TOP 100 SCIENCE SITES
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| Sheep turn shearers to clear land A council in southern France has found a novel way of controlling the creeping advance of nature. It employs sheep. bbc.co.uk |
Senator pushes bill legalizing stem cell research By JIM ABRAMS 2010-09-13T19:50:07ZWASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Arlen Specter on Monday initiated a drive to legalize federal funding of embryonic stem cell research, superseding conflicting court decisions that he said are slowing critical work to find cures for crippling diseases.... hosted.ap.org |
Today's mystery bird for you to identify This sexually dimorphic African species is the only one of its genus that "should" be found in this locationMystery Bird photographed at Nyumba ya Mungu reservoir, near Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa. [I will identify this bird for you in 48 hours]Image: Dan Logen, 14 January 2010. [larger view].Nikon D300, 600 mm lens ISO 500, f/6.3, 1/320 sec.Hint: This sexually dimorphic African species is the only one of its genus that "should" be found in this location. 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 appreciative 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 |
Video: Coach Singletary demonstrates that losers need more than God's help | GrrlScientist Edward Current has some advice for Mike Singletary to improve his American football team's crappy recordIt turns out, the NFL's most God-glorifying Christian is a huge loser! To win, Mike Singletary is gonna need more than wood for Jeebuz, according to Edward Current. Mr Current has some advice for Mike Singletary to improve his American football team's crappy record. GrrlScientistguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2010 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Sea cucumbers offer hope for shrimp farmers An Australian researcher believes sea cucumbers could save struggling shrimp farms in central Vietnam. abc.net.au |