| Experts: Exoplanet could be smallest ever found By RAPHAEL G. SATTER and FRANK JORDANS 2010-08-25T00:47:49ZGENEVA (AP) -- Scientists say they've identified a sun-like star with as many as seven different planets - including one that might be the smallest ever found outside the solar system.... hosted.ap.org |
MAGIC robots target defence missions They may be only slightly larger than a standard vacuum cleaner but robots are being designed to undertake dangerous missions for our defence forces. abc.net.au |
Chimps' future prompts debate over NM primate lab By TIM KORTE 2010-09-22T18:17:05ZALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) -- A decision to move 186 chimpanzees from a southern New Mexico facility to Texas is pitting government officials and scientists against a coalition of elected officials and animal rights advocates, including New Mexico's governor and also famed primate researcher Dr. Jane Goodall.... hosted.ap.org |
On Our Radar: More Safety Violations for Massey Coal Among other missteps, a federal agency found that a Massey mine in West Virginia was cutting too deeply into the coal seam and skipping some mandatory tests for explosive gases. feeds.nytimes.com |
Mystery Bird: European Greenfinch, Carduelis chloris This common European mystery bird is a popular avicultural subject and has several color variants that are propagated in captivityEuropean greenfinch, Carduelis chloris (formerly; Chloris chloris), also known as the greenfinch, photographed at Harlech, Gwynedd, west Wales, UK. Image: Brian Pendleton, 21 June 2010 [with binoculars].Embedded below is the song and in-flight call of the greenfinch, thanks to British Garden Birds:European greenfinch song:European greenfinch flight call: If you have bird images, video or mp3 files that you'd like to share with a large and appreciate audience, feel free to email them to me for consideration.GrrlScientistguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |