Hundreds of Profs Hold Green 'Teach-In'
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) -- Global warming issues took over lecture halls in colleges across the country Thursday, with more than 1,500 universities participating in what was billed as the nation's largest-ever "teach-in."... hosted.ap.org |
Hi-tech bird tracker breakthrough
New technology developed off Pembrokeshire may change how scientists track animal behaviour. news.bbc.co.uk |
India culls poultry to contain new bird flu outbreak
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Only a month after authorities declared bird flu was under control in eastern India, veterinary workers began culling thousands of chickens on Monday to contain a fresh outbreak in poultry. feeds.reuters.com |
Café culture redefining U.S. senior centers
Fierce competition for the senior market has inspired a search for new models and an emerging consensus about the elements that the senior center of the 21st century should include. iht.com |
Group finds 6 million pounds of trash on world's beaches
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The world's beaches and shores are anything but pristine. Volunteers scoured 33,000 miles of shoreline worldwide and found 6 million pounds of debris from cigarette butts and food wrappers to abandoned fishing lines and plastic bags that threaten seabirds and marine mammals.... hosted.ap.org |