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/

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