Sunday, January 27, 2008

In the eye of the beholder

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Fish and Bird (Final)

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Friday, January 25, 2008

Honour sought for 'Soldier Bear'


"A campaign has been launched to build a permanent memorial to a bear which spent much of its life in Scotland - after fighting in World War II.

The bear - named Voytek - was adopted in the Middle East by Polish troops in 1943, becoming much more than a mascot.

The large animal even helped their armed forces to carry ammunition at the Battle of Monte Cassino.

Voytek - known as the Soldier Bear - later lived near Hutton in the Borders and ended his days at Edinburgh Zoo.

He was found wandering in the hills"




http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/south_of_scotland/7208505.stm

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Tuesday, January 15, 2008

ONE OF THE RAREST OWLS TAKEN.;

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf?_r=1&res=9F04E7D61730E033A25755C0A9619C94679ED7CF&oref=slogin

A Prize Much Valued by the University of Washington.

From The Spokane (Washington) Spokesman- Review.

July 6, 1896, Wednesday

Page 3, 537 words

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Wednesday, January 9, 2008

Scientists discover molecular basis of monarch butterfly migration

"Since its discovery, the annual migration of eastern North American monarch butterflies has captivated the human imagination and spirit. That millions of butterflies annually fly a few thousand miles to reach a cluster of pine groves in central Mexico comprising just 70 square miles is, for many, an awesome and mysterious occurrence. However, over the past two decades, scientists have begun to unveil the journey for what it is: a spectacular result of biology, driven by an intricate molecular mechanism in a tiny cluster of cells in the butterfly brain."

http://www.enn.com/top_stories/article/28857

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Monday, January 7, 2008

The Enduring—Yet Downplayed—Mysteries of Comets

http://www.thunderbolts.info/goodspeed.htm

"On December 24, 2007, the website Space.com published a report entitled, "The Enduring Mysteries of Comets." The premise is intriguing, since it is rare for science media to acknowledge that "mysteries" of any real significance exist for conventional theories. Unfortunately, the report mentions few of the recent discoveries that have thrown the popular "dirty snowball" model of comets into disarray.

"We have now had four close encounters with comets, and every one of them has thrown astronomers onto their back foot." -Stuart Clark, New Scientist, September 09, 2005."

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The Best "Human Nature" Stories of 2007

http://www.slate.com/id/2180956/pagenum/all/#page_start

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