Thursday, May 12, 2005

In the news...

Do glaciers get freezer-burn?

GLACIER WRAPPED IN FOIL TO STOP MELTING
Employees at a Swiss ski resort have swaddled part of a glacier in reflective sheeting to keep it from melting over the summer.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/world/national/2005/05/10/glacier-050510.html

I've always kind of wondered about "discovering" a species the locals have known about all along.... Why doesn't some journal send someone out to ask all the locals what they know, and then we can get this artificial "discovering" over and done with.

SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW ODDBALL RODENT
A team of scientists working in Southeast Asia has discovered a new mammal resembling a rat, but in a rare move they had to create a new scientific family to categorize it.
FULL STORY:
http://www.cbc.ca/story/science/national/2005/05/11/Rat050511.html

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