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Sunday, August 10, 2008

For Sunday, August 10, 2008



Nebraska Beef recalls more meat

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26101733/

Vampire bats suspected in Venezuela deaths

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26099346/

Desmodontinae

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





Gettysburg 'witness tree' falls

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/08/09/historic.tree.ap/index.html

Battle of Gettysburg

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

Family dog chases 200 lb. bear up tree

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2008/08/07/pkg.bear.treed.wtlv


African 'tree of life' recast as European superfruit

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080810/sc_afp/senegalhealthfoodbaobab;_ylt=Aodf6D05YRzEK17Y_91XnkKs0NUE

Adansonia

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



Losing the yeti in forgotten nation of Bhutan

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080810/ap_on_re_as/losing_the_yeti;_ylt=Ao0DwBMfA_yPqaGhvyHzhUkDW7oF


High-rise honey

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7552005.stm


Scientists ask to plant GM trees


Tuesday, July 29, 2008

For Tuesday, July 29, 2009

Labrador 'runs' for mayor of Fairhope, Alabama

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_fe_st/odd_fido_for_mayor;_ylt=AgfacEL0PhcUu5GujbDtOLas0NUE

Sweet fruit drinks found to lead to diabetes

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080728/hl_nm/diabetes_calories_dc;_ylt=Asm6T.9MwBxLfXK.GF0luSms0NUE

Hurricane Dolly may have shrunk Gulf 'dead zone'

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080729/ap_on_re_us/dead_zone;_ylt=AsEoqKdCULUBGX0TPqp2t7Ks0NUE

Tree shrews thrive, hangover-free, on alcohol

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080729/od_nm/alcohol_dc;_ylt=AvXzQ3lU.LC0skhgJ1bNbe2s0NUE

Rare new Tanzania monkey "at risk of extinction"

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080729/sc_nm/science_monkey_dc;_ylt=Al0RoMobF_.wSf496ygpPwQPLBIF

Rungwecebus kipunji

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/hungary_bomb_dc;_ylt=Agbm1zXTyDpGpFybOB0_d2kDW7oF

Cavers recover ancient bear bones

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7528648.stm

Rare amphibian found in India

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25907619/

Piecing Together An Extinct Lemur, Large As A Big Baboon

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080728192653.htm

Hadropithecus stenognathus

http://cacajao.tripod.com/hadropithecus_stenognathus.html

Fungus Foot Baths Could Save Bees

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080728081621.htm

Diamonds May Have Been Life's Best Friend On Primordial Earth

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080728220324.htm

Diamond

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

What Do Squid Hear?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080728221125.htm

There's life in space, says someone who's been there

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/t118421-japan-space/

Sunscreen for Crops

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/biztech/07/28/crop.sunscreen.ap/index.html

Sir Ed helps close net on elusive yeti

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4634395a11.html

Orangutans concoct plant-based soothing balm

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/07/28/orangutan_balm/














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 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








Friday, May 16, 2008

For Friday, May 16, 2008


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080516/hl_nm/myanmar_cyclone_cholera_dc

Some cholera confirmed in cyclone-hit Myanmar - Yahoo! News

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

Cholera - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080516/ap_on_sc/nitrogen;_ylt=AsczeGShq7B9wAQEr8ynb_Ks0NUE

Researchers warn of nitrogen hazard to environment - Yahoo! News

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

Nitrogen - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080516/sc_livescience/12speciesonthebrinkofextinction;_ylt=AnEQ2fEb9iEHE9D88FpJlrYPLBIF

12 Species on the Brink of Extinction - Yahoo! News



http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080515/sc_afp/russiaspaceanimaloffbeat;_ylt=AiFbeTTGX8iWTKONHr_6f4YPLBIF

Russian scientists announce 'spaceroach' grandchildren: report - Yahoo! News

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

Cockroach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080516/ts_afp/worldenvironmentanimals;_ylt=AoFgQ1KKs93opWdAoVYyuKkPLBIF

Wildlife numbers plummet globally: WWF - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7403989.stm

BBC NEWS UK Wildlife populations 'plummeting'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7404268.stm

BBC NEWS Health Obese blamed for the world's ills

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

Obesity - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/beds/bucks/herts/7404581.stm

BBC NEWS UK England Beds/Bucks/Herts Woman led into river by guide dog

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7402853.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Ancestors had leg-up to trees

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7405004.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Alien threat to truffle delicacy

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuber_(genus)#Black_truffle

Tuber melanosporum



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7401099.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Concern over small biomass option

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

Biomass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515154635.htm

'Mitochondrial Eve' Research: Humanity Was Genetically Divided For 100,000 Years

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515120759.htm

Rapid, Dramatic 'Reverse Evolution' Documented In Tiny Fish Species

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

Gasterosteidae

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514131125.htm

Warming Climate Is Changing Life On Global Scale, Says New Study

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515171023.htm

Simple Artificial Cell Created From Scratch To Study Cell Complexity

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514082019.htm

Bears And Hibernation: New Insights Into Metabolism In Extreme Conditions

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080516111849.htm

Success By Learning -- Smallest Predator Recognizes Prey By Its Shape

http://www.americazoo.com/goto/index/mammals/48.htm

Savi's pygmy shrew, Etruscan shrew (Suncus etruscus)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080516112715.htm

Biodiversity Loss Puts People At Risk

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080513140127.htm

Introducing Virus Resistant 'Orange Bulldog' Pumpkins

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

Pumpkin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515171017.htm

Bacteria-resistant Films Created: Microbe Adhesion Depends On Surface Stiffness

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080516123153.htm

55 Million Year Old Parrot Fossil Discovered In Scandinavia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080515145406.htm

Climbing As Easy As Walking For Smaller Primates

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24665086/

Death toll hits 43 in China from hand, foot and mouth disease virus sickening young kids - MSNBC Wire Services- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24624782/

Mom rejects rare tiger cub born on Mom's Day - Science- msnbc.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/05/16/croatia.body.ap/index.html

Woman's dead body lies in flat for 35 years - CNN.com

Thursday, May 15, 2008

For Thursday, May 15, 2008


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_re_us/hiv_positive_suspect

HIV-positive man sentenced 35 years for spitting at officer - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_he_me/absorbed_twin;_ylt=AtdWbawU7_193qTnkP9KQ3.s0NUE

9-year-old girl's twin is found inside her stomach - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080514/ap_on_re_us/texas_ants;_ylt=Ar36Dfz4rWLdRHv8FtVxhA2s0NUE

Ants swarm over Houston area, fouling electronics - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_sc/bite_marks;_ylt=AvoU2Ss_0LA8wR5Y0oRpmLSs0NUE

Scientists are building database of bite marks - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_sc/polar_bears;_ylt=AoSZ0wgdN20kvyCX7AC34hEPLBIF

US lists polar bear as threatened species - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7400911.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Charles urges forest logging halt

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7398369.stm

BBC NEWS Health Single anti-flu drug 'not enough'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7400593.stm

BBC NEWS Health Meningitis B trials 'encouraging'

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

Meningitis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/tyne/7402485.stm

BBC NEWS UK England Tyne Swan family halts city rush-hour

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

Swan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7400788.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Whales are 'cheetahs of the deep'

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

Pilot whale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.nsrl.ttu.edu/tmot1/globmacr.htm

Short-finned Pilot Whale (Globicephala macrorhynchus)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514131133.htm

Wandering Poles Left Scars On Jupiter's Moon Europa: Could Life Exist Beneath Icy Crust?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Europa_%28moon%29

Europa (moon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24646523/

Did animals predict China's earthquake? - Science- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24633107/

Sea lions died of overheating - Environment- msnbc.com

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

Sea lion - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Saturday, May 10, 2008

For Saturday, May 10, 2008

Cane Toad photo licensed under Creative Commons by Michael Henderson
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080510/ap_on_re_us/cemetery_reef;_ylt=AtnvU.co89z4QhNmLOG5JGKs0NUE

Artificial reef near Miami is cemetery, diving attraction - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080508/ap_on_re_us/wolf_lawsuit;_ylt=Atbm_PS29WeICF7.yYjzhzMPLBIF

Federal judge in Montana rejects bid to delay wolf lawsuit - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080510/sc_livescience/sneakyspidernamedforrockerneilyoung;_ylt=AtoWYJY4V.Q9d_CXMbRcto0PLBIF

Sneaky Spider Named for Rocker Neil Young - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7385714.stm

BBC NEWS UK Rare albino blackbirds sighted

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508143317.htm

Surprising Discovery: Multicellular Response Is 'All For One'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508131953.htm

Biological Weapons To Control Cane Toad Invasion In Australia

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

Bufo marinus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080508132549.htm

Federal Polar Bear Research Critically Flawed, Forecasting Expert Asserts

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24540586/

Cats can help male mice get ladies - LiveScience- msnbc.com

http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/09/dmx.dogs/index.html

Rapper DMX held on animal cruelty, drug charges - CNN.com

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMX_%28rapper%29

DMX (rapper) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/05/08/conservation.deal.ap/index.html

Environmental deal sets aside L.A.-sized tract - CNN.com

http://www.tejonranch.com/

Tejon Ranch - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

For Tuesday, April 29, 2008



http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080429/ap_on_re_au_an/new_zealand_colossal_squid;_ylt=Ao4MuYcaFLFna9_Q_.Sv2cSs0NUE

New Zealand scientists thaw 1,000-pound squid corpse - Yahoo! News

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

Colossal Squid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080429/ap_on_re_us/polar_bears;_ylt=Ap3l1VgzlRK9k0kr9uABUqes0NUE

Judge orders federal government to decide polar bear listing

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080429/sc_nm/brazil_lizard_dc;_ylt=AtZlYtgE1GNSvSeZVzhAozkPLBIF

Legless lizard found in Brazil may be new species - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080429/ap_on_re_us/shark_attack;_ylt=AsT.T4QCI808WQ8kxsBRKYAPLBIF

Shark expert: Autopsy confirms great white killed triathlete - Yahoo! News

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

Carcharodon carcharias

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080428/sc_livescience/bughassexwithorchids;_ylt=AhTBwQm0fIWlrFBo8jHNhv4PLBIF

Bug Has Sex with Orchids - Yahoo! News


http://www.livescience.com/strangenews/080428-orchid-climax.html

Bug Has Sex with Orchids LiveScience




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7373998.stm

BBC NEWS Europe Paris rat-catchers tackle rodents

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

Rattus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7371686.stm

BBC NEWS Technology Free game hopes to save gorillas


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7370737.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Device 'spins silk like spiders'

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

Spider silk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia








http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080424140400.htm

When Did Dinosaurs Go Extinct? Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary Dating Refined

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argon-argon_dating

Argon-argon dating - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080428104518.htm

Endangered Right Whales Protected With New Warning Buoys In Shipping Lanes

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

Eubalaena

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080428140002.htm

Will Corals Survive The Stormy Future?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080429130927.htm

Bison Can Thrive Again, Study Says

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080429075327.htm

Scientists Make Chemical Cousin Of DNA For Use As New Nanotechnology Building Block

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNA_%28nucleic_acid%29

Glycerol nucleic acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080428200309.htm

Ancient Ecosystems Organized Much Like Our Own

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

Cambrian - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24360996/

Dolphins collide mid-air, one dies - Science- msnbc.com

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

Tursiops truncatus