Hedwig Pöllöläinen
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February 6, 2007
.. and why tell the press all about it? Was that really necessary??
A NASA astronaut who drove hundreds of miles to confront a romantic rival, wearing diapers on the journey so that she would not have to stop to use the restroom, appeared in court today after being arrested on attempted kidnapping…
February 6, 2007
A French-led marine expedition of 80 scientists, technicians, students and volunteers believes it has discovered thousands of new species of mollusks and crustaceans (pictured)around a Philippine island, officials and scientists said. This team includes people from 19 countries. Between 2004-2005,…
February 6, 2007
This newspaper article (below the fold) proposes the $100-million question and then conveniently forgets to answer it. However, I am curious to know what you think;
[ ..] those who run intensive poultry farms are keen to point out that they protect their livestock from disease coming in from…
February 5, 2007
Perhaps not surprisingly, the USA isn't included in this number, nor is China and India -- the two most rapidly growing economies in the world at this point.
The the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report [PDF] was written and published by a collaboration of hundreds of scientists…
February 5, 2007
Airnemone.
a wind-borne seed trapped in a wind-blown fence near Helena, Montana, November of 2005. This is an old-fashioned clematis. Their filaments, evolved to catch the wind, also caught the sun and the photographer's eye. Click image for much larger view in its own window.
Image:
Martin…
February 5, 2007
Bateleur Eagle, Terathopius ecaudatus,
photographed at a zoo in North Carolina. Click image for a much larger view.
Image appears here with the kind permission of the photographer, Chris Losinger.
Birds in Science
Like bacteria, various farm animals have been cloned to produce a variety of…
February 4, 2007
Surprise, surprise! A school in Texas has made it a law that all 11 and 12 year old girls must have proof they have been vaccinated against cervical cancer. If someone had asked me which state would make this mandatory, I would never have chosen Texas would be the first to do it. Congratulations…
February 4, 2007
Zitting Cisticola, Cisticola juncidis, from Bangalore.
These birds are extremely widespread, missing only from North and South America and Antarctica. They are common in short- to medium-height grasslands, where they are difficult to see, except when courting.
Image: Natasha.
As long as you…
February 4, 2007
Another blog carnival has been published; the 59th installment of the Carnival of the Godless. For those of you who don't know, this blog carnival focuses on the finest writing about atheism and godlessness out there.
February 3, 2007
Greenland Ice Sheets are breaking up.
Image source: NASA.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report [PDF] was just released to the public yesterday and already, it is being criticised by scientists for being "too optimistic". For example, the observed sea level rise has been…
February 3, 2007
tags: global warming, IPCC Report, weather, environment, nature
A new report [PDF] that was released last Friday by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reveals that there is at least a 90 percent chance that the burning of fossil fuels was the primary cause of global warming since…
February 3, 2007
Here's a story that needs no commentary from me;
A Blue Ridge Mountains Boy Scout troop accidentally discovered Vice President Dick Cheney's "undisclosed location" last week, a press officer with Boy Scouts of America said. The troop, consisting of a Scoutmaster and 17 boys from the region who…
February 3, 2007
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Even though the new Harry Potter book won't be on the bookshelves until 21 July, its sales are already truly staggering; outselling even the Bible.
Rowling announced Thursday that "Deathly Hallows" would come out July 21. The previous six books have sold more than 325 million copies in 64…
February 3, 2007
Polar bears, Ursus maritimus, stranded on melting iceberg.
Scientists are finding bodies of dead polar bears in the sea near Alaska and in the Arctic. Apparently, the bears are being overcome with exhaustion and starvation as they are forced to swim hundreds of miles in search of food.
"As the…
February 3, 2007
View from the Great Kiva,
Chimney Rock Pueblo, Colorado.
The photographer was fortunate to visit on Jan 2, 2007, the date of the full moon rising between the spires of Chimney Rock and Companion Rock, an event associated with the major lunar standstill and the winter solstice. This occurs only…
February 2, 2007
Snow atop Mesa Verde, Colorado.
Image: Dave Rintoul.
As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share them with my readership. My purpose for posting these images is to remind all of us of the grandeur of the natural world and that there is a world…
February 1, 2007
Hoarfrost on Tamarisk
in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico.
Cuz it's the day after my birdday ...
Image: Dave Rintoul.
As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share them with my readership. My purpose for posting these images is to remind all of us of the…
February 1, 2007
JK Rowling, Author of the Harry Potter book series.
Harry Potter and the Deathy Hallows, the last book in the popular Harry Potter book series, is due to be released on 21 July 2007, according to JK Rowling, the series' author.
Bloomsbury, her British publisher, said it would publish a children…
February 1, 2007
This is an amazing video about a blind boy who has mastered echolocation so well that he can walk down the street, rollerskate, and play video games -- all unassisted.
January 31, 2007
Is it just because it's my birdday or has there been an unusual number of blog carnivals posted on this day? Anyway, there is another blog carnival, the 17th edition of the Circus of the Spineless that is now available for your reading pleasure.
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tags: blog carnival, invertebrates
January 31, 2007
A Western scrub-jay, Aphelocoma californica
in Mesa Verde, Colorado.
Image: Dave Rintoul.
As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share them with my readership. My purpose for posting these images is to remind all of us of the grandeur of the…
January 31, 2007
Not long ago in the country of Colombia, a chicken was born with webbed feet, similar to a duck (pictured).
As some people suggested, this bird isn't the result of a duck sneaking into the hen house because experts say it's impossible for the two species to interbreed. Instead, experts said the…
January 31, 2007
The 31st edition of the Carnival of the Liberals is now available for your reading pleasure. This blog carnival publishes only the ten top choices, so you are getting the cream of the crop of submissions, which I am told, was substantial this time. Of particular interest in this issue is a story…
January 31, 2007
Tangled Bank is now available -- and on my birdday, too. How much better can things get, eh?
For those of you who appreciate good science writing, this is the blog carnival for you! It is jam-packed with science-y goodness, including one entry from me (I sent them approximately 12 entries, but…
January 31, 2007
Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter, will strip off his familiar eyeglasses and robes for his London stage debut next year. The 17-year-old actor, who plays the bespectacled schoolboy wizard in the Hollywood adaptations of J.K. Rowling's novels, will star as the troubled stable boy, Alan…
January 31, 2007
Below the fold is a video about fungi that selectively infect specific species of insects, with devastating effects.
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tags: fungus, insects, nature
January 30, 2007
tags: transgenic chickens, genetic engineering, chickens, birds
Like bacteria, various farm animals have been cloned to produce a variety of protein drugs that benefit humans. These protein drugs can counteract medical conditions such as anemia and diabetes and even some cancers. However, these…
January 30, 2007
In Juneau, Alaska, an ambitious bald eagle had apparently found a deer head in the local dump and was carrying it away when the bird crashed into nearby power lines, causing a power outage for approximately 10,000 people.
Unfortunately, the eagle did not survive.
Cited story.
Image source.
tags…
January 30, 2007
A rare and lovely ferruginous hawk, Buteo regalis,
in Hovenweep, Utah.
Cuz it's the day before my birdday ...
Image: Dave Rintoul.
As long as you send images to me (and I hope it will be for forever), I shall continue to share them with my readership. My purpose for posting these images is to…
January 30, 2007
Do you have troubles with multiplication? Below the video is a demonstration of an easy way to multiply large numbers together. How long has this method been known? Why were we never taught this when we were kids?
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tags: multiplication, mathematics