Bird flu outbreak in England is potentially fatal to humans

Seeded on Sat Feb 3, 2007 7:05 AM EST (BBC News)

The European Commission says tests have confirmed that the avian flu which killed 2,600 turkeys at a Suffolk farm is the H5N1 virus. That virus can be fatal if it is passed on to humans.

health, bird-flu, birds, agriculture

1,000 turkeys killed by bird flu in England

Seeded on Fri Feb 2, 2007 7:10 PM EST (BBC News)

About 1,000 turkeys at a farm in Suffolk have died from bird flu, government vets have confirmed. Vets from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) said the birds had tested positive for H5 avian flu.

health, bird-flu, medicine

Cavern may hold answers to hobbits riddle - DNA possible

Seeded on Fri Feb 2, 2007 5:05 PM EST (Australian News Network)

THE chance discovery of an enormous chamber beneath the Indonesian cave where hobbit-like creatures were discovered promises to settle the debate about who - or what - the tiny creatures were.

evolution, science, palaeontology

Coroner slams MoD over Iraq tape (UK death by USA 'friendly fire')

Seeded on Thu Feb 1, 2007 3:22 PM EST (BBC News)

A coroner has launched a furious attack on the MoD for refusing to release a video tape of the moment a US aircraft opened fire on British troops in Iraq.

iraq, britain, military, law, world-news, us-news, uk-news

India to show controversial film

Seeded on Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:17 AM EST (BBC News)

An Oscar-nominated film based on the plight of Hindu widows is to be released in India seven years after it created huge controversy.

entertainment, film, movies

Prehistoric 'terror birds' never met humans

Seeded on Wed Jan 31, 2007 9:15 AM EST (BBC News)

Early humans could never have come into contact with the giant carnivorous "terror bird" Titanis walleri, research suggests. It had been thought the fearsome beasts became extinct as little as 10,000 years ago - a time when humans shared their North American habitat.

science, fossils, palaeontology

Did Honest Abe Have Nerves of Glass? - Mutant gene that leads to the shattering of nerve cells

Seeded on Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:50 PM EST (Sciam)

Some contemporaries of Abraham Lincoln described the 16th U.S. president as exhibiting awkward mannerisms and a clumsy gait.

history, science, medicine, neurology, neuroscience, medical-science

Woman gets 75,000 bank statements

Seeded on Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:41 AM EST (BBC News)

An Aberdeen woman who asked for her bank statement was sent details of 75,000 other customers. Stephanie McLaughlan, 22, was shocked when Halifax Bank of Scotland (HBOS) sent her the unexpected financial details by mistake.

odd-news

Game developer says Vista ruins computer game play

Seeded on Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:33 AM EST (PhysOrg.com)

As Vista was grandly introduced to the world on Monday, computer game publisher WildTangent accused Microsoft's new operating system of ruining many common computer games.

technology, microsoft, windows, vista, online-games

New study is first to link romantic relationships to genes

Seeded on Tue Jan 30, 2007 5:29 AM EST (biologynews.net)

New research suggests that choosing a mate may be partially determined by your genes. A study published in Psychological Science has found a link between a set of genes involved with immune function and partner selection in humans.

science, genetics, relatioships

Sudden decline in diversity of Britain's wild birds

Seeded on Mon Jan 29, 2007 6:05 AM EST (Independent.co.uk)

It is a peculiar British institution that, for almost 30 years, has celebrated the diversity of the nation's bird population.

birds, nature, environment, wildlife, world-news, uk

Jonathan Jones on memorials to human suffering

Seeded on Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:58 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

From the Holocaust to 9/11, from Berlin to New York, the world is now studded with memorials to human suffering.

travel, history, war, disaster, tourism

Cloning and the soul

Seeded on Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:31 AM EST (Wired News)

Esquire, of all magazines, tackles a question that's going to rattle my brain for a while: Would a cloned human being have a soul?

religion, science, biotech, genetics

Major link in brain-obesity puzzle found

Seeded on Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:25 AM EST (EurekAlert!)

A single protein in brain cells may act as a linchpin in the body's weight-regulating system, playing a key role in the flurry of signals that govern fat storage, sugar use, energy balance and weight, University of Michigan Medical School researchers report.

health, obesity, science, neurology, neuroscience

Art house movies on decline in France

Seeded on Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:22 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)

France has fallen dramatically out of love with the auteur and the whole idea of art house film which it invented.

entertainment, france, films, movies, art-movies

India grits its teeth as Big Brother's Jade prepares to jet in

Seeded on Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:50 PM EST (Independent.co.uk)

The Indian government seemed to be having second thoughts yesterday over whether it was such a good idea inviting Jade Goody to visit the country after the Celebrity Big Brother participant made the surprise announcement that she intended to take up the offer.

entertainment, india, television

Second life: The A-Z guide

Seeded on Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:48 PM EST (Independent.co.uk)

Some would call it a virtual sanctuary for those who can't cope with the real world. But it is the hot topic at this year's Davos conference. Simon Usborne takes the tourof Second Life

entertainment, second-life, virtual-reality, online-games, cyberculture

Anne Frank's father sought U.S. visas

Seeded on Thu Jan 25, 2007 6:59 PM EST (BBC News)

Dozens of letters found in an American archive reveal the desperate efforts of Anne Frank's father Otto to escape from the Nazis with his family.

history, netherlands, holocaust, wwii, us-news, judaism

Developing Intelligence : Asymmetric Architecture in the Left and Right Hemispheres

Seeded on Thu Jan 25, 2007 12:18 PM EST (ScienceBlogs)

In their 2003 Trends in Neurosciences article, Hutsler & Galuske refer to the well-known history of hemispheric asymmetry research as too focused on large-scale morphological differences, at the expense of microanatomical and connectivity differences.

science, medicine, neuroscience

The floral network - what determines who pollinates whom

Seeded on Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:38 PM EST (biologynews.net)

Researchers are just beginning to understand the mechanisms governing the complex network interactions between plants and pollinators, such as hummingbirds, shown in this illustration from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur (1904). Credit: Maravall et al.

science, flowers, ecology, botany

Deadly H5N1 bird-flu may be brewing in cats

Seeded on Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:34 PM EST (New Scientist)

Bird flu hasn't gone away. The discovery, announced last week, that the H5N1 bird flu virus is widespread in cats in locations across Indonesia has refocused attention on the danger that the deadly virus could be mutating into a form that can infect humans far more easily.

health, science, medicine

Australian caverns give up huge fossil haul

Seeded on Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:31 PM EST (BBC News)

An astonishing collection of fossil animals from southern Australia is reported by scientists. The creatures were found in limestone caves under the Nullabor Plain and date from about 200,000-800,000 years ago.

science, fossils, palaeontology

US Senate panel rejects Iraq plan

Seeded on Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:26 PM EST (BBC News)

A US Senate committee has rejected President Bush's plan to send extra troops to Iraq, passing the measure to the full Senate for a vote next week.

election, politics, us-news

Deadly bird flu found in Hungary

Seeded on Wed Jan 24, 2007 2:24 PM EST (BBC News)

Hungary says a new outbreak of the bird flu strain that can kill humans has been detected on a farm in the south of the country. Tests were carried out after an abnormally high mortality rate was reported in a flock of 3,000 geese. The flock has since been culled.

europe, health, bird-flu, world-news

Paleontologists discover most primitive primate skeleton

Seeded on Wed Jan 24, 2007 12:14 PM EST (biologynews.net)

The origins and earliest branches of primate evolution are clearer and more ancient by 10 million years than previous studies estimated, according to a study featured on the cover of the Jan. 23 print edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

evolution, science, fossils, palaeontology

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