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| 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 |
Union airs CSIRO job loss fears Staff at some of CSIRO's regional laboratories are reported to be facing job cuts. abc.net.au |
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 |
Today's Mystery Bird For You To Identify This North American mystery bird is quite remarkable in many ways. Can you identify this species and tell me what you think is most remarkable about it?Mystery Bird photographed during the Smith Point Hawk Watch at Gulf Coast Bird Observatory, Texas, USA. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]Image: Joseph Kennedy, 4 October 2010 [with binoculars].Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece1/750s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400This rather plain-looking North American mystery bird is quite remarkable in many ways. Can you identify this species and tell me what you think is most remarkable about it?Daily Mystery Bird Rules: 1. Please name at least one field mark that supports your identification, keeping in mind that more than one field mark is often necessary to distinguish between species. IDs without any supporting information are not valid and may be deleted by the moderators. 2. Expert and intermediate level birders: do NOT try to be the first to blurt out the mystery bird's ID. Instead, please provide helpful hints, such as descriptions, literary references, puns, personal anecdotes, and other forms of discussion and assistance for beginning birders and for those following on their iPhones without naming the species. Expert and intermediate birders are free to name the bird species 24 or more hours after it was first published.3. Each mystery bird is usually accompanied by a question or two. These questions can be useful for identifying the pictured species, but may instead be used to illustrate an interesting aspect of avian biology, behaviour or evolution, or may be intended to generate conversation on other topics, such as conservation. 4. Each bird species will be demystified 48 hours after publication. 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 |