ts_afp/environmentpollutionspeciescoral

Sun screen lotion threatens coral: study - Yahoo! News


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7418279.stm

BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific Great Barrier Reef divers found

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Barrier_Reef

Great Barrier Reef - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7415423.stm

BBC NEWS Health Cancer vaccine target pinpointed


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7417123.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Vast cracks appear in Arctic ice

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080523083007.htm

Dramatic Impact Of Sea-Level Rise On Chesapeake Bay's Coastal Habitats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay

Chesapeake Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520130807.htm

Joint NASA-French Satellite To Track Trends In Sea Level, Climate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_Surface_Topography_Mission

Ocean Surface Topography Mission - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080522210025.htm

New Statistical Method Reveals Surprises About Our Ancestry

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24804797/

Shark kills surfer in Mexico - Americas- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24797206/

Toad aphrodisiac kills man, NY issues warning - Sexual health- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24797061/

Seas off West Coast dangerously acidic - Climate Change- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24719524/

Smugglers try to mail geckos - World environment- msnbc.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/05/23/fda.nipple.cream.ap/index.html


FDA warns of harmful nipple cream - CNN.com

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/05/23/shagren.man.saves.ducks.kxly

Video - Breaking News Videos from CNN.com

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_sc/tortoise_decline;_ylt=AuDjQcNSFNQm4SHZOsEHCD.s0NUE

Southern Utah tortoise continues decline - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_Tortoise

Gopherus agassizii

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080524/ap_on_re_as/japan_suicide;_ylt=ArH6jOIV8PXZK3Pc5Uts_JKs0NUE

Suicides linked to work-related stress up in Japan - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080523/od_nm/foot_odd_dc;_ylt=AtjHG8GTwrLhkQaMNVOivuSs0NUE

Mystery deepens as 4th severed foot found - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080523/od_nm/sex_odd_dc;_ylt=At45Jz1ocMVQiB.0zpLbOZWs0NUE

Warning issued over unlicensed sex drugs - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080523/sc_afp/costaricaenvironmentturtlesanimals;_ylt=AgqrBkDs96ZbDc57fFWqnNMPLBIF

Record birthrate of leatherback turtles in Costa Rica: WWF - Yahoo! News

http://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/blog/nhl_experts/post/Why-the-octopus-still-won-t-twirl-in-Detroit?urn=nhl,84176

Why the octopus still won't twirl in Detroit - Puck Daddy - NHL - Yahoo! Sports

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octopus

Octopoda

Friday, May 23, 2008

For Friday, May 23, 2008


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7408808.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Methane rise points to wetlands

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080522145204.htm

New Family Of Gecko Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080522145222.htm

Foot-dragging Mars Rover Finds Yellowstone-like Hot Spring Deposits

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520090524.htm

Some Like It Hot! Structure Of Receptor For Hot Chili Pepper And Pain Revealed

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520090608.htm

Reproductive Plasticity Revealed: Neotropical Treefrog Can Choose To Lay Eggs In Water Or On Land

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521184129.htm

To Block The Carcinogens, Add A Touch Of Rosemary When Grilling Meats

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosemary

Rosmarinus officinalis

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080522072339.htm

Oregano Oil Works As Well As Synthetic Insecticides To Tackle Common Beetle Pest

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oregano

Origanum vulgare

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521183417.htm

Common Foodborne Pathogen In Poultry Finds Resistance To Antibiotic Used By Humans

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campylobacter_jejuni

Campylobacter jejuni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521154206.htm

Relocation Of Endangered Chinese Turtle May Save Species

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangtze_giant_softshell_turtle

Rafetus swinhoei - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521105251.htm

Ocean Acidification: Another Undesired Side Effect Of Fossil Fuel-burning

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocean_acidification

Ocean acidification - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24791681/

Shaken pandas go to Beijing for the Olympics - Science- msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolong_National_Nature_Reserve

Wolong National Nature Reserve - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24777084/

Step-by-step guide to Mars landing - Mars- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24778468/

Extreme life found at record seafloor depth - LiveScience- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24774922/

Endangered tiger becomes proud mama of five! - Science- msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siberian_Tiger

Panthera tigris altaica

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24777088/

Male songbirds' sly tricks can get them girls - LiveScience- msnbc.com


http://www.newsnet5.com/health/16363548/detail.html

IUCN Red List for birds 2008 - CNN.com

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/neglected_refuges;_ylt=AmleeVIpYb5oNmTKyIIzTSUDW7oF

Report says nation's wildlife refuges underfunded - Yahoo! News

Thursday, May 22, 2008

For Thursday, May 22, 2008


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_fe_st/boar_bust;_ylt=Av84R5P4_Ao89.wsWPLg5aqs0NUE

Boars help German cops capture auto theft suspect - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_boar

Sus scrofa

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/brazil_mega_projects;_ylt=Ai._0sMOCHQWUhVrAFrto4qs0NUE

Brazil's building spree in Amazon draws protests - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_sc/starving_trees;_ylt=AmelBhkRRZSfGv4qjhWh6cSs0NUE

Aspen trees starved in global warming experiment - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_go_co/animal_disease;_ylt=AmhWhEYRTh6YgGS_W3eU83us0NUE

AP: Foot-and-mouth plan used flawed study - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foot-and-mouth

Aphtae epizooticae

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080522/ap_on_sc/dog_cloning;_ylt=AtkKe9ePiibeDWZlwnGcPEas0NUE

Company offers to clone dogs for 5 highest bidders - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pet_cloning
Pet cloning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.bioarts.com/

BioArts

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080521/sc_nm/fossil_frog_dc;_ylt=AhvX3PZ2iU7bOS5VZe76524PLBIF

Scientists discover "frogamander" fossil - Yahoo! News

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521131541.htm

Ancient Amphibian: Debate Over Origin Of Frogs And Salamanders Settled With Discovery Of Missing Link

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerobatrachus_hottoni

Gerobatrachus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/7412817.stm

BBC NEWS Business Food imports 'to top $1 trillion'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7413948.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Sharks swim closer to extinction

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7413841.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Japan to probe whale meat 'theft'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7408743.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Biggest rodent 'shrinks in size'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7413537.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Call to settle ocean care dispute

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Convention_on_Biological_Diversity

Convention on Biological Diversity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.cbd.int/

Convention on Biological Diversity

BBC NEWS Africa Noisy Swazi cockerels face chop



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7414820.stm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockerels

Gallus gallus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521162541.htm

Most North Pacific Humpback Whale Populations Rebounding

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humpback_Whale

Megaptera novaeangliae

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521114923.htm

Kangaroos Threaten One Of Australia's Last Remaining Original Grasslands, And Endangered Animals

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fauna_of_the_Australian_Capital_Territory

Fauna of the Australian Capital Territory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520213819.htm

White-handed Gibbons Now Presumed 'Extinct' In China, Forest Survey Shows

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hylobates_lar

Hylobates lar

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521112119.htm

Why Do Astronauts Suffer From Space Sickness?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Adaptation_Syndrome

Space adaptation syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24772024/

Man's toxic suicide sickens dozens - Asia-Pacific - msnbc.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloropicrin

Chloropicrin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

h
ttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24710526/

Computer helps jailers understand dogs - Innovation- msnbc.com




Wednesday, May 21, 2008

For Wednesday, May 21, 2008

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080521/ap_on_fe_st/odd_japan_parrot_returns

Lost parrot tells veterinarian his address - Yahoo! News

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_grey_parrot

African Grey Parrot - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080519/ap_on_he_me/mystery_diseases;_ylt=AmEGm4jjP1IBxZSJ3L7P_sSs0NUE

Those with rare diseases offered a chance for free treatment - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080521/ap_on_re_us/polar_bears;_ylt=AnSCq.VmhEW6Ctz8an6f662s0NUE

Critics: Polar bear plan must fight global warming - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080519/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AqAyTZ8UMs0zx_IDckBaE0Ks0NUE

Robot digger set to land Sunday at Martian pole - Yahoo! News

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html

NASA - Phoenix

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520090559.htm

Clue To Mystery Crustacean In Parasite Form

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/6/21

BioMed Central Abstract 1741-7007-6-21 Induced metamorphosis in crustacean y-larvae: Towards a solution to a 100-year-old riddle

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520090551.htm

New Meaning For The Term 'Computer Bug': Genetically Altered Bacteria For Data Storage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080520090534.htm

Diamond-Like Crystals Discovered In Brazilian Beetle Solve Issue For Future Optical Computers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515145412.htm

Multiple New Species Of Fruit Flies With Overlapping Niches Discovered

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521102300.htm

Corn Rootworm Population Studies: Faster, Cheaper, And Just As Good

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabrotica_virgifera

Diabrotica virgifera virgifera

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521101458.htm

New Peanut Variety Resistant To Nematodes, Virus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080521101229.htm

Ozone Might Help Make Bee Hives Cleaner And Safer



http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24725557/

Rejected baby penguin gets two human mothers - Science- msnbc.com