Dasyatis microps

Dasyatis microps: Scientific name of the extremely rare giant sting ray species. Caught on film for the first time.


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FOM: First film of a 'giant' stingray, Dasyatis microps and Elasmobranchii.


Please note: This post appears simultaneously in our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.

Namibia To Club Seals & More for Monday, July 6, 2009

Ambystoma mexicanum image licensed under Creative Commons by LPEstrela

G8 leaders to set emissions goals

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8135261.stm

G8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G8

Frozen Carbon In Arctic Could Worsen Warming

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630132005.htm

Arctic

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

Many Antarctic Species Ill Prepared To Cope With Warmer Ocean

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630074951.htm

$1B needed to fight swine flu: UN

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/07/06/swine-flu-un.html

Climate change may spur chronic hunger, Oxfam says

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2009/07/06/oxfam-g8-hunger265.html

Oxfam

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


Echolocation In Humans Developed To Aid Blind

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630075445.htm

Echolocation

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

Vitamin D Deficiency Is Widespread And On The Increase

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090630143523.htm

Vitamin D

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

Hypovitaminosis D

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

Potential New Drugs: 970 Million And Still Counting

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090629124912.htm

Prescription drug abuse ravages state's youth

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31707246/ns/health-addictions/


Do tiger farms earn their stripes?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8124176.stm

Panthera tigris

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

Panthera tigris (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/328674

Panthera tigris (IUCN Red List Link – Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/15955/0

iReport.com: Rin-Tin-Tin's grave found in France

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-292504

Rin-Tin-Tin

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

Namibian seal hunt to go on, 90,000 to be clubbed

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090706/ap_on_re_af/af_namibia_seal_hunt;_ylt=ApMTbdYgvD.FMM3R8WooJ5YPLBIF;_ylu=X3oDMTJwbm5vazZwBGFzc2V0A2FwLzIwMDkwNzA2L2FmX25hbWliaWFfc2VhbF9odW50BHBvcwM5BHNlYwN5bl9hcnRpY2xlX3N1bW1hcnlfbGlzdARzbGsDbmFtaWJpYW5zZWFs

Namibia

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

Caffeine Reverses Memory Impairment In Mice With Alzheimer's Symptoms

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090705215237.htm

Caffeine

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

Alzheimer’s

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%E2%80%99s

Challenge of Living With Celiac Disease

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/WellnessNews/story?id=7988436&page=1

Coeliac disease

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


Battle Of The Sexes Benefits Offspring, Says Research In Birds

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/07/090706090604.htm


Regenerated legs no big trick for salamanders

http://www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre5606a6-us-salamanders-limbs/

Ambystoma mexicanum

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

Ambystoma mexicanum (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1019571

Ambystoma mexicanum (IUCN Red List Link – Critically Endangered)

http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/1095/0



Spider builds life-sized decoys

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8135000/8135844.stm

Cyclosa mulmeinensis (EOL Link)

http://www.eol.org/pages/1194961

Melons Sweetened With DNA Sequence

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090626190939.htm

Melon

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

Nut growers look to space for support, guidance

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31761162/ns/technology_and_science-space/

Uncle Sam to pond scum: I want you!

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31750260/ns/technology_and_science-innovation/

Algae

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