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| Water woes How Bangladesh village coped with erratic monsoon news.bbc.co.uk |
Thousands of strange creatures found deep in ocean NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- The creatures living in the depths of the ocean are as weird and outlandish as the creations in a Dr. Seuss book: tentacled transparent sea cucumbers, primitive "dumbos" that flap ear-like fins, and tubeworms that feed on oil deposits.... hosted.ap.org |
Darwin debate Mark Brake (Letters, 9 December) and others have questioned the statements we made in our letter of 7 December, concerning Darwin's originality. What Darwin wrote and thought before 1857 can be verified by reading his notebooks and essays, freely available online (http://darwin-online.org.uk/). This is the scientific approach – to allow anyone to verify the facts of the matter for themselves. Darwin was an excellent writer, and is not difficult even for readers today.Brian CharlesworthDeborah CharlesworthEdinburgh• I love it when scientists refer to the "invisible college", so often unaware that this description of the Pure Temple of Science originated not with the Royal Society but with the Rosicrucian Manifestos, which purported to be written by a secret society of esotericists dedicated to Kabbalah, astrology, alchemy and hermeticism.John AndrewLondonCharles DarwinEvolutionguardian.co.uk © Guardian News & Media Limited 2009 | Use of this content is subject to our Terms & Conditions | More Feeds guardian.co.uk |
Kepler scientists find five very hot planets NASA scientists reported Monday they had discovered five worlds orbiting nearby stars by using the Kepler space telescope. rssfeeds.usatoday.com |
Turner bid for Yellowstone bison draws protest BOZEMAN, Mont. (AP) -- Ted Turner's bid to get 74 wild bison from Yellowstone National Park is drawing stiff opposition from those who say the animals are being given up for private profit instead of conservation.... hosted.ap.org |