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Ancient 'Terror Bird' Used Powerful Beak To Jab Like An Agile BoxerAthens OH (SPX) Aug 20, 2010 The ancient "terror bird" Andalgalornis couldn't fly, but it used its unusually large, rigid skull-coupled with a hawk-like hooked beak-for a fighting strategy reminiscent of boxer Muhammad Ali. The agile creature repeatedly attacked and retreated, landing well-targeted, hatchet-like jabs to take down its prey, according to a new study published this week in the online, open-access journal PLoS ONE by an international team of scientists. The study is the first detailed look at the predatory ... read more |
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Bissau (AFP) Aug 19, 2010Guinea-Bissau's President Malam Bacai Sanha said Thursday that citizens of the chronically unstable west African nation were ashamed of being considered incapable of solving their own problems. Sanha was addressing the opening of a six-month national reconciliation conference which brings together government, the military, civil society, political parties and the diplomatic corps. "We ar ... more  
Berlin (AFP) Aug 19, 2010Responding to a firestorm of protest in Germany over its disputed Street View navigation service, Google said Thursday it would extend a deadline for allowing people to opt out. The move is part of an effort to calm a virulent debate over privacy concerns with the service, which allows users to view online panoramic still photos taken at street level using specially equipped vehicles in citi ... more  
Bronx NY (SPX) Aug 20, 2010The Wildlife Conservation Society has released initial field observations that indicate that a dramatic rise in the surface temperature in Indonesian waters has resulted in a large-scale bleaching event that has devastated coral populations. WCS's Indonesia Program "Rapid Response Unit" of marine biologists was dispatched to investigate coral bleaching reported in May in Aceh-a province of ... more |
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Greenhouse Gas Calculator Connects Farming Practices With Carbon CreditsMadison WI (SPX) Aug 19, 2010 Greenhouse gas markets, where invisible gases are traded, must seem like black boxes to most people. Farmers can make money on these markets, such as the Chicago Climate Exchange, by installing methane capture technologies in animal-based systems, no-till farming, establishing grasslands, and planting trees. Farmers, students, extension educators, offset aggregators, and other stakeholders need to understand how to change farming practices to maximize their potential economic returns in these new ... read more |
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