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Geotimes
May 2007
Kathryn Hansen |
On the Path of Bird Flu U.S.G.S. biologists are tracking the migration of bar-tailed godwits and other wild migratory birds via satellite to find out if they are likely vectors of H5N1 bird flu.   |
Reactive Reports
Issue 67
David Bradley |
Contaminated Seabirds A new approach to monitoring seabirds for contamination with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and other persistent organic pollutants (POPs) has been developed by scientists in Japan. |
Science News
October 7, 2000 |
The Big Birdcast Track the autumn migration of birds across the eastern portion of the United States at the BirdCast Web site... |
Smithsonian
June 2005
Laura Helmuth |
Editor's Note - Seeing A Ghost A woodpecker feared extinct reappears in Arkansas. |
Smithsonian
September 2007
Alistair Wearmouth |
Flying North to Fly South Preparing the critically endangered whooping cranes for migration could save these majestic birds from extinction. Leading the cranes south to Florida will be a microlight aircraft and its pilot, dressed to resemble a crane. |
Searcher
June 2006
Eva C. Perkins |
Is the Price of Cheap Chicken Bird Flu? Information professionals are faced with a situation in which our skills are called upon to soothe the public with reassuring data about the avian flu. |
Geotimes
August 2006
Jennifer Yauck |
Ancient Bird Fossil Makes a Splash Recent expeditions in a remote area of China have unearthed unusually well-preserved fossils of an ancient bird that lived between 105 million and 115 million years ago. The fossils of the surprisingly modern-looking bird suggest that today's birds may have originated from an aquatic ancestor. |
Food Engineering
May 2, 2007
Richard F. Stier |
Heed the Word: Watch Those Birds A pest management program that doesn't address birds has a significant gap. Birds are major food processing pests that sometimes are ignored when facilities focus on controlling insects and rodents. |
Food Engineering
May 1, 2006 |
Regulatory Watch The USDA has set up a toll-free number for poultry producers to report any suspicious deaths or illnesses in their flocks that could be the deadly H5N1 virus, or "bird flu." |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2005
David Murphy |
Smart Swarm: Turning Flying Devices Into Mini Web Servers It's not a bird, and though it is just a plane, four researchers are trying to bridge the gap between flying machines and their avian counterparts. |
Real Travel Adventures
February 2009
Mary Walker Clark |
Whooping It Up With the Cranes in Rockport, Texas Anytime you go to Rockport, you'll enjoy meeting birders from around the world who appreciate all that's been done to save the whooping cranes. |
Salon.com
March 2, 2001
Dawn MacKeen |
Global warning Species from birds to butterflies are doing strange things, and a new report blames the behavior on the Earth's rising temperature... |
Chemistry World
January 27, 2009
Nina Notman |
Tethered nanocubes seek out analytes A team led by Timothy Fisher at Purdue University have developed a new type of biosensor coined a 'nano-tetherball biosensor' based on nanocube-shaped sensors tethered by conducting carbon nanotubes to electronic circuitry. |
Reason
November 2001
Sara Rimensnyder |
Cryptic Biodiversity By examining DNA, scientists have discovered new species of birds, reptiles, whales, and plants. Will this put more pressure on the Endangered Species Act? |
Salon.com
August 27, 2001
Katharine Mieszkowski |
Animals online Birds do it, polar bears do it -- and with the help of satellite transmitters, they send e-mail too... |
Geotimes
June 2006
Jennifer Yauck |
Ancient Bird Fossil Makes a Splash Recent expeditions in China have unearthed well-preserved fossils of an ancient bird that lived between 105 million and 115 million years ago. The fossils of the modern-looking bird suggest that today's birds may have originated from an aquatic ancestor. |
Adventure
February 2006
Ken Kamler |
Ask Dr. Extreme Should avian bird flu alter travel plans to Laos? |
Salon.com
June 13, 2002
Robert Winkler |
The birds of Hollywood: An unnatural history Movie producers spend countless millions to make the details convincing. So why can't they figure out that blue jays are asleep at night and thrushes go south for the winter? |
Geotimes
June 2006
Kathryn Hansen |
Penguins Endure Extinction Event Fossil and genetic evidence suggest that penguin ancestors living about 65 million years ago survived even more extreme conditions than they do today, including the impact that may have led to the demise of the dinosaurs. |
The Motley Fool
July 18, 2006
Ryan Fuhrmann |
Bird Flu Planning Isn't for the Birds Buffalo Wild Wings discusses its strategy for dealing with the threat of avian flu. It's impossible to completely eliminate some risks, but it's quite possible for an astute firm to effectively manage any adversity that may come down its path. Investors, take note. |
Sports Illustrated
June 7, 2000 |
Larry Legend After distinguishing himself as one of the league's alltime great players, Larry Bird returns to the NBA Finals on June 7 as head coach of the Indiana Pacers.... |
Chemistry World
May 2006 |
In the Papers... Bulgaria pays reduced FP6 fee... China to use Australian uranium for peaceful purposes... Relief in UK over bird flu... |
Chemistry World
November 16, 2011
Helen Potter |
Early diagnosis for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's US scientists have developed a biosensor that could detect the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease by measuring low concentrations of protein aggregates in cerebrospinal fluid. |
Salon.com
November 17, 2000
Daniel Handler |
Winging it The author of "Watch Your Mouth" and "The Bad Beginning" picks five great books with "bird" in the title... |
National Gardening
Michael E. Trunko |
When Birds are Pests Winged invaders swoop down from the sky, descend upon your ripening fruit or newly planted vegetable garden and in minutes your harvest or garden is gone. If you've ever suffered similar misfortunes, you're not alone. Here are some bird control methods that work. |
