For Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Martian soil may contain detrimental substance

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=Ai1DP0HO1ry0AWSRZ2ye6Fis0NUE

Perchlorate

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=Ai1DP0HO1ry0AWSRZ2ye6Fis0NUE

Scientists: 125,000 gorillas found in African zone

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_sc/britain_primate_in_peril;_ylt=AmHCTzpgkGKP05DKPLl1vT6s0NUE

'Astonishing' gorilla find reported

http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/africa/08/05/congo.gorillas/index.html

Ancient moss, insects found in Antarctica

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080804/ap_on_go_ca_st_pe/sci_southern_tundra;_ylt=AlxMkDHTbFdPbjzEt7hyOfes0NUE

SKorean firm delivers commercial dog clones

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080805/ap_on_fe_st/odd_skorea_cloned_dogs;_ylt=Ah4xFsuVPjLHWZMQbit3LQPtiBIF

RNL Bio

http://www.rnl.co.kr/


Unusually large swarms of jellyfish invading world's beaches

http://www.yahoo.com/s/929163

Primates 'face extinction crisis'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7541192.stm

Ancient shark had colossal bite

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7540835.stm

Carcharodon megalodon

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

'Sex link' to French oyster rout

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7541645.stm

Ostreidae

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

Bird Could Rewrite 'Ring Theory' Of Speciation

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080731140317.htm

Platycercus elegans

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

Researchers Tag First-ever Free-swimming Leatherback Turtles In New England

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080731173123.htm

For Thursday, July 24, 2008

Photo licensed under Creative Commons by yeimaya

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_sc/japan_dinosaur;_ylt=AqjhUPrxV2gd4S.0ZlinoXqs0NUE

Scientists recover complete dinosaur skeleton

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

Tarbosaurus
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_sc/dying_palms;_ylt=Alzpvm6Yo_0ayajL61BL_dKs0NUE

Unknown disease killing off Florida's state tree

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

Sabal
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_he_me/cell_phone_warning;_ylt=AqsBCnAd1oeXuIvQFtk.FIwDW7oF

Pittsburgh cancer center warns of cell phone risks

http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/uniquehabitatfoundinsideearth;_ylt=At.xIXr7D4TCODyMr4zRPioDW7oF

Unique Habitat Found Inside Earth

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7519459.stm

Soy foods 'reduce sperm numbers'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_depth/7518184.stm

Parrots throng Indian temple

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/10/rightofway/index.html

Ships cede 'right' of way to whales

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

Eubalaena glacialis

For Wednesday, May 21, 2008

African grey parrot photo licensed under Creative Commons by Jinaa.com

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

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

Eudyptula minor

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24740710/

First dino tracks found in ancient Arabia - LiveScience- msnbc.com

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/24668099/

'Second Life' is frontier for AI research - Innovation- msnbc.com

http://www.cogsci.rpi.edu/research/rair/index.php

Rensselaer Artificial Intelligence and Reasoning Laboratory

For Friday, May 16, 2008

Parrot photo licensed under Creative Commons by Swamibu

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