| The 2009 hurricane season heats up: Ana, Claudette and Bill After a slow start, the 2009 hurricane season is kicking off in a big way. Currently, three named storms are swirling around the Atlantic, including the season's first hurricane, Bill. Tropical Depression Ana , which first appeared last week but never became a full-fledged storm, is now causing extremely wet weather in the Caribbean Sea near the Dominican Republic. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Poachers still killing 100 elephants daily in Africa Twenty years after the international ban on ivory trade took effect, poachers are still slaughtering more than 100 elephants a day, according to a report by the International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW). [More] rss.sciam.com |
Where Golden Treasure Came in Bottles and Cans A construction project in the Bronx has unearthed caverns where an old local brewery, Ebling, aged its beer. nytimes.com |
Minor victories for tigers, elephants and rhinos at CITES meeting The member nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) at their meeting in Doha, Qatar, this week passed resolutions to aid tigers, elephants and rhinos, three of the species most victimized by the illegal wildlife trade. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Pool Party Concerts in Brooklyn Park Reinstated Pool Parties, the rock concerts at East River State Park in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, are reinstated for this summer. nytimes.com |