| Ancient city by the sea rises amid Egypt's resorts By PAUL SCHEMM 2010-09-07T12:10:49ZMARINA, Egypt (AP) -- Today, it's a sprawl of luxury vacation homes where Egypt's wealthy play on the white beaches of the Mediterranean coast. But 2,000 years ago, this was a thriving Greco-Roman port city, boasting villas of merchants grown rich on the wheat and olive trade.... hosted.ap.org |
Today's mystery bird for you to identify This Australian mystery bird has a talent that exceeds that of all its close relatives. Can you tell me what that talent is?Mystery Bird photographed south of Perth in the state of Western Australia. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]Image: David Stowe, 27 February 2010. [larger view].Canon EOS 1D Mark IV 1/500s f/5.6 at 500.0mm iso800.This Australian mystery bird has a talent that exceeds that of all its close relatives. Can you tell me what that talent is?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 |
FDA stresses need to modernize its science By MATTHEW PERRONE 2010-10-06T19:28:38ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration must update its scientific tools for reviewing prescription drugs, medical devices and tracking food safety, according to a research plan laid out Wednesday by agency leadership.... hosted.ap.org |
Science trick with hand and a hammer Watching a rubber hand being stroked at the same time as your real hand is stroked is enough to trick the brain into adopting it as its own. bbc.co.uk |
[news] Vertical structure of Antarctic tropospheric ozone depletion events: characteristics and broader implications Ozone depletion events in both polar lower tropospheres are fascinating events. Ozone goes to almost zero near the surface in some of them, with knock-on effects on many other chemicals including mercury deposition, and with a cause apparently associated with enhancements of bromine compounds. The question is: however interesting they are, do they have a wider scale importance?This paper starts ... antarctica.ac.uk |