| Report: Climate science panel needs change at top By SETH BORENSTEIN 2010-08-30T17:40:31ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Scientists reviewing the acclaimed but beleaguered international climate change panel called Monday for major changes in the way it's run, but stopped short of calling for the ouster of the current leader.... hosted.ap.org |
Would you like 1 hump or 2 with your dinosaur? By SETH BORENSTEIN 2010-09-08T18:26:59ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- The weird world of dinosaurs has just gotten a tad more bizarre. Scientists found a nearly complete fossil of a new dinosaur that sports a noticeable hump, maybe as possible advertising.... hosted.ap.org |
NZealand rescuers save 14 whales from stranded pod By 2010-09-25T00:51:12ZWELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) -- Rescuers who battled exhaustion and darkness succeeded in saving 14 pilot whales from a pod of 74 that stranded on a remote New Zealand beach.... hosted.ap.org |
Today's Mystery Bird for you to identify | GrrlScientist This beautiful African species has an unusual common name that was suggested by a special reproductive behaviour that many other birds in the family do not share. What behaviour is that?Mystery Bird photographed at Tarangire National Park, northeastern Tanzania, Africa. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]Image: Dan Logen, 17 January 2010. [with binoculars].Nikon D300, 200-400 mm lens at 400, ISO 500, f/10, 1/1000 sec.This beautiful African species has an unusual common name that was suggested by a special reproductive behaviour that many other birds in the family do not share. What behaviour is that?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 |
Green: Deadline Slips on an Oil Spill Report The Coast Guard and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management now face a March 27 deadline for completing their inquiry. feeds.nytimes.com |