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| Will Egypt's plans to kill pigs protect it from swine flu -- sorry, H1N1 flu? As swine flu fears sweep the world, governments everywhere are taking steps to prepare for a global pandemic, such as ramping up disease surveillance, reinforcing medicine stockpiles, and distributing infection control information to citizens. Egypt, however, with no confirmed cases of swine flu within its borders, added another step: Killing all 300,000 of its pigs. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Did the Rat Island restoration effort kill 41 bald eagles? Last year, one of the world’s most aggressive island restoration projects was launched to poison all the invasive rats on Alaska’s Rat Island, located in the western part of the Aleutian islands. But the extermination project may have taken an unexpected toll: a recent survey of the island recovered the corpses of 41 bald eagles and 186 glaucous-winged gulls – raising the possibility that the birds died after consuming poisoned rats. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Tent City: A Child’s Urban Adventure One of the better-kept secrets of the city is the series of one-night family campouts that the Parks & Recreation Department has every summer weekend. travel.nytimes.com |
"P" is for plants: Human urine plus ash equals tomato fertilizer, study says Gardeners, take note: the secret to growing hearty tomatoes is remarkably close at hand. Look no further than your fireplace and, er, your bladder. [More] rss.sciam.com |
Does Hunting Help or Hurt the Environment? Dear EarthTalk: Hunting seems to be a real controversy among environmental advocates. Can you set the record straight: Is hunting good or bad for the environment? --Bill Davis, New York, NY [More] rss.sciam.com |