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Eggstrordinary! The egg that is FOUR times the normal size
"Teenage poultry farmer Dean Sambers was stunned when one of his hens laid a gigantic egg - weighing a staggering four times as much as a normal one.The 16-year-old could hardly believe his eyes when he looked in...Royal row at Chelsea Flower Show
A Royal storm in a teacup has erupted at the usually genteel Chelsea Flower Show in London. Australian gold-medal winner Jamie Durie found himself accidentally upsetting the Duke of Edinburgh as he toured his...
Bee symposium broaches barcodes on bugs
Bee experts are abuzz at York University this week, discussing a plan to put barcodes on bees for targeting crop pollination."International bee experts have converged on Toronto to develop a plan to catalogue all...
created by Rob Peters | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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2674 views | 22 recommendations | 55 comments
Scientists examine colossal squid
"Scientists in New Zealand are examining a rare intact colossal squid specimen that will soon be dissected by knife. The 10-metre (34 feet) long, half-tonne carcass has been defrosting since Monday in Wellington, after the squid was trapped in a fishing net last year.Very... New Bird Species Discovered
"New Bird Species Discovered
Topic Categories: Birds • Endangered Species • South Pacific Islands • ZoologyPosted on: December 18, 2008 7:02 PM, by "GrrlScientist"
tags: bpr3.org/?p=52, birds, aves, ornithology, Zosterops somadikartai, Togian... Psycho predator is Sid Fishious
" A SAVAGE fish more terrifying than a piranha has been caught in Britain for the first time — sparking fears of a deadly invasion. The vicious giant snakehead EATS everything it comes across and has even...Prince Akishino visits LIPI zoological museum
""As a zoologist, the prince is so keenly interested in the collection of animals, especially fishes and birds, especially free-range chickens. He spent some time in the DNA lab of our chickens, trying to...Blooming plant goes through roof
"A rare Mexican plant which flowers once in its lifetime has blossomed, smashing a glasshouse roof in the process. Scientists at Bangor University waited 28 years to see the Century plant, from which tequila can be made, bloom. A curator, who had planted the seed as a student...Minister denies bird flu in RI spreading by human-to-human transmision
""So far there has been new facts (in the bird flu situation in Indonesia). There has been no case of human-to-human transmission. It is still in the third phase. If human-to-human transmission has occurred it...Indonesia again sends bird flu virus specimen to WHO lab
Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The Indonesian government has sent another bird flu or H5N1 virus specimen to a laboratory of the World Health Organization (WHO), a Health Ministry spokesperson said here Monday. "The...Octosquid: Mystery of the Briny Deep
A potentially new species of cephalopod was found off of Hawaii at a dept of 300 feet, which is more than two Empire State Buildings. At that depth a human being would be crushed like an empty soda...
created by Jordan Yerman | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Fossil Traces Deep Dinosaur Roots
"Scientists have described a new primitive dinosaur species, Eocursor parvus, which lived in the Late Triassic - about 210 million years ago. Unearthed in South Africa's Free State, the creature appears to have been a small, agile plant-eater. The team tells a Royal Society...Mongolian Flying Mammal Fossil Discovery :: MAXINE
"The mammal fossil evidence discovery was made last year in Inner Mongolia (a region in north China). Farmers had found the delicate fossil, embedded in sandstone, and brought it to the attention of the Institute...
created by Edmund Jenks | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Trapped in Amber: Oldest Bee DNA generates a buzz
From BBC News (UK): Scientists have identified the oldest known bee (Melittosphex burmensis), a 100 million-year-old specimen preserved in amber.The discovery coincides with the publication of the genetic...
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