Ghosts of the Forest

(Thanks to my brother for calling my attention to this one.)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/video/flv/generic.html?s=inwi10s22a3q81f

http://search.barnesandnoble.com/White-Deer/Jeff-Richter/e/9780974188317

Underwater locusts

Lionfish, likened by scientists to underwater locusts, have been found to the south off Key Largo, to the north off Fort Lauderdale and to the east from Bimini to Cat Cay.

- Miami Herald (link here)

Black Bears

Every state in the Southeast is seeing growing black bear populations, Hammond said. The population growth is due to decreased poaching as well as the increase in “non-natural” food sources such as garbage, bird food and pet food.

- Atlanta Journal-Constitution (link here)

Life finds a way.

Wolverine in Colorado

A solo wolverine, perhaps in search of a mate, has traveled more than 500 miles to northern Colorado, the first confirmed sighting of the species here since 1919.

- Denver Post (link here)

It would be such a thrill to see a wolverine in the wild.

Cephalopods can hear

(Thanks to Elizabeth for calling my attention to this story.)

The discovery resolves a century-long debate over whether cephalopods, the group of sea creatures that includes octopus, squid, cuttlefish and nautiluses, can hear sounds underwater.

- Earth News, BBC (link here)

Fossilized fingers

The hands of a newly discovered dinosaur species provide fresh support for the notion that birds are closely related to dinosaurs, researchers say.

- Science News (link here)

Flies are people too?

The group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals wants the flyswatter in chief to try taking a more humane attitude the next time he's bedeviled by a fly in the White House.

- AP/ajc (link here)

Pathetic.