Archive for August, 2008
Posted on August 31, 2008. Filed under: Africa, animals, Biological Station of Euskirchen, biology, BUND, Carpathian Mountains, cats, conservation, Doñana Biological Station, domestic cats, Earth, Earthlings, environment, Europe, European wildcat, fauna, Felidae, felines, Felis silvestris silvestris, France, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, League for the Environment and Nature Conservation Germ, nature, North Africa, OEKO-LOG field research, random, Rheinland-Pfalz, science, Spain, Spanish Council for Scientific Research, the Balkans, the E.U., wild animals, wildcats, wildlife, zoology | Tags: Africa, animals, Biological Station of Euskirchen, biology, BUND, Carpathian Mountains, cats, conservation, Doñana Biological Station, domestic cats, Earth, Earthlings, environment, Europe, European wildcat, fauna, Felidae, felines, Felis silvestris silvestris, France, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, League for the Environment and Nature Conservation Germ, nature, North Africa, OEKO-LOG field research, random, Rheinland-Pfalz, science, Spain, Spanish Council for Scientific Research, the Balkans, the E.U., wild animals, wildcats, wildlife, world, zoology |
An international team of researchers has proposed a network of corridors linking the habitats of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) to help this endangered species survive in its homeland. Read this article for more information. Felis silvestris silvestris is a shy creature but is a born hunter like other cats . . . Image: [...]
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Posted on August 21, 2008. Filed under: beef, calorie intake, champignon, diet, dietary management, dietetics, energy density, fat intake, food, food science, great recipes, high-energy density foods, lean ground beef, low-energy density foods, meat, meat substitutes, mouthwatering dishes, mushroom dishes, mushrooms, news, nutrition, nutritional science, obesity, random, recipes, science, weight loss, white button mushrooms | Tags: beef, calorie intake, champignon, diet, dietary management, dietetics, energy density, fat intake, food, food science, great recipes, high-energy density foods, lean ground beef, low-energy density foods, meat, meat substitutes, mouthwatering dishes, mushroom dishes, mushrooms, news, nutrition, nutritional science, obesity, random, recipes, science, weight loss, weight management, white button mushrooms |
Researchers taking part in an ongoing study at the John Hopkins Weight Management Centre suggest a new way to fight obesity – increasing the intake of low-energy density foods like mushrooms in place of high-energy foods like lean ground beef. White button (Champignon) mushrooms . . . Image: www.jnhfoods.com In the research lead by Dr. [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2008. Filed under: ASUS Eee Box, ASUS Eee Pc, CherryPal, CherryPal C100 desktop, cloud computing, computers, desktops, internet, Koolu W.E. Appliance, low-cost computing, netbook, nettop, news, notebooks, random, technology | Tags: ASUS Eee Box, ASUS Eee Pc, CherryPal, CherryPal C100 desktop, cloud computing, computers, desktops, internet, Koolu W.E. Appliance, low-cost computing, netbook, nettop, news, notebooks, random, technology |
CherryPal is about to launch its C100 desktop – which the company claims is “the most affordable, easiest to use and greenest desktop computer available.” The CherryPal C100 desktop . . . Image: www.cherrypal.com/products Here are the technical specifications of the C100: Processor: Freescale’s MPC5121e mobileGT processor, 800 MIPS (400 MHz) of processing Memory: 256 [...]
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Posted on August 17, 2008. Filed under: Africa, animals, biology, bird watching, birds, Earth, Earthlings, fauna, Gabon, knowledge, nature, new species, news, olive-backed forest robin, ornithology, science, Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus, taxonomy, Uncategorized, zoology | Tags: Africa, animals, biology, bird watching, birds, Earth, Earthlings, fauna, Gabon, knowledge, nature, new species, news, olive-backed forest robin, ornithology, science, Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus, taxonomy, zoology |
A new bird species has been discovered in the forests of Gabon in Africa. Read this article from the Science Daily for more information about the discovery. The olive-backed forest robin (Stiphrornis pyrrholaemus) . . . Image: Science Daily The bird has been named as the olive-backed forest robin for its distinctive olive back and [...]
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Posted on August 7, 2008. Filed under: astronomy, atmosphere, comets, Earth, Earthlings, meteor showers, Moon, news, Perseid meteor shower, Perseids, Perseus constellation, ram pressure, random, science, shooting stars, sky, space, stargazing, Sun, Swift-Tuttle comet | Tags: astronomy, atmosphere, comets, Earth, Earthlings, meteor showers, Moon, news, Perseid meteor shower, Perseids, Perseus constellation, ram pressure, random, science, shooting stars, sky, space, stargazing, Sun, Swift-Tuttle comet |
The Perseid meteor shower is expected to peak on the morning of August 12, 2008. A Perseid streaking across the sky in St.Polycarpe, Quebec, Canada… Image: Frederic Hore (from www.spaceweather.com) Meteor showers occur when the Earth passes through the orbit of a comet. Comets leave behind dust and other particles when they pass by the [...]
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Posted on August 1, 2008. Filed under: childbirth, children, depression, maternal health, medical research, medicine, news, postpartum depression, pregnancy, science, women, women's health | Tags: childbirth, children, depression, maternal health, medical research, medicine, news, postpartum depression, pregnancy, science, women, women's health |
Scientists have discovered a mechanism in the brains of mice that would definitely help in finding a much improved method to treat postpartum depression in human mothers. Read this article from the Science Daily for more information. Image: http://www.hiddenepidemic.com To put it briefly, the level of the hormones oestrogen and progesterone fluctuates during pregnancy and [...]
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