Rare conjoined barn swallows found in Arkansas

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Makeup for the birds: jiffy marker turns winged duds into studs

A little makeup on male birds can have a drastic effect on their sex lives, according to a new study. Paint some black on the chests of male barn swallows and suddenly they're losing weight, having sex, and living the high life.Hmmm...there are number of corollaries to be...

New Urbanism's Moses comes to Tsawwassen

Trevor Boddy critiques a proposed new urbanist development in South Delta as "a last-gasp attempt to reform suburbanism from within,before high energy prices and new respect for land compels much denserdevelopment." "The 13th of May brought several downer developments — and...

Why a cow needs a flat-screen TV

"DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- When it comes to comfort, Kirk Christie's cows have it all -- a new barn, a flat-screen television and waterbeds....

For good or ill Ireland gains another mammal species

Although there are only about 60 species of mammals living inland or around our coasts, they play an important part in our lives. Ireland has long been separated from mainland Europe, thereby, preventing movement over land. There are a greater number of mammal species in...

Jag blev far, än har jag inte gift mig...

" Under året föddes 107 421 barn, något fler pojkar än flickor. Flest barn föddes i maj, men den vanligaste födelsedagen var 14 mars. Samtidigt fortsatte antalet äktenskap att öka. 47 898 par lovade att älska varandra i nöd och lust under 2007. Det är en ökning...

Barn Raising and Housing Google at the UW Research and Technology Park

Two new buildings were announced for the UW Research and Technology Park today, with Google moving their Waterloo offices into an existing building in the park.

Owl fights back to ruffle thief's feathers

"The theft had seemed to be going so well. It had been pretty simple to whisk Addy the barn owl from her loving owners' home, and Jason Denton was thinking of the handsome profit he would make in cashing in on the craze for pet owls inspired by the Harry Potter...

Hay Fueled Barn Fire, Authorities Say

" June 13, 2007 North Carolina - Kingsmill Dairy Farm's barn went up in flames Monday morning. According to authorities, about 400 to 500 bales of hay were inside the barn when the 12,000-square-foot structure caught fire. The building was destroyed by the blaze. J.R. Beard,...

Two Cows Killed In Barn Fire

" June 9, 2007 North Carolina - An early morning hay fire Friday killed two pregnant cows and destroyed a barn on Guy Warlick Road, and though the blaze was isolated, one effect from it low water pressure spread across upper Cleveland County. Late Friday afternoon,...

Chicken Barn Burns In E. Donegal

" May 24, 2007 Pennsylvania - Fire crews from Lancaster, York and Dauphin counties responded to a four-alarm blaze at an East Donegal Township chicken house Wednesday evening. Fire crews were called out to the fire at Kreider's Donegal Farm, 1145 Colebrook Road, at 7:06 p.m....