Another Feral Hog

Feral Hog

Coyote

Scpionyx

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scipionyx

Superbly preserved Italian dinosaur fossil.

Plague and Hemochromatosis

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-25/plague-kills-u-s-scientist-in-first-laboratory-case-in-50-years-cdc-says.html

Scary combination.

Fungus versus Malaria

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/70311/title/Lab-engineered_organism_fights_malaria

Lab-engineered assassin fungi.

What could possibly go wrong?

Shark Fins

http://www.adn.com/2011/02/25/1722667/panamanian-officials-find-half.html

No mention of how many hammerhead sharks were killed.

Early Armor

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/70257/title/Ancient_fossil_sheds_light_on_early_evolution_of_body_armor

Another important fossil find.

Ice Age Child

http://www.adn.com/2011/02/24/1720567/ice-age-childs-remains-found-in.html

An exciting find that is indeed of interest to all humanity.

Like eating asparagus

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/70203/title/Tobacco_tricks_caterpillars_with_treats

Very interesting.

Billboards versus Trees

http://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-politics-elections/billboard-owners-could-clear-850406.html

Complicated issue.

Small Fish

http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_17446830?source=rss

A disturbing forecast.

Origins Project at ASU

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/22/science/22origins.html?_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210

The Search for Eden continues.

Microbial Spit

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/70043/title/Gulf_floor_fouled_by_bacterial_oil_feast

Some life finds a way while other life just dies out.

Ornamental Vegetation vs. Moose

http://www.adn.com/2011/02/16/1706123/ornamental-vegetation-kills-three.html

Very interesting. I wonder if whitetail deer in Wisconsin die in a similar fashion and we just do not hear about it?

Honeybee Democracy

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/69724/title/Book_Review_Honeybee_Democracy_by_Thomas_D.__Seeley

Looks like an interesting book.

Chaotic Carbon Episodes

http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/69553/title/Extinctions_breed_carbon_chaos

Interesting speculation on the connection between volcanism and mass extinction.

Old Eagles

http://www.adn.com/2011/02/11/1696404/kodiak-eagle-was-one-of-oldest.html

Very interesting.

CWD in Maryland

Thanks to Elizabeth for this link.

http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/bs-sp-chronic-wasting-disease0211-20110210,0,7111184.story

I sincerely hope that the officials quoted are correct, and not just excessively optimistic.

George Pollard Jr.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/11/science/11shipwreck.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23

Amazing story.

He suffered through two ship wrecks, and was forced to eat his own cousin after the first episode.

Now that is Life in the Food Chain.

I really should read that book about the Essex incident.

Moose on the highway

http://www.adn.com/2011/02/09/1691960/trooper-vehicle-strikes-kills.html

Ouch. That is a big animal.

Owls vs. Chickens

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/09/2057817/maine-biologists-nab-owl-taking.html

If I did have chickens, maybe I would have trouble with owls.

Seal-Off Lake

Thanks to Elizabeth for sending me this link.

http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2011/02/sealed-off-lake-still-tantalizin.html?rss=1&sms_ss=email&at_xt=4d50675a6fefda4d%2C0

It seems altogether too probable that the pristine life forms they hope to reveal will be threatened by the drilling.

Pythons in Everglades

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/07/2055413/exotic-invasion-pythons-back-on.html

It will take a lot more than a minor cold snap to control pythons.

Raccoon vs. Wrestlers

http://www.miamiherald.com/2011/02/06/2053553/nd-team-exposed-to-raccoon-pulled.html

Bizarre story.

Disgraceful

http://www.startribune.com/local/115477079.html?elr=KArksUUUezH_MDC7DaaDy_vDEh7P:DiU

People should not try to air-mail pets.

Pike vs. Salmon

http://www.adn.com/2011/01/31/1677546/program-aims-to-kill-pike-in-alaska.html

Those big old pike probably eat a lot of salmon.

Butterfly Evolution

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/01/science/01butterfly.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha210

Very interesting.