| Harrabin's Notes Where now for the UN's climate science body? bbc.co.uk |
Amateurs make an astronomical impact A new study has confirmed amateur astronomers recorded a pair of small meteors impacting with the planet Jupiter, highlighting the growing value of amateurs to the field of astronomy. abc.net.au |
Genetically altered salmon? It doesn't stop there By SETH BORENSTEIN and MALCOLM RITTER 2010-09-22T20:27:59ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- We've always played with our food - even before we knew about genes or how to change them.... hosted.ap.org |
Toxic coal sludge pollutes Ky. town 10 years later By DYLAN LOVAN 2010-10-10T19:27:25ZLOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) -- In parts of eastern Kentucky, the pictures coming out of Hungary of the red sludge that roared from a factory's reservoir, downstream into the Danube River, are all too reminiscent of what happened a decade ago this week.... hosted.ap.org |
Mystery Bird: Long-tailed Cormorant, Phalacrocorax africanus This African mystery bird is a member of a family of birds that are often persecuted by fishermen as competitors because these birds also eat fishLong-tailed Cormorant, also known as the Reed Cormorant, Phalacrocorax africanus (formerly; Halietor africanus, and Microcarbo africanus), photographed at Kilombero River Valley, Tanzania, Africa. Image: Dan Logen, 9 January 2010 [with binoculars].Nikon D300, 600 mm lens, ISO 320, f/7.1, 1/1000 sec. This African mystery bird is a Long-tailed Cormorant, Phalacrocorax africanus, a member of a family of birds (Phalacrocoracidae) that are often persecuted by fishermen as "competitors" because these birds also eat fish. Unfortunately, the fishermen's problems with dwindling fish stocks is because of their own rapacious behaviors, not due to the cormorants' behaviors. 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 |