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Bad things will happen in this world, but they should not be our only source of news, I want to give the nice and good things people are doing in difficult circumstances more prominence, hopefully balancing the bad and good in my readers minds.
Recent Posts
UNESCO Awards Recognize Young Scientists’ Contributions To Biodiversity
Nukunonu Atoll seaside, one of the regionsof the world vulnerable to climate change.18 February 2009 – Young scientists from around the world working on projects ranging from working to conserve mangrove forests in Iran to conserving orchids in Cub...
Life After Death From Fallen Trees And Branches
Here is a nice article from James Reynolds, head of media for the RSPB.A major snowfall of almost three quarters of a metre in the Cairngorms has created more dead wood than during any other single natural event in the past two decades on RSPB's Aber...
A Cure for Man Flu Might Not Be Far Away
Steve Liggett, a genetic scientist at the University of Maryland School of Medicine’s Institute for Genome Sciences, Baltimore, led a study team that identified the DNA sequences of all the known strains of the rhinovirus that causes the common col...
UN-backed ‘Peace Club’ launched in Darfur secondary schools
A club for youth to exchange ideas on peace, to be established in all schools of secondary and above levels in Sudan’s strife-torn Darfur region, was launched this weekend, the African Union-United Nations joint peacekeeping operation there (UNAMID...
Dogs step in to help protect villagers from ‘Man-eating’ tigers
Following the breaking news that three people were killed by Bengal tigers last week in the Sundarbans, conservationists from ZSL are hoping that dogs are not just man’s best friend - they may also prove to be the tiger’s best friend. For the fir...
ZSL Whipsnade Zoo’s feathered friends show love is in the air for Valentine’s Day
Hearts are a-flutter at ZSL Whipsnade Zoo this week as the famous scarlet macaws, Inca and George give each other a “peck” on the beak for St Valentine’s Day.Eighteen-year-old George and 17-year-old Inca have been “love-birds” ever since th...

