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pbs.org » Nature - Nov 15, 2008
Before European settlers first sailed to America’s shores, bald eagles may have numbered half a million. They nested in forty-five of the lower forty-eight states. Four years before the bald eagle was listed as an …
Also tagged: maps, eagles, bald eagles
thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Nov 7, 2008
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): An international team of researchers has tried to unravel the natural history of the lion, by providing insights into the genetic structure of the animal. Understanding the broader aspects of …
Also tagged: infectious diseases, genetics, sampling, decline, health science, natural history, hypothesis, genetic diversity, genetic markers, genetic variation, feline immunodeficiency virus, dataset, genetic information, conservation efforts, evolutionary history, african lions, genetic structure, lion population, serengeti ecosystem, social ecology
thaindian.com » Thaindian News - Oct 12, 2008
London, Oct 12 (ANI): The head of the British Army has created military history by taking a bold step towards attracting homosexual recruits. In a speech to members of the Army-sponsored Fourth Joint Conference on …
Also tagged: national, british army, equality, battlefield, teamwork, sexual orientation, homosexuals, transexual, core values, army chief, general staff, military history, bold step, chain of command, command responsibility, london general, military context, operational effectiveness, respect for others, sir richard
truemors.com » Truemors - Aug 30, 2008
Once a staple of summer nights, firefly populations around the world may be disappearing. Although no official count exists of the myriad of species bearing the label of lightening bug, firefly or glowworm, dwindling …
Also tagged: science, scientists, firefly, thailand, insects, summer nights, air pollution, lifespan, childhood memories, coal mine, myriad, staple, backyards, artificial lighting, fireflies, top priority, glowworms, species endangerment, lightening bug
nymag.com » Grub Street - Jul 22, 2008
Like any New Yorkers, we here at Grub Street are overly fond of statistics that demonstrate our city’s dominance over the rest of the country. Hence our pleasure to have found some simple calculations, based on readily …
Also tagged: statistics, department of health, newsfeed, boroughs
diabetesnotes.com » Diabetes Notes - Mar 3, 2008
We already know that diabetes is on the rise in urban parts of the world where sedentary lifestyles are a plenty. But did you know that Asian Indians are on the rise faster then others. It is believed that 32 million …
Also tagged: diabetes, research, culture, adaptation, mitochondria
washingtonpost.com » washingtonpost.com - Print Edition - Dec 14, 2007
Intensive farming of salmon for American dinner plates is threatening some wild salmon populations with imminent extinction, according to the most detailed study ever done of the contentious issue. The report comes as …
Also tagged: europe, canada, british columbia, study, doom, united states, wild, farming, chile, maine, salmon, university of alberta, may, says, daniel pauly, university of british columbia, u s national oceanic and atmospheric administration, food and agriculture organization of the united nations
worldwild.org » World Wildlife News - Dec 7, 2007
This year the International Rhino Foundation is auctioning off four separate pieces of rhino dung on eBay, representing four of the five rhino species (including White, Black, Sumatran, and Greater...
Also tagged: did you know, irf, black rhinos, rhino species
technocrat.net » Technocrat - Nov 5, 2007
A triple play of general increasing global demand for food from population expansion, a switch to biofuels, and global climate change creating more droughts and floods, have all contributed to a perfect storm of fast …