No flight of fantasy – scientists develop instructions to make a magic carpet
Perfectly timed for pantomime season, a team of scientists has come up with instructions for how to make a flying carpet. The magical device may owe more to Walt Disney than to The Arabian Nights , but it is not pure fantasy, according [...]
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No flight of fantasy – scientists develop instructions to make a magic carpet
Posted in news on December 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Dog Intelligence
Posted in nature on December 20, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Dog Intelligence
Dog intelligence is the ability of a dog to learn, think, and solve problems. Dog trainers, owners, and researchers have as much difficulty agreeing on a method for testing canine intelligence, as they do for human intelligence.
There are three types of dog intelligence:
Adaptive Intelligence (learning and problem-solving ability). This is specific to the individual [...]
Save the Koalas
Posted in nature on December 19, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Save the koalas
KOALA
Phascolarctos cinereus
MAMMAL
Order Marsupial
Habitat
Eucalyptus (gum tree) forests and woodlands.
Niche
Strictly arboreal, living in and feeding on the leaves of eucalyptus trees. Caecum of gut is greatly enlarged (about 6 ft. long) and houses a large bacterial colony that aids in leaf digestion. Usually comes to ground only to change trees. Preyed upon [...]
Felices Fiestas para todas las criaturas del mundo!
Posted in Uncategorized on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sinpiel.org ¿Cuántas vidas para un abrigo?
Posted in nature on December 15, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Sinpiel.org – Campaña en contra del uso de pieles de animales
Cada año mueren millones de animales solo para abastecer la cruel industria de las pieles. Zorros, visones, chinchillas, castores, lobos, mapaches… víctimas todos de la moda y la ignorancia de las personas, que parecen no saber que sus abrigos de pieles significaron el asesinato de [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on December 10, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Adoption between different dolphin species
Posted in nature on December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Every day dolphins played in the rushing waters near the coral reef off Rangiroa Atoll in French Polynesia. It wasn’t until Roland Seltre carefully checked his photos that he realised he’d actually witnessed some unique behaviour.
You wouldn’t want to swim over the [...]
Hindu gods get summons from court
Posted in news on December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The gods have many temples in their name Pic: Vivek
A judge in India has summoned two Hindu gods, Ram and Hanuman, to help resolve a property dispute. Judge Sunil Kumar Singh in the eastern state of Jharkhand has issued adverts in newspapers asking the gods [...]
A hug from Amma
Posted in news on December 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
A hug from Amma
Hugging all over the world: Amma in New York, Santiago, Zurich, Rio
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Desperation comes in all professions
Posted in news on December 7, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
Desperation comes in all professions
An educated Iraqi, an English-speaking veterinary surgeon who asked to be called Omar, arrived on the coast of Italy this summer [...]
