| Microbes are eating BP oil without using up oxygen By SETH BORENSTEIN 2010-09-07T22:15:23ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Government scientists studying the BP disaster are reporting the best possible outcome: Microbes are consuming the oil in the Gulf without depleting the oxygen in the water and creating "dead zones" where fish cannot survive.... hosted.ap.org |
The floating nuclear power station Richard Galpin went to St Petersburg to look at the kind of specialised equipment Russia is already building to make it possible to operate in the extreme Arctic conditions. bbc.co.uk |
Nobel prize winners 2010 This year's recipients of the most prestigious awards in science guardian.co.uk |
Mystery Bird: Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus There is one feature of this spectacular mystery bird that sets it apart from its relatives.Adult male Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus, photographed at Quintana Neotropical Bird Sanctuary, Brazosport area, Texas, USA. Image: Joseph Kennedy, 29 September 2010 [with binoculars].Nikon D200, Kowa 883 telescope with TSN-PZ camera eyepiece 1/800s f/8.0 at 1000.0mm iso400Question: There is one feature of this spectacular mystery bird that sets it apart from its relatives. What is that?Response: This is an adult male Vermilion Flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus. The feature that sets this spectacular little flycatcher apart from its relatives is what you see: the male's brilliant plumage. This species is unusual among flycatchers because the sexes are dichromatic (differently colored). 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 |
Reserve saves trees but not monarch butterflies ZITACUARO, Mexico (AP) -- This small patch of mountain fir forest is a model of sorts for the global effort to save trees and fight climate change. The problem is that saving trees has not saved the forest's most famous visitors: Monarch butterflies.... hosted.ap.org |