University of Florida News (Free subscription) | 27/08/2008
GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- Butterfly lovers used to catch and collect the insects, but in recent years, just watching them has become popular -- and University of Florida experts say it could boost scientific research and economic development.
Blogs for the NC State Community (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
Alas, I am back from a fun and informative workshop at the Florida Museum of Natural History (imaging and data capture!) and now it's time to get back to work. Continuing our series on taxa needed for the teaching collection, here is one of the lovely group I study - at least in the broad sense - parasitic Hymenoptera . We have only one specimen of Encyrtidae (Hymenoptera), which is crazy given the...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 27/06/2008
Whale sharks are as harmless as they are imposing, preferring plankton to people. But with the Georgia Aquarium launching its "Swim With Gentle Giants" program this month — allowing a dozen swimmers and divers a day to enter the sharks' habitat — marine experts fear it is the humans who could pose a threat.
Climate Resistance (Free subscription) | 07/05/2008
Wikipedia tells us , The term jumping the shark alludes to a specific scene in a 1977 episode of the TV series Happy Days when the popular character Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli literally jumps over a shark while water skiing. The scene was so preposterous that many believed it to be an ill-conceived attempt at reviving the declining ratings of the flagging show. The expression is used to refer to tired...
The Botheration Log (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Mortgage rate rising? Global warming. Ken losing in London? Same again. Can't get a credit card? Blame climate change. England not qualifying for Euro 2008? I think we all know the reason for that... However, you should curb your excessive cynicism. According to The Guardian , the most unlikely phenomena can be attributed to precisely this cause.
CBS 4 - South Florida's Source for (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
A San Francisco surfer was killed in a shark attack off Mexico's southern Pacific coast, officials said Tuesday. Adrian Ruiz, 24, bled to death after a gray shark bit his right thigh.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 30/04/2008
A U.S. surfer was killed in a shark attack off Mexico's southern Pacific coast, officials said Tuesday.
MSNBC.com: Environment (Free subscription) | 27/02/2008
A diver who suffered a fatal shark bite in the Bahamas this week is part of a trend of increasing attacks around the world despite plummeting populations of the majestic fish.
Marine animal news (Free subscription) | 14/02/2008
Fatal shark attacks worldwide dipped to their lowest levels in two decades in 2007 with the sole casualty involving a swimmer vacationing in the South Pacific, according to the latest statistics from the University of Florida.Except for 1987, when there were no fatalities, the last year a single human death occurred from a shark attack was in 1985, said George Burgess, director of the International...
Docuticker (Free subscription) | 12/02/2008
ISAF 2007 Worldwide Shark Attack Summary Source: International Shark Attack File (Florida Program for Shark Research, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of Florida) From press release: Fatal shark attacks worldwide dipped to their lowest levels in two decades in 2007 with the sole casualty involving a swimmer vacationing in the South Pacific, according to the latest [...]
Science - The Post Chronicle (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
David Reed, a mammal expert at the Florida Museum of Natural History at the University of Florida, said researchers were surprised to find that the strain of......
New York Times (Free subscription) | 07/02/2008
The Europeans who followed Columbus to America did not introduce lice, as had been suspected.
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
Howling winds, pelting rain and heavy snow pummeled California on Friday, toppling trees, flipping big rigs, cutting power to more than...
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 05/01/2008
How cold was it in South Florida this week? So cold the iguanas fell from the trees. The cold-blooded reptiles go into a deep sleep when the temperature falls into the 40s.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 04/01/2008
How cold was it in South Florida this week? So cold the iguanas fell from the trees. The cold-blooded reptiles go into a deep sleep when the temperature falls into the 40s. Experts said their bodies basically shut off and they lose their grip on the tree.
