| Solar Decathlon Promotes Sunnier Future [ Below is the original script. But a few changes may have been made during the recording of this audio podcast. ] Homes are rising on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. No, it's not a return of Hoovervilles thanks to the Great Recession. These are solar homes competing in the U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon , which starts October 8. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Copenhagen's Carbon Debt [Crowd Noise] That's the sound of climate change negotiations--and CO2 being released. All this talking is a seemingly significant source of greenhouse gas emissions and not just because negotiators have traveled to Copenhagen from all corners of the globe. [More] rss.sciam.com |
‘Visionary’ Was Forgotten, but Not by One Devotee Manhattan will recognize the 19th-century urban planner Andrew Haswell Green with a park, thanks to a historian who kept his memory alive. nytimes.com |
Pool Parties Series May End as Promoter Battles Parks Group The free Pool Parties concert series in Brooklyn may come to end after Sunday’s show because of a battle between promoters and the group that runs the concert site. nytimes.com |
Mauritius kestrel: A conservation success story The great recovery from almost-extinction of the Mauritius kestrel is regarded as one of the most spectacular raptor conservation programs in the world. Better known as the “Crécerelle de Maurice” in its native island of Mauritius, the Mauritius kestrel had a population of only four individuals in the wild in 1974. Today, the estimate of its population is around 800-1000 individuals [1]. What did it take for such a conservation success story to happen in Mauritius--an island infamously known for the ill-fated Dodo--and what lessons can the world learn from this story?Being the only falcon species living on the island, the Mauritius kestrel is easily recognized in the wildlife of Mauritius. Measuring a small 20-26 cm in length, it features black blotching on its otherwise white underpants. Its wings, chestnut in colour with black crescent markings, make the bird appear stunningly imperial when seen in the blue Mauritian sky. [More] rss.sciam.com |