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Thursday, October 23, 2008

For Thursday, October 23, 2008

China Arrests 6 Over Tainted Milk Scandal

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/23/world/main4540906.shtml

'Magnetic Death Star' Fossils: Earlier Global Warming Produced A Whole New Form Of Life

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081022135844.htm

Gigantism in unique biogenic magnetite at the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, October 20, 2008 DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.0803634105

Building A Better Bee

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021185217.htm

Beetle invasion threatens New England trees

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081023/ap_on_re_us/beetle_battle;_ylt=AuLez_A.MJE6rSWuE.bndyKs0NUE

Anoplophora glabripennis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_long-horned_beetle



Bird sets record with 7,257-mile nonstop flight

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27322698/

Limosa lapponica

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bar-tailed_godwit



Rare Corals Breed Their Way Out Of Trouble

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081021094006.htm




























Tuesday, October 14, 2008

For Tuesday, October 14, 2008




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7663272.stm

Steatoda nobilis

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

Closure call for tuna 'disgrace'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7669167.stm

Whale deal falls at last minute

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7668526.stm

Forest plan may 'fuel corruption'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7669215.stm

Bat sightings point to recovery

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/glasgow_and_west/7664156.stm

Call for ban on primates as pets

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7663939.stm

Despite 'Peacenik' Reputation, Bonobos Hunt And Eat Other Primates, Too

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081013124416.htm

Genome Of A Monkey-human Malaria Parasite

http://www.sciencedaily.com/news/plants_animals/

Plasmodium knowlesi

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

World's Oldest Human Footprints Confirmed

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=6025342&page=1

Minimal Composting Of Beef Cattle Manure Greatly Reduces Antibiotic Levels

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081013200632.htm

Virus As Nano-building Block: Extreme Nature Helps Scientists Design Nano Materials

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081014092722.htm

Taking stock Is the action plan to save Earth's frogs working?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7667246.stm

New Gene Helps Plants Beat The Heat

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081006180803.htm

World's Oldest Fossil Impression Of Flying Insect Discovered: Found In Suburban Strip Mall










Sunday, October 12, 2008

For Sunday, October 12, 2008





Eschrichtius robustus

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

Climate change efforts could slow

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27148094/


Endangered Miss. frogs get a break in the weather

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081011/ap_on_sc/endangered_frog;_ylt=AqIyZkpjdQBKcgibR7PYyU6s0NUE

Mongoose Pups Pick Parents

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20081012/sc_livescience/mongoosepupspickparents;_ylt=Agv4K_qk7i.8JRR9fX4JnpMPLBIF

Mungos mungo

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

Herpestidae

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

Europeans reject animal cloning for food: survey

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081009/hl_nm/us_eu_cloning;_ylt=AoRqbzr6vM22z5NP.jZbfGIPLBIF

Palm oil clearing swathes of forest in Indonesia's Papua: Greenpeace

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20081010/sc_afp/indonesiaenvironmentpapua;_ylt=AgW27bbvvIsJn5UaUgZmHIAPLBIF

Palm Oil

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


Common fibre a 'true superfood'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7663962.stm

Pectin

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

Tuesday, August 19, 2008

For Tuesday, August 19, 2008

Tuesday, August 12, 2008

For Tuesday, August 12, 2008


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7550199.stm

Radio hogs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511030.stm

Prized eggs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/7529335.stm

Eretmochelys imbricata

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

Bugs Put The Heat In Chili Peppers

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195315.htm

Prehistoric Animal Extinctions Humans' Fault?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811200028.htm

Mass Extinction Of Amphibians 'Unprecedented'

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195627.htm

Low Vitamin D Levels Pose Large Threat To Health; Overall 26 Percent Increased Risk Of Death

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080811195629.htm

Vitamin D

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


Electronic Tongue Tastes Wine Variety, Vintage

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080804100254.htm

Aphids Are Sentinels Of Climate Change

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/08/080806113145.htm

Thursday, August 07, 2008

For Thursday, August 7, 2008





Wednesday, July 23, 2008

For Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Red Kite image licensed under Creative Commons by Chubby Bat
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_he_me/salmonella_tomatoes;_ylt=AnOpvtB1oC5bJi0o0Gtwze6s0NUE

FDA finds salmonella strain in jalapeno pepper - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_sc/dead_zone;_ylt=Anmqluy_Ajig2SsHVYqzdx2s0NUE

Researcher says Gulf dead zone bigger than ever - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080720/ap_on_sc/brazil_dead_penguins;_ylt=AgDFccpy4PHwrRstKh08_ZWs0NUE

Hundreds of baby penguins found dead in Brazil - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080719/ap_on_sc/wolf_delisting;_ylt=AiaHCLR9m5eESsjgLvsN7M6s0NUE

Judge restores protection for Rockies wolves - Yahoo! News


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080722/od_uk_nm/oukoe_uk_galapagos_george;_ylt=Ao7DQWR.5Mx13_HOhIwXDvftiBIF

Lonesome George may end bachelor days on Galapagos - Yahoo! News

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

Geochelone nigra abingdoni - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_re_eu/eu_canada_seal_hunt;_ylt=AtUZQdHQMFgqwQ2fyYL.6HUPLBIF

EU proposes crackdown on seal hunt - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080722/ap_on_re_as/china_pandas;_ylt=Al_lNGZ7KunoGVpIc6lmhucPLBIF

7 pandas remain at famed breeding center in China - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080722/sc_livescience/fossilsuggestsantarcticamuchwarmerinpast;_ylt=AtXKsCdJM9tIp025etssVScPLBIF

Fossil Suggests Antarctica Much Warmer in Past

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519614.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Fossils date Dry Valleys' origin

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722192345.htm

Unique Fossil Discovery Shows Antarctic Was Once Much Warmer

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

Ostracod - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7511352.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Dolphin call tells calf who's mum

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

Tursiops truncatus and T. aduncus

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7513635.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature '100 months to save the planet'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7519263.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature New white whale spotted

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

Megaptera novaeangliae

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

Leucism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/7517700.stm

BBC NEWS UK Northern Ireland Back from the brink, Red Kites return

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

Milvus milvus

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722091652.htm

Ultrasonic Frogs Can Tune Their Ears To Different Frequencies

http://amphibiaweb.org/cgi/amphib_query?where-genus=Odorrana&where-species=tormota

AmphibiaWeb - Odorrana tormota

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722072025.htm

New Population Of Highly Threatened Greater Bamboo Lemur Found In Madagascar

http://www.animalinfo.org/species/primate/hapasimu.htm

Animal Info - Greater Bamboo Lemur

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080721001742.htm

Adding Lime To Seawater May Cut Carbon Dioxide Levels Back To Pre-industrial Levels

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

Calcium oxide - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080721092416.htm

90 Billion Tons Of Microbial Organisms Live In Deep Marine Subsurface: More Archaea Than Bacteria


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080720150203.htm

Genetics Of White Horses Unraveled: One Mutation Makes Ordinary Horses Turn Grey, Then White, Very Young

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080722225336.htm

Commercial Bees Spreading Disease To Wild Pollinating Bees


http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1825244,00.html?cnn=yes


When Jellyfish Attack - TIME

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

Pelagia noctiluca - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Friday, July 18, 2008

For Friday, July 18, 2008

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_re_us/army_pigs;_ylt=At8uTVX0KTvcyEHY9HhD70Cs0NUE

Army to shoot live pigs for medical drill - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080716/sc_livescience/sexypeoplesoundbetter;_ylt=ArbtsHDtdVgxxH5xKuuZGYes0NUE

Sexy People Sound Better




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7509556.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Highlands and Islands 'Survival zones' for butterflies



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7510334.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Ancient bones could yield TB clue

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7513315.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Huge squid is cut open



http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080717140451.htm

Fragile Antarctic Marine Life Pounded By Icebergs: Biodiversity Suffering

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080717134558.htm

Single Boulder May Prove That Antarctica And North America Were Once Connected

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080715204750.htm

Frogs With Disease-resistance Genes May Escape Extinction


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25690554/

Seven superpowers destined for the masses - Science- msnbc.com


http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/15/olsen.solar/index.html

Water fresh from the tarp - CNN.com

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080718/ap_on_bi_ge/farm_scene_citrus_panic;_ylt=AoyaYL7vqiEB58HoQvzREqUPLBIF

Tiny bug threatens California citrus industry - Yahoo! News

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

Psyllid

Saturday, July 05, 2008

For Saturday, July 5, 2008

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080705/ap_on_sc/asia_orangutans

Study: Orangutan populations declining sharply - Yahoo! News


http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20080702/sc_livescience/tigersvanishinnepal;_ylt=Ak9NWaQNczyIqs99ps6J4nUPLBIF

Tigers Vanish in Nepal - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080702/ts_afp/environmentsciencespeciesextinction;_ylt=Ar16KpJVRFWFu4WeZB9muMIPLBIF

Extinction risks vastly underestimated: study - Yahoo! News

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/talking_point/7490202.stm

BBC NEWS Have Your Say Tofu 'may raise risk of dementia'

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

Tofu - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2008/07/tofumentia.html

Tofumentia


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/7489038.stm

BBC NEWS Americas Stolen fossils back in Argentina

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7483451.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Diamonds hint at 'earliest life'

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

Hadean - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7489000.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Badger cull proposals 'rejected'

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Badger_%28animal%29

Badger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7485839.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature True cost of the ocean heist

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7486169.stm

BBC NEWS Africa Africa moves to stop fish theft

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/highlands_and_islands/7483750.stm

BBC NEWS UK Scotland Highlands and Islands Report finds golden eagle decline

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7483832.stm

BBC NEWS Health Cold sore virus secret revealed

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herpes_simplex_virus_1

Herpes simplex virus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080703145849.htm

'Mind's Eye' Influences Visual Perception


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080702132219.htm

Worms Do Calculus To Find Meals Or Avoid Unpleasantness

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080702160950.htm

Exploding Asteroid Theory Strengthened By New Evidence Located In Ohio, Indiana

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080703160749.htm

Agriculture Linked To Frog Sexual Abnormalities

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080703181839.htm

Puzzle In The Control Of Cell Division Unraveled

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/07/080704154143.htm

To Multiply, Ant Colonies Adapt To Environmental Conditions


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25502281/

Rising temperatures could doom reptile - LiveScience- msnbc.com

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

Sphenodon

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/science/07/03/medicine.biomimic/index.html

Humpback whales pioneer new heart treatment - CNN.com

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

For Wednesday, June 25, 2008



http://sports.yahoo.com/ten/news?slug=reu-wimbledonpigeons&prov=reuters&type=lgns

Wimbledon under fire for pigeon cull - Tennis - Yahoo! Sports

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

Columbidae - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080625/sc_afp/sciencepaleontologyfishevolution;_ylt=Aqi0iQDM4KgLs8B2E_jb_uGs0NUE

Fish out of water: The evolutionary crawl from sea to land - Yahoo! News

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

Ventastega - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7473470.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Fossil fills out water-land leap

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/06/080625-tetrapods.html

Fishy Ancestors of Humans Surprisingly Diverse

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080625/ap_on_sc/sci_marine_aliases;_ylt=AlaW2vufCSU3Vi9RtWCG4Rys0NUE

Scientists seek to sort sundry names for sealife - Yahoo! News

http://www.coml.org/

Census of Marine Life Portal


http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080625/sc_nm/oceans_dc;_ylt=AmifvW2fdfHzTllpJXfsgHkPLBIF

Wrong names for fish seen complicating conservation - Yahoo! News



http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7464437.stm

BBC NEWS Science/Nature Sun-loving frogs aid fungus fight

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7472310.stm

BBC NEWS UK England Close encounters over Mersey

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080623125003.htm

When Threatened, A Few African Frogs Can Morph Toes Into Claws

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080623113715.htm

Life On The Edge: To Disperse, Or Become Extinct?

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080623105012.htm

Laser Fluorescence Could Find Life On Mars

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080619142102.htm

Scientists Fix Bugs In Our Understanding Of Evolution

http://www.sciencedaily.com/videos/2007/0304-sea_urchins_reveal_medical_mysteries.htm

Sea Urchins Reveal Medical Mysteries -- Sea Urchins' Genetics Add To Knowledge Of Cancer, Alzheimer's And Infertility

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

Echinoidea

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080616115700.htm

Mini Subs To Probe Odd Coral-like Growths In British Columbia, Canada, Lake

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/06/080625153342.htm

No Scent, No Sex For The Japanese Beetle