| Famed Tasmanian devil euthanized after tumor found By KRISTEN GELINEAU 2010-09-01T07:44:54ZSYDNEY (AP) -- A Tasmanian devil named Cedric, once thought to be immune to a contagious facial cancer threatening the iconic creatures with extinction, has been euthanized after succumbing to the disease, researchers said Wednesday.... hosted.ap.org |
Couple Accused of Passing Nuclear Arms Secrets A physicist and his wife were charged with a criminal conspiracy to help Venezuela build an atom bomb. feeds.nytimes.com |
Some of the world's endangered plants Researchers at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew in London are warning that as much as one-fifth of the world's plant life is at risk of extinction. bbc.co.uk |
A new kind of Fish and Chips Using cutting-edge technologies, scientists follow the movements of oceanic predators, including tuna, whales, sharks, seals and albatross. Chips on these animals are collecting a wealth of data that we're only beginning to understand.Tuna are ocean athletes -- fast, far-ranging predators whose habits we're just beginning to understand. Marine biologist Barbara Block fits tuna with tracking tags (complete with transponders) that record unprecedented amounts of data about these gorgeous, threatened fish and the ocean habitats they move through.TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com. Watch a highlight reel of the Top 10 TEDTalks.GrrlScientistguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Preserving species 'not working' Caroline Spelman: Trying to stop the loss of species "hasn't been working". news.bbc.co.uk |