Archive for June 9th, 2008
Introducing the mystery Stink Bug
Posted by neil, June 9th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Plants and Animals
Comments: 4
Following my earlier post, in which I could tell you the face did not belong to a member of Australia’s legislature etcetera, well here is the full body:
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Ann Novek has a New Blog
Posted by jennifer, June 9th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Plants and Animals
Comments: 5
Ann Novek lives in Sweden. She was once a medical student, but quit to work as a wildlife rehabilitator. She works mostly with birds, and has a special interest in helping birds affected by oil spills.
Ann has also been a supporter of this blog, sending in wildlife photographs and also information about whaling. [...]
Do you recognise this face?
Posted by neil, June 9th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Plants and Animals
Comments: 29
On this Queen’s Birthday Public Holiday, I thought that I would issue a challenge to our Politics & Environment Weblog community:
To whom or what does this face belong?
I can tell you that it is not a member of Australia’s legislature. Neither is it employed in Australia’s public service. It is definitely Australian, but [...]
New Theory for ‘Mountain Growth’
Posted by jennifer, June 9th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Comments: 16
WASHINGTON – The Andes Mountains may have growth spurts, doubling their height in as little as 2 million to 4 million years, US researchers reported on Thursday.
Their findings suggest that current theories about plate tectonics — the process that creates and moves continents, giving rise to mountain ranges — may need updating…
Garzione proposes an alternative [...]
Changing Attitudes to GM Foods: Craig Cormick on ABC Radio
Posted by jennifer, June 9th, 2008 - under Uncategorized.
Tags: Biotechnology, Food & Farming
Comments: 8
“We have long known that concerns about a new and unknown technology diminish over time, and in regard to gene technology and biotechnology we’re now seeing that played out in the public’s minds…
“The second factor was a perception that genetically modified crops could be of benefit in helping to address a range of new concerns [...]

