Bird Flu Risks Overblown; Ecuador Volcano; Killer Bees Found in Louisiana; Cloning Trees;
Group: Bird Flu Pandemic Risk Overblown from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- Fears of a flu pandemic originating from the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus were overblown, the head of the World Organization for Animal Health said Thursday.
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Ecuador Volcano Spews Rocks, Ash from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- Ecuador's Tungurahua volcano on Thursday hurled fiery rocks and sent a column of ash and steam 1 1/2 miles above its crater. Experts have warned that Tungurahua is poised for a major eruption within a matter of days or weeks.
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Africanized Honeybees Found in Louisiana from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- Africanized honeybees have been found near Tioga, about eight miles north of Alexandria and 140 miles southeast of the Caddo Parish town where they were first discovered in Louisiana.
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NYC Cloning Historical Trees for Future from PhysOrg.com
(AP) -- Squat, homely, dwarfed by stately oaks and poplars, and unnoticed by the tourists passing in horse-drawn carriages, it's a tree that only birds and nut-hungry squirrels could love.
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